Orrell RFU - Raffs
Doddie Cup 555
Fundraising for My Name'5 Doddie Foundation
Story
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
The journey into medical research begins with a single £
Cost of a taxi to Murrayfield £516
Cost of a train to Murrayfield £148.80
Cost of supporting MND - PRICELESS!
Could you take that step and help us reach our target of £4000 and make our cycling journey a road well-travelled .... and so you did take that step and our joint fundraising pages now total an amazing £4075. We cannot thank each and everyone of you enough for your support and generosity. Thank you from the Team.
Orrell RUFC putting the Matter into MND.
We have all heard about MND and the heroism of sufferers like the late great Doddie Weir, Rob Burrow and the Herculean efforts of the legend Kevin Sinfield. Some of you will also know that Orrell RUFC lost a great player and friend to MND last year, Stephen “Raffs” Raffell.
We are therefore delighted to announce that Orrell RUFC, friends of Raffs from St Cuthbert’s ARLFC and friends and family of Raffs from Blythe Rugby Club will be joining a group of people from the rugby world to help raise monies into research of this devastating disease and to keep the profile of MND in the public eye.
This group of around 350 people (known as The DoddieCup555) will be cycling (in teams of around 4 people) from the Millennium Stadium Cardiff to Murrayfield in Edinburgh - a journey of 555 miles and they aim to complete it in 55 hours starting on 9 Feb 2023 and ending on 10 Feb 2023. Orrell RUFC will also be providing a “pit stop” on the day for the riders. Details such as timings and venue will be available on our website www.orrellrugbyunion.com.
Our team, captained by Mark (Willo) Williams, together with Rob Jones, Orrell RUFC’s Chair, Dave Robinson, Andrew Enty, Nigel Heslop, Graham Raffell (Raffs brother) , Scott Robinson and Dave Hulme will cycle the 277 miles from Orrell to Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium. They are supported by two vehicles with Andy Daley and Paul O’Brien assisting with the driving
There are lots of ways, you can make a difference and help support this great campaign:
1. Donate via this Just Giving page or donate via our Team Captain’s page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/orrellrugbycycleteam?utm_source=whatsapp
3. Sign up to the Doddie Aid App - sign up is amazingly simple and fast. This is a mass participation exercise event, where we are looking to get as many people as possible to sign up for just £20 to 6 weeks of exercise and recording of their miles for their team
There are 6 regions they can choose from, Wales, the Baabaas (everyone else/ROTW), Edinburgh, Glasgow, The South and then the North and Mids of Scotland. In its 3rd year, we have raised £2million up till now and had 30,000 people take part. If the Foundation get 50,000 taking part, that is another £2 million for MND research as the hunt for solutions to this awful disease continues.
4. Come and support our team and all the other riders as they arrive/leave from the Orrell RUFC “pitstop”. Donation boxes or just a great cheer to spur this fabulous bunch of people on their way as they head out to Murrayfield Stadium.
5. Spread the word amongst our Orrell RUFC family and friends; the key route for recruitment is spreading the word at grassroots level! Our rugby family can be so good at responding to that. With your help, this is going to be a massive success and we, Orrell RUFC, can help make it successful. Please think about getting involved. It will be a lot of fun. Because Doddie would always want that.
