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Closed 30/07/2017
Weʼve raised £3,021 to Help fund a GB and England Junior Amputee Football Training Weekend Camp In Crewe.
- Funded on Sunday, 30th July 2017
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I'm raising funds for the Great Britain Junior Amputee Football Association in order to enable them to provide a football training weekend camp for the junior amputees aged between 7 & 16 years. The camp will see over 20 children take part in amputee football sessions over two days based at Reaseheath College in Crewe. Each group will be coached by experienced and qualified staff who make the weekend inclusive and enjoyable for each child. I recently attended a weekend camp with my 14 year old son Harvey-James who has suffered amputations from contracting Meningitis as young child. I was shocked to hear that the Charity supporting the camp EAFA - England Amputee Football Association: 328551 are completely self funded and given no support from the FA. I was truly humbled, overwhelmed and privileged to be a part of, watch close up The Great Britain Junior Amputee squad. The spirt and courage these young people show in their desire to play football is simply humbling and overwhelming at the same time. Children who have suffered such heart breaking adversary at such a young age showing such unbelievable strength in every aspect, I never saw one child complain, moan or show any self pity the whole weekend but simply pick themselves up, brush themselves down and carry on forward.
They a have course provisional booked for August depending on funding the event.
I left the weekend saying to myself I have to help provide funds to put another camp in place so will again be calling on the kindness of the football community, family and friends to help give these inspirational children another chance to enjoy a weekend of football and gain some the best coaching available to them.
If you can spare a small donation no matter the size it will help achieve our 'GOAL'.
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- 7 years ago
Mark McCarthy
7 years agoThank you to everyone who has donated and supported us so far, We are now just £100 short of reaching our target and providing a brilliant weekend of football for a group of inspirational young footballers
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- 7 years ago
Mark McCarthy
7 years agoDelighted to have passed the £2000 stage..............Thank you to everyone who has donated and shared so far. We are well on our way to funding a weekend of football for these inspirational young men.
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74
Stephanie Alexander-Jinks
Jun 30, 2017
Sorry this is so late!!! Brilliant cause xx
£10.00
Anonymous
Jun 29, 2017
David & Paula
Jun 29, 2017
Hope you all have a fab weekend :-)
£85.00
brendan duffy
Jun 28, 2017
£10.00
Paul Nalton
Jun 21, 2017
£30.00
Kevin Stokes
Jun 9, 2017
£20.00
alistair hay
Jun 4, 2017
Great cause good luck truly inspirational footballers
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