94.7 Christmas wish granted to Richard Laskey

Published: 13 December 2009 | 

Honouring Richard and his CHOC cows

On 9 December 2009 94.7 granted a Christmas Wish live on stage at the Christmas Wish concert. For each person who attended the concert, Spar donated R20 towards granting this Christmas Wish. The wish was for an individual who has done a great deal of good for charities throughout the year. He has run the Comrades in a dog suit for the SPCA, he rode the Argus in a dog suit for the SPCA, he rode the Argus in a Superman suit for Starfish, and did the 94.7 Cycle Challenge in a wolf suit for Homeless Talk one year, and on an ice-cream bike for Starfish another year. Richard Laskey and his team of Choc Cows also rode the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge this year to raise funds for the cancer charity, CHOC. His wife Melanie was diagnosed with a rare cancer, and a specialist surgeon had to be flown in to operate. It is so rare, that the family is still waiting for the medication to arrive from overseas, so that Melanie can start chemotherapy. Richard has incurred huge medical debt, but continues to campaign for those he considers less fortunate than him. Spar are sponsoring R100 000 towards medical treatment for his wife Melanie, groceries for 12 months and help with school fees for the children for 2010. Thank you to Spar, to everyone who attended the concert and contributed to this wish, and to the Coca-Cola Dome for hosting the Christmas Wish concert 2009. (Quoted from 94.7 Website)