Ray of hope appeal - 92 ground car dash - PLEASE READ

[Rayofhopeappeal]

All

 

The trustees of the Ray of Hope Appeal will shortly be embarking on our next fundraising initiative for the appeal - the 92 ground car dash. This does what it says on the tin: we have written to every club in the football league asking for support and will be visiting each ground over the course of 9 days between the Blackburn and Fulham matches. We have received a great response with many clubs pledging items, including signed shirts, balls, and even match tickets which we plan to auction on ebay through the summer and up to next Christmas to raise funds for the appeal.

 

The itinery for the grounds we are visiting are as follows:

 

Day 1 11th April. Friday.

1/ Wigan Athletic

2/ Everton

3/ Blackburn Rovers

4/ Manchester City

5/ Crewe

6/ Stoke City

7/ Accrington Stanley

8/ Bury

9/ Wrexham

10/ Stockport

11/ Rochdale

12/ Port Vale

13/ Blackpool

 

Day 2 12th April. Saturday

14/ Tranmere

15/ Chester City

16/ Shrewsbury

17/ Macclesfield

18/ Oldham

19/ Burnley

 

Day 3 13th April. Sunday

20/ Manchester United

21/ Liverpool

 

Day 4 14th April. Monday

22/ Boton Wanderers

23/ Preston North End

24/ Morecombe

25/ Carlisle

26/ Newcastle United

27/ Sunderland

28/ Hartlepool

29/ Middlesborough

30/ Darlington

31/ Leeds United

32/ Bradford City

33/ Huddersfield

 

Day 5 15th April. Tuesday

34/ Barnsley

35/ Sheffield Wednesday

36/ Sheffield Untd

37/ Rotherham

38/ Doncaster

39/ Scunthorpe Untd

40/ Hull City

41/ Grimsby Town

42/ Lincoln City

43/ Chesterfield

44/ Mansfield Town

45/ Nottingham Forrest

46/ Notts County

47/ Derby County

 

Day 6 16th April. Wednesday.

48/ Leicester City

49/ Peterborough

50/ Norwich City

51/ Ipswich Town

52/ Colchester Untd

53/ Southend Untd

54/ Dagenham & Redbridge

55/ Leyton Orient

56/ West Ham

57/ Gillingham

58/ Brighton & Hove

 

Day 8 17th April. Thursday.

59/ Portsmouth

60/ Southampton

61/ AFC Bournmouth

62/ Yeovil FC

63/ Plymouth Argyle

64/ Bristol City

65/ Bristol Rovers

66/ Cardiff City

67/ Swansea City

 

Day 8 18th April Friday

68/ Hereford Utd

69/ Cheltenham Town

70/ Swindon Town

71/ Reading Fc

72/ Wycombe Wanderers

73/ Watford

74/ Luton Town

75/ MK Dons

76/ Northampton Town

77/ Coventry City

78/ Birmingham City

79/ Aston Villa

80/ West Brom

81/ Wallsall

82/ Wolverhampton Wanderers

 

Day 9 19th April Saturday.

83/ Barnet

84/ Tottenham Hotspurs

85/ Arsenal

86/ Charleton Athletic

87/ Millwall

88/ Crystal Palace

89/ Brentford

90/ QPR

91/ Chelsea

92/ Fulham

 

We are, therefore, asking for sponsorship for this event. Please pay all donations via paypal to rayofhopeappeal@hotmail.co.uk and please add a note to your donation saying "car dash". You can also pay contributions direct to HSBC account sort code 40-03-27 account number 21817299 - all cheques payable to Ray of Hope Appeal.

 

Alternatively, if you'd like to send a cheque or money order, please contact us on rayofhopeappeal@hotmail.co.uk and we will send you details.

 

Thanks in advance for your support.

 

Ray of Hope Appeal

[Strontium]

Far be it from me to rain on anyone's parade, but is driving the length and breadth of the country, generating substantial amounts of terribly unnecessary pollution, quite the correct way to raise money for a disease that is at least partially caused by environmental toxins?

 

What next: a sponsored smoke-a-thon for lung cancer? :whatever:

 

Still, good luck with the fundraising :thumbup:

[Rayofhopeappeal]

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[Rayofhopeappeal]

Far be it from me to rain on anyone's parade, but is driving the length and breadth of the country, generating substantial amounts of terribly unnecessary pollution, quite the correct way to raise money for a disease that is at least partially caused by environmental toxins?

 

What next: a sponsored smoke-a-thon for lung cancer? :whatever:

 

Still, good luck with the fundraising :thumbup:

 

It's not caused by environmental toxins at all. Still, thanks for your support.

 

All done. Completed in nine days.

[johnb]

Great work and great support from lots of people and clubs.

 

Been following things on a different forum. ;)

[Strontium]

It's not caused by environmental toxins at all.

 

For info: I don't post scientific things when I'm not certain they have a factual basis.

 

study

 

Epidemiological and experimental data suggest the potential involvement of specific agents as neurotoxicants (e.g. pesticides) or neuroprotective compounds (e.g. tobacco products) in the pathogenesis of nigrostriatal degeneration, further supporting a relationship between the environment and Parkinson's disease.

 

Congrats on achieving your goal.

[johnb]

Now is not the time for a science lesson.

 

What the lads have done is magnificent. I think it's evident that they put huge effort into this and a huge amount of organization, commitment and sacrifice were needed.

 

A truly great and noble undertaking to help a man who helped put US on the map.