Beetle raffle for Cash 4 Kids

• Charity: Cash for Kids
• Amount Raised: £21,000.00
• Winner: Bryn Clark
• Built By: Herbie Hospital

This year we pushed the boat out with a beautiful example of VW craftmenship, in the shape of this 1967 Beetle in Java Green.

• Charity: Cash for Kids
• Amount Raised: £18,227.90
• Winner: Paul Beckley
• Built By: Herbie Hospital

Thank you once again to Jonnie, Gina and team at Herbie Hospital in Leeds who for the 3^rd time dedicated a huge amount of time and effort restoring our charity VW Beetle.  They have been absolutely amazing and have enabled us to raise over £18,000 for Cash For Kids.

Cash for Kids lends a helping hand to disabled and disadvantaged children aged 0 to 18 years in the local area by means of their grant giving process.  Grants awarded go towards buying specialist equipment for children to enhance their quality of life. They are given to children’s charities and organisations to help them undertake projects and new initiatives or to ensure that much needed services can continue to provide essential care and support.

Thanks must also go to Lisa Sullivan, Charlotte Pickering, Katy Winterschladen and all the amazing volunteers that generously gave up their own time to help out before, during and after the event!

I have said this before, but 2015 has now seen the single largest amount raised for charity by VW Festival in it's 11 year history.  Roll on VW Festival 2016!!

• Charity: Dogs Trust
• Amount Raised: £11,500.00
• Winner: Alan And Jackie Aistrup
• Built By: Herbie Hospital

Thank you to the amazing Herbie Hospital in Leeds who dedicated a lot of time and effort once again to allow us to raise all this money for such a deserving charity! The car was donated by one of their long standing customers who had asked that it be donated to a worthy cause. Being a dog lover themselves, it only seemed right to support a doggie related charity.

Thanks must also go to Sarah Gamble and all the amazing volunteers that generously gave up their weekend to raise money for the Dogs Trust.

2014 saw the single largest amount raised for charity by VW Festival in it's history.

• Charity: Martin House Children's Hospice
• Amount Raised: £7,000.00
• Winner: Damian Linguard
• Built By: D4A, Brands And Tux Auto

Thank you to all of our sponsors who built the car in 2013. The elements they each provided really made for a unique beetle for our raffle.

• Design 4 Automotive - Supply and install of Accuait e-Level airride kit
• Brandz - Fit of partial vehicle wrap and vinyl graphics
• Tux Auto - supply and fit of Klutch wheels
• A&A Motors - Mot and other work on Beetle

• Charity: Children's Heart Surgery Fund
• Amount Raised: £6,000.00
• Winner: Liz Castelles
• Built By: Herbie Hospital

Thank you to Herbie Hospital in Leeds who supplied the car, and coordinated the restoration of this fantastic car as well as bringing together the following companies who supplied parts or services:

• SG Styling Custom Auto Interiors for the interior
• VW Heritage for the wheels
• GSF Car Parts for body panels and parts
• Harrogate Volkswagen for the tyres
• Mobile Car Alarms in Leeds for the alarm
• Leeds Auto Paint Supplies for the paint
• Discount Dave's MOTs for the MOT

Thank you to Ann Rowe from Parkinson's UK and Sharon Cheng from the Children's Heart Surgery Fund and all the volunteers that kindly gave their time to sell tickets over the weekend and help us raise over £6000 for these amazing charities.

• Charity: The Yorkshire Cancer Centre at St James's Hospital in Leeds & The Clinical Nurse Palliative Care Team at Castle Hill Hospital in Hull.
• Amount Raised: £2,500.00
• Winner: Rob Meekings
• Built By: VW Festival And Andy Davies

This may have been one of the best or worst ideas we have ever had! I think initially we underestimated how much effort was going to be involved in finding a car, and then part restoring it in time to give it away as well as everything else to prepare for the event!

However, that aside, as a direct result of that decision and hard work, we were able to raise nearly £2,500 for two charities close to our heart!

We would like to give a massive thank you to our good friend Andy Davis who gave a tremendous amount of time to help us with the work on the car.

Also to Andy and Adam at A&A Motors in Hull for donating their valuable time and an MOT to the cause.