The charity has two aims, firstly to raise funds to help pay for some research into the streptococcal virus that cruelly robbed Chris of his young life, in the hope that in future no other family has to go through the heartbreak we have. Secondly to fund educational projects such as the annual poetry competition we run in conjunction with Wirral Library Service.
The Chris Salmon Poetry Extravaganza started out in 2010 initially as a poetry competition for young people living or attending school in the Wirral area but in 2012 we also opened it to aspiring poets of all ages residing to attending school in the Wirral area. The overall Prize Winner under 18 is awarded the Chris Salmon Poetry Extravaganza cup and will be The Wirral Libraries Young Poet of the year. Winners in five age categories are awarded cash prizes and invited to attend a workshop with renowned local poets. We have had the pleasure of working with the wonderful and inspiring Levi Tafari, John Hughes and Curtis Watt.The 2018 competition attracted nearly 1100 entries which was phenomenal and we look forward to it growing each year.
About Christopher
Sadly on the 5th of February 2009 our youngest son Chris Salmon passed away very suddenly aged just 15, from a streptococcal virus and pneumonia. He was a loving, caring boy with a charismatic smile who had so much still to give and we his parents and brother wanted his memory to live on and to do this we have set up the Christopher Salmon Foundation. Chris's and our friends have been a great source of comfort to us and have been so supportive in helping us fund-raise for this foundation and to them we remain indebted.
Chris was a student of Calday Grammar School and was just about to sit his GCSEs, he had hopes of becoming an author and dreamt of studying Russian and English at Oxford University. His passion for both subjects was infectious and since his untimely death, a book "The Siege of Leningrad" has been published in conjuction with Calday School - the book is dedicated to Chris and contains some of his work.
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