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Leeds Deloitte - Raising money for the Sheffield Steelers Wheelchair Basketball Team

Laura Taylor is raising money for Steelers WB Team

Participants: Laura Taylor, Laura Linstead, Ben Fielding, Renuka Gnanasegaram, Nigel Proctor, Becky Dawe, Craig Keeton, Ayaz Badar, Rob Seldon, David Clay

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Harrogate 10k · 24 July 2011

The Sheffield Steelers Wheelchair Basketball Club is a registered charity founded in 1987. It is an inclusive club with players of all abilities, from amateur through to world-class. The age range is from 6 yrs upwards. The club aims to inspire and build confidence through wheelchair basketball.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thank you for taking the time to visit our Deloitte fundraising page.&nbsp; </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A group from Deloitte recently had a friendly wheelchair basketball game with the Sheffield Steelers and found the experience to be a lot of&nbsp;fun, although very tiring!&nbsp; (Check out some of the photos)</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We have a team of 10 people&nbsp;from&nbsp;Deloitte doing the (very hilly) Harrogate 10k on Sunday 24<sup>th</sup> July in order to raise money for the Sheffield Steelers Wheelchair Basketball team.&nbsp; </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Each person racing has already paid their entry fee to support the Yorkshire Air Ambulance so it&rsquo;s all in all in the name of a good cause. </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our target is to raise &pound;500, which will result in a &pound;1,000 donation as Deloitte will match what we raise. The basketball team are making their way to Canada soon to compete so our donation should cover the airfare for one or two players.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure.&nbsp; Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Thank you for your support!</span></span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£841.45
+ £184.00 Gift Aid
Online
£841.45
Offline
£0.00

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