Butterfly Awards
On Saturday 27th October 2018 Connie and Chris attended a very special event called The Butterfly Awards. The inspirational ceremony and dinner brings together the
Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week
Sunday 16th September 2018 marks the start of Mitochondrial Disease Awareness week, and to celebrate such an important date in the mito calendar we have are proud to launch Charlie’s Gifting Week too.
No other family should be put through our heartbreak
A new law in memory of baby Charlie Gard was laid before Parliament last night in a bid to spare other families courtroom clashes with doctors.
Charlie Gard’s parents want ‘Charlie’s Law’
Chris Gard and Connie Yates have spent the months since his death developing ‘Charlie’s Law’.
Launch Party
June 1st 2018 sees the official launch of The Charlie Gard Foundation, and we are all very excited! To ensure we included all of Charlie’s supporters in our celebration, we launched with a virtual party to make sure we could all celebrate Charlie’s legacy together, regardless of where our supporters are in the world.
Our first fundraising event
May 4th 2018 saw our first ever Charlie Gard Foundation fundraiser event with our youngest ever fundraiser!
The launch of Charlie’s Law
Connie and Chris lost Charlie on 28th July 2017, but have bravely and tirelessly been working behind the scenes to put every effort into Charlie’s
Connie and Chris visit the White House
On December 15th 2017 Charlie's parents, Connie and Chris, met with Vice President Pence at the White House to express their personal thanks for President Trump's support during Charlie's campaign, and to discuss their visions and proposal for Charlie's Law.