Tuesday 3 June 2014

THE OAKLANDS CHARITY BLOG CHEQUE PRESENTATION


As many will know my Charity Blog over the 2013/14 football season chose a small charity in Warsop on the outskirts of Mansfield to sponsor, which caters for Adults with Learning Disabilities
 
The total amount raised was a outstanding £1,250.36p, this was achieved by sponsoring myself 25p every goal I saw scored during the season(370 goals in 82 matches) and clubs and individuals donating towards the Charity Blog and also The Notts Senior Football League for kindly allowing my wife Hazel to do a Charity Raffle at their Cup Finals.
 
In the 3rd season of the Blog, this is the most ever raised, surpassing over £500 to the Epilepsy Department in Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham in 2012 and to the Cancer Unit at Kings Mill Hospital of over £800 in 2013.
 
Rob of Burnside Drive, Mansfield says " I set out each season with a target of raising £100 and anything else is a bonus but to raise such amounts when people with not much money in this day and age really makes me feel humble and really thankful. I would like to thank everyone who has made a donation no matter how large or small.

The Charity Blog has grown over the years as people like to read about the matches I go to and look at the match action photos I take at them, during the 2013-14 season the aroundthegrounds2013-14 Charity Blog had over 31,400 plus hits".
 
Jill Robinson the Business Manager of the Oaklands Residential Care Home for Adults with Learning Disabilities said "We are delighted and happy to receive this amount and it will be spent on the residents needs, such as day trips or things they may require."
 
Rob has already set up his Charity Blog for the 2014-15 season called aroundthegrounds2014-15 which has already had over 1000 hits and he is sponsoring Support Dogs, a small charity that trains dogs for people with Autism, Epilepsy and people with other Disabilities.
 
If anyone would like to donate to Rob's Charity Blog, they can contact him on hornby60uk @yahoo.co.uk