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Willow was founded in 1999 by former Arsenal goalkeeper and TV presenter, Bob Wilson and his wife, Megs, as a lasting memorial to their daughter, Anna, who died of cancer aged 31. Anna lived with cancer for five years.
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Feb 9, 2024 · Nearly 20 years ago in 2007 Wilson was awarded an OBE for his commitment to charity work. Wilson managed to create the Willow Foundation in 1999 in memory of his late daughter Anna who died in 1998 aged 32 after having been diagnosed four years earlier with malignant schwannoma, a cancer related to the nerve sheath.
Bob and Megs Wilson, from Chesterfield, are the co-founders of the ‘Willow Foundation’, the only national charity providing special days out to seriously ill adults aged 16-40.
The Willow Foundation is a national charity established in 1999 by Arsenal footballer and BBC sports commentator Bob Wilson and his wife Megs as a lasting memorial to their daughter, Anna, who died of cancer aged 31.
All income raised from the London Football Awards on the night goes to Willow, the only national charity that helps provide Special Days for seriously ill young adults aged 16 to 40 years old when they are needed most.
May 8, 2017 · Since becoming The Arsenal Foundation’s charity partner in 2013, Willow has received more than £300,000 from the Foundation, including a recent donation of £180,000 to fund special days for young people with conditions such as motor neurone disease, muscular dystrophy and Huntington’s disease.
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The Willow Foundation in case you were not aware is a charity set up by Bob and his wife Megs in memory of their daughter Anna. In essence it is a charity which provides 'Special days for seriously ill young adults aged 16-40'.
