Reflecting on the last 10 years.

The last 10 years have flown by and Annie and I could not be prouder of all that has been achieved.

As many of you will know, it was our connection with Joss Rowley-Stark that inspired us to start this Foundation. We were able to arrange some special trips for Joss, creating memories for Joss’ family, Tiff, Graeme and his younger brother Leo, before he sadly lost his battle with cancer at just 16 years old.

It was after we attended Joss’ funeral that we had an overwhelming feeling to help more people affected by this dreadful disease.

We have been so humbled by how many generous people joined us on this journey; we have gained friends and fundraisers that have built up a committed community who have raised vital funds and completed life affirming challenges, pushing themselves to the limit in an effort to help those affected by brain tumours. We are so thankful for the continued support.

We are also truly thankful for the corporate support we have had from multiple organisations including Bose, Myzone, Bremont, Pol Roger and of course through Charlie and Gary from Y.Co who over the years have not only been our main sponsor for the Heads Up series, but have joined multiple challenges too, raising hundreds of thousands for the foundation.

We have been incredibly fortunate to have gained the support of wonderful individuals who have become our ambassadors, like Oliver Highway, Rob Ward and Kev Fisher, who are all personally affected by Brain Tumours and whose perseverance has continued to inspire us all through every challenge.

It goes without saying that none would have been possible without our challenge leaders, in particular, Alan Chambers and Wayne Hoyle whose unwavering dedication and experience has guided us all to safely succeeding in our quests. We are forever thankful.

There have been so many stand out moments, from funding the HeadSmart Campaign and seeing brain tumour diagnosis times reduced from 13 weeks to 6.5, to seeing research projects making a fundamental difference to the understanding of treatments, tumour types and patient journeys. We have also seen families lifted through our joint funded family days, giving them days out of the ordinary away from medical interventions and worry, in a safe space where they can freely talk and share with other families going through the same experiences. The importance of these days is staggering and we are committed to ensuring these continue for this reason.

It has been so much more than we ever imagined it to be, we have met some amazing people along the way and received wonderful support and expertise from the team at the brain tumour charity, who have helped guide and grow the foundation and all together, seen us raise over £2.5 million.

We are so excited about what the next few years will entail and how care for those with brain tumours will improve, to save lives and reduce the suffering – we certainly know that the Lewis Moody Foundation community will be doing all it can to continue to make a difference.

So go choose your challenge and let’s see what we can do over the next ten years…

A heartfelt thank you,

Lewis & Annie