This year, we are raising money for both Malita's Movement and the Link2 club.

Malita is a bubbly 10-year-old with a brilliant sense of humour, a contagious personality and loved by all who meet her. Malita has quadriplegic cerebral palsy and is non-verbal. Due to her condition, Malita has very limited movement and dexterity in her arms and hands, due to this she is unable to use a joystick to drive a power chair. She also has very limited control of other areas of her body, for example; her head, her feet or her legs, meaning she cannot access other ways of controlling a power powered chair.

Malita is already a proficient Eye Gaze user, and can use an Eye Gaze to communicate extremely well. Ability Drive is a control system that enables the user to drive powered wheelchairs with their eyes, using eye gaze technology. An Ability Drive, powered wheelchair would allow her to move independently and still have the ability to talk using her Eye Gaze.

LINK2 is a club for young adults with special needs & learning difficulties in Basingstoke. They support these young adults in preparing for independent living, from making a simple meal and learning about healthy eating, diet, hygiene, operating domestic appliances and cleaning, to making an appointment or arranging a simple activity with a friend are all supported activities. They build working relationships with organisations who support young people into work, voluntary work or provide a pathway to gaining employment.