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Closed 05/05/2017
Weʼve raised £1,179 to fund a permanent memorial to Mark 'Sparky' Holtz at Keele University
- Keele, United Kingdom
- Funded on Friday, 5th May 2017
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When Sparky died at Christmas 2016 many of us lost a very dear friend. Keele University and in particular Keele SU meant an awful lot to Sparky and so it is only fitting that a permanent memorial be established in his memory.
Through discussions with the University, his family, and with close friends several suggestions have been made on how best to do this which include:
- A tree and plaque in the Keele Memorial Garden (first £200 raised)
- A bench on the campus, possibly at Horwood, to allow his friends to sit 'with' him, share stories, and possibly a drink too.
- A memorial in the SU building.
- Any surplus to SU volunteering, particularly those focused upon mental health and well-being.
The final decisions will depend upon how much we can raise but please give what you can and I hope to be able to report back on progress by the summer. Who knows - there may even need to be a little bit of a party to unveil his memorial - fancy dress, naturally...
Many thanks
Nick & friends
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- 7 years ago
Nick Brace
7 years agoThank you for all of your generous donations. We are in discussions with Keele and KUSU about the different memorial options and will be sure to keep you updated via the Facebook Group 'Mark Holtz - Memorial and Charity Donations' page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1703008436657193/). I've already been contacted by a couple of people who wish to make additional contributions and of course we'd be delighted to receive these. If you would still like to contribute then please contact me directly through justgiving or Facebook. Thank you!!
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- 7 years ago
Nick Brace
7 years agoThank you for all of your donations. We've started to make enquiries with Keele about trees, plaques and suchlike. I've increased the fundraising target one last time to see if we can make it to £1500 which would be amazing if we can reach that target. Thank you!
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- 7 years ago
Nick Brace
7 years agoThank you all for your generosity. I'm going to increase the target to £1000 which would be fantastic to reach as I know that word of this campaign is still spreading through the Keele networks. Thank you so much.
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- 7 years ago
Nick Brace
7 years agoTo achieve our original goal of raising £500 in under 5 hours is amazing and testament to the number of people who knew and loved Sparky. Let's keep sharing and donating as every penny will go toward good causes at Keele. Thank you all!!
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57
james boyd
Apr 19, 2017
Thanks Sparkster.
£20.00
Talah Omran & Nick Heath
Apr 12, 2017
Wonderful tribute for a Keele legend ❤
£25.00
Karon Bowern
Apr 11, 2017
Great idea! Many happy, yet slightly fuzzy memories of Sparky x
£10.00
Daniel Mawson
Apr 11, 2017
A true legend. One of the funniest men I have ever met.
£30.00
Zoe Trimble
Apr 11, 2017
Thanks for organising nick, truly fitting and right to have something at keele.
£30.00
Tim Hinchcliffe
Apr 11, 2017
A little poem for you Mark...Sparky me hearty.We only just starty.Microwave.
£20.00
Claire La Rue Kashinsky
Apr 11, 2017
Miss you Sparky. Xx
£30.00
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