Freddie T's Mudder Madness Team is fundraising for
Andy Taylor Foundation
Charity No. 1198127
We did it
On 10th August 2022 we successfully raised £10,078 with 142 supporters in 14 days
12th August was my Dad's birthday. We are doing a Mudder race to raise money for the charity in his name- the Andy Taylor Foundation
Project by Andy Taylor Foundation
Started on 27th July 2022
Esher KT10, UK
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Freddie T's Mudder Madness Team
posted an update on
22nd September 2022
We did it thanks to you!
Just over a month ago, these incredible young men took on the Lidl Mudder to raise funds for The Andy Taylor Foundation. With an initial target of £500, Freddie just wanted to do something to commemorate his dad's birthday and also support The Foundation to deliver programmes to open doors to untapped potential in the digital media. Thanks to your incredible generosity and matched funding from Little Dot Studios, Freddie and his heroic team have raised a grand total of £10,078!
The funding will help to put another young person through the Foot In The Door programme in 2023 and truly change their life.
We will share some more details on future plans and the stories of the first cohort of beneficiaries from the programme in 2022 in the coming weeks and months. But for now, we just wanted to let you know what you helped Freddie and the team achieve and give another huge thank you for your support!
Thank You!
Freddie and the Lidl Mudder Team!
The Andy Taylor Foundation on CrowdFunder
Freddie T's Mudder Madness Team
posted an update on
17th August 2022
We did it! (You helped loads!!)
Midday Sunday was SO hot, but the boys and I all finished the Mudder. Knowing the incredible amount of money we had raised thanks to all your support, helped us push round the last bit of the course. I thought you'd like to see a photo of us at the end. (The hosepipe ban meant most of us weren't as muddy as we expected, but definitely a lot sweatier!).
I also wanted to let you know I went to Manchester with my Mum and met all the Foot in the Door cohort last Friday. They chatted to me and told me how much they love being part of the programme. One of them has already got a full time job as a junior editor, which is brilliant. One of them had just done her first live radio interview on LBC that day! They were all so nice. The huge amount of money raised from our run means there is talk of creating a specific scholarship for someone just like them in the future. That would be so cool.
I feel really, really proud of what you helped me and my friends achieve for other talented young people who deserve a chance... I know my Dad would have been buzzing. Thank you so, so much. If you follow the Andy Taylor Foundation on Facebook or LinkedIn, I know they are going to put up lots more photos and the Foundation team can update you as more programme plans come together.
Big thanks again.
From Freddie T (but sent by my Mum- who took a while to work out how to do a Crowdfunder update!)
Hi, my name is Freddie and I'm twelve years old. 12th August was my Dad's birthday. On 14th August this year, I'll be running a Mudder course with my friends- in his honour and to raise money for the charity in his name.
The work of the Andy Taylor Foundation was the idea of my Dad before he died. His aim was to try to get media jobs given out more fairly and available to everybody- "pushing social diversity in digital media"(as he explained it to me). He wanted to use his contacts to open doors to the UK’s best creative media companies, to talented youngsters who might otherwise be overlooked. Even after his horrible battle with a brain tumour got in the way, he used his last months to explain to my Mum, plus some work mates and friends, how to carry on his work. The charity in his name was formed just over a year after he died.
I am so proud that the Andy Taylor Foundation has already helped its first group of young people. There is a programme running in Greater Manchester as I type, with six young people currently being paid to train and work in some of the UK's best media companies. See https://sharpfutures.org.uk/the-andy-taylor-foundation/ I want to help more young people break into a world that should be open to everyone (not just people who can afford to take a free internship or people who know someone in media already).
My friends (Dylan, Gabriel, Howard, Hussain, Jensyn, Stanley, Thomas, Tristan and Zachary) and I have formed a team to raise money for this cause, which is obviously very important to me. In the midday sun, on 14 August, we'll all be taking on a one-mile, professionally organised, muddy obstacle course. We know we're going to get filthy dirty and that we'll have to work as a team to get round. The course features lots of obstacles including a mini Everest, a mini Mud Mile and the Secret Agent Squeeze! As the mud flies, I'll be thinking of my Dad. He'd have loved laughing at us trying this kind of thing. He'd have loved us raising money for this cause.
Please donate and help our team achieve our target of £1500. Anything you can contribute will be massively appreciated. It will help the Andy Taylor Foundation carry on my Dad's really important work.
Thank you,
Freddie and all the Mudders
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Freddie T's Mudder madness team
20th September 2022 at 12:55pmpledged £50
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Little Dot Studios match funded £50
Samantha Low
13th September 2022 at 10:42amFantastic effort Gabriel and co. for and fantastic cause! Keep going xx
Samantha Low
13th September 2022 at 10:41ampledged £10
Little Dot Studios match funded £10
Alison Moriarty
9th September 2022 at 1:27pmCongratulations Gabriel and friends, what a brilliant effort. Bet you all had a great day. Best of luck with reaching your goal (nearly there). Alison Moriarty
Alison Moriarty
9th September 2022 at 1:19pmpledged £5 + an est. £1.25 in Gift Aid
Little Dot Studios match funded £5
Nidal AlAzawi
9th September 2022 at 8:43amWhat a wonderful cause. Well done Gabriel and friends!!
Nidal AlAzawi
9th September 2022 at 8:42ampledged £20 + an est. £5.00 in Gift Aid
Little Dot Studios match funded £20
Dado
7th September 2022 at 3:13pmWell done Gabriel and boys!! It’s a very good cause and you’ve done amazingly!!
Dado
7th September 2022 at 3:11pmpledged £5
Little Dot Studios match funded £5
Sarika Pugla
7th September 2022 at 10:46amWell done 👍
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Anonymous
7th September 2022 at 10:46ampledged £10 + an est. £2.50 in Gift Aid
Little Dot Studios match funded £10