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RUSHMOOR FOOTBALL CLUBS MERGE FOR CHARITY LOGAN’S RUN, a popular local 10KM event for serious and fun athletes alike, takes place in aid of the PHYLLIS TUCKWELL HOSPICE on Sunday April 27 at the Rushmoor Arena. The event starts at 12.00pm and amongst the anticipated field of 250 runners will be the manager of the Ryman League leaders Aldershot Town Terry Brown and the boss of Nationwide Conference neighbours Farnborough Town Ian McDonald. It is a great initiative between the two clubs to support the event that is sure to raise excellent interest locally whilst raising important funds for the hospice that includes Aldershot and Farnborough as two of the key towns within its catchment area. There will be plenty of sideshows on the day as organisers of the event aim to promote a family occasion for all. Supporters of both football clubs are asked to support their respective bosses or collectively to enhance the increasing good relationship between the two clubs. Ways of how you can help will be published shortly. Terry Brown has been manager of Aldershot Town since March 2002 and in that time has ensured the vital community relationships that the club encourages has been enhanced with his excellent communication skills. His counterpart at Cherrywood Road, Ian McDonald , has legendary status at Aldershot too being a former player and Manager of the Football League club. He has only recently taken over at the Nationwide Conference club but in his short time has brought back the “feel good” factor to the club. In addition to the 10km event there is also a 3000m Family Fun Run. If you would like to participate in either race and join the two bosses please contact Chris Whittingham at Rushmoor Borough Council on 01252 398740 or by E Mail on [email protected] for an application and sponsorship form. For further information on how you can help support the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice on the day or in the future please contact Graham Brookland on 01252 729400 xt 494 or by E Mail on [email protected]
PHYLLIS TUCKWELL HOSPICE LAUNCH SUCCESS Last Saturday was a day of success at the Recreation Ground, Aldershot. The Ryman Premier division side extended their unbeaten home record to eleven matches with a 1-0 victory at home to Boreham Wood to lead the league table by nine points. An important local initiative was announced too. At half time the official launch of the partnership between the football club and the PHYLLIS TUCKWELL HOSPICE took place.
A presentation was also made to the hospice by Philip Thompson who is the Chairman of the Aldershot Civic Trust. The Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice have been touched by the offers of support and help from the supporters of Aldershot Town Football Club and are looking forward to establishing a successful two way partnership with the football club.
PHYLLIS TUCKWELL HOSPICE LAUNCH The partnership between Aldershot Town Football Club and the PHYLLIS TUCKWELL HOSPICE will be launched at Saturday’s Ryman League encounter versus Boreham Wood to be staged at the Recreation Ground. The launch was due to take place in January versus Maidenhead United but the match was postponed due to a frozen pitch. The launch will be staged at half time on the pitch with representatives present from both organizations. Representing the football club will be Chairman Karl Prentice, Vice Chairman John McGinty and Club Chaplain Mike Pusey. Attending today from the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice are Chris Tuckwell (President), Kim Archer (Chief Executive), Brian Lowe (Vice Chairman), George Kingston and Kevin Ryan (Trustees), David Maskell (Director of Operations), Gill Gibson (Voluntary Services Manager) and our former Company Secretary Graham Brookland who is now on the Fundraising team at the hospice. There will then be a presentation made on behalf of the football club by the Jolly family, in memory of Ray Jolly who passed away peacefully at home before Christmas. Ray and his family were deeply touched by the kindness and support given to them by the staff of the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice. The Jolly family are all keen supporters of Aldershot Town Football Club and through the generosity of friends and relatives a sum of £1,189 was raised. It will be a fitting way to launch the partnership. The Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice has a local catchment area of 600,000 people and covers the majority of the GU postcodes. The area covers a major part of the football clubs supporter base. The partnership includes a number of initiatives to raise the awareness of the hospice leading up to a charity football match to be staged at the Recreation Ground at the start of each season. The Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice are looking forward to a long, happy and successful relationship with Aldershot Town Football Club.
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TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB IN PARTNERSHIP The PHYLLIS TUCKWELL HOSPICE are delighted to announce that Aldershot Town Football Club has agreed to a partnership where the hospice will become the recognised official charity to the football club. The club have been keen supporters of the hospice in the past and has previously donated in excess of £5,000 as a result of reaching the FA Cup 1st round in recent years. Aldershot is a central town to the PHYLLIS TUCKWELL HOSPICE. Indeed the 600,000 catchment area of the hospice covers the majority of the shots supporter base covering the majority of the GU postal code area. For those unaware of the service that the hospice provides it offers palliative care to patients who have life limiting illnesses in a compassionate and friendly environment. It provides equitable supportive care to those with life limiting illness such as cancer and importantly an excellent support service to each patient’s family and friends. The hospice provides 21 beds and has approximately 650 patient registrations each year. It also, however, provides excellent alternative community support including an active Social Work and Welfare department, a physiotherapist and aromatherapist plus a Home Support Team. A thriving Day Care centre also attracts over 2,500 people per year. This offers patients a social scene in conjunction with receiving essential medical care and allows carers respite and a break from looking after their loved ones at home. It is a fact that throughout your lifetime you are likely to be affected by the hospice either directly, through a family member or friend. The hospice is a registered charity that makes no charge for its patients and receives a small fraction from health authorities. Therefore it needs £8,000 per day to function and this is generated mainly through fund raising, special appeals, legacies, support groups, trusts and donations. The partnership with the football club will provide the hospice the opportunity to raise the awareness of its community role and initially it is looking to recruit members within the Aldershot area to form an active Support Group. It aims to hold functions within the new Social venue at the football club that should be open early next year. The primary aspect of the partnership will be a Charity Football match to be held at the Recreation Ground each year on a Sunday during the early part of the season in aid of the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice. Graham Brookland, Community Fund Raiser at the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice said “We are so grateful for the Board of Directors at Aldershot Town FC to agreeing to join in a partnership with the hospice. We have many initiatives planned that will involve the Aldershot supporters in a fun way and we will announce these in due course after the launch day. We are looking forward to forming a strong positive relationship with a successful local sporting organization”. The official launch of the partnership will be held at the shots’ home Ryman League match versus Boreham Wood on Saturday February 1 2003. Shots Chairman Karl Prentice said “We are delighted to form a partnership with such a valuable local charity and we felt that it was important because the Phyllis Tuckwell has such a great name within the community and it is a charity that so many of our supporters can identify with. We are keen to develop an excellent relationship.”
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