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The following grants have been approved in November:
Beth 14 Camberley Gymnastics £252
Jordan 13 Walsall Skiing £610
Lee 10 Glasgow Football £255.15
Joseph 13 Huddersfield Gymnastics £250
Kieran 15 Glasgow Football £175
Tyler 14 Salford Boxing £265
The Trustee wish all our grantees success in what they do.
The following grants have been issued at the October meeting of the Trustees:
Edward Cricket £250
Adam Kick-boxing £330
Robin Table Tennis £250
Zayn Football £350
Alexkie Football £160.94
Mark Table Tennis £250
Megan Figure Skating £234.85
Calum Figure Skating £190.90
We are delighted for these children and thank all of you who donated funds to the Foundation to help with these grants.
If you wish to help more young children to get grants, you can donate on line, direct to the Foundation or through Just giving web site. No matter how large or small all donations will be given out in grants.
Abbeydale Sports Club Dore Sheffield S17 3LJ
Sunday 7th August 9am -6pm.
Why not come along and meet Dickie Bird, also David Hirst, Chris Waddle (Former Sheffield Wednesday players and Seth Bennett from Radio Sheffield.
Some of the events on the day:
Outdoor BBQ & Restaurant
Live music
Children’s entertainment & Inflatable attractions
Ice cram Tombola stalls prize raffles
Celebrity Charity Cricket Match.
A fun day for all the family, plus you will be helping raise funds for Cancer Research by attending.
More details from sheffieldcharitycricket@gmail.com
In their June meeting the Foundation offered grants to the following:
Jarrad 15 South Wales Cricket £463
Katie 14 Plymouth Taekwando £446
Lewis 15 Essex Tennis £300
Sean 12 Glasgow Cross country £336
Kayne 14 Derby Basketball £340
Tiffany 15 Birmingham Inline speed skating £340
Lyndon 15 Durham Swimming £548
If you would like advice on your application or would like to donate towards our next grantees, please give us a call.
We wish all our grantee well.
LUNCH WITH THE RT HON SIR JOHN MAJOR KG CH
The Foundation is holding a lunch with special guest Sir John Major in the Leeds area* on Wednesday, June 29th. This follows the success of our dinner with Sir Michael Parkinson last September, when many people were unable to obtain tickets due to the high demand.
There are only 25 tables of 10 available for this event and so early booking is advised.
Individual bookings are £37.50 per head; a table of 10 is £350.00 if booked and paid for before 30th April. Thereafter a table of 10 will be £365.00.
With the full approval of Sir John, the lunch will be a ‘Yorkshire Fayre’ with a Yorkshire Pudding Starter, Marinated Lamb and an Assiette of Rhubarb from our Yorkshire ‘triangle’, with Coffee and Mints to follow. (Vegetarian option available).
Sir John is a Founding Patron of the Foundation and has been expressing a desire to help directly for some time. We look forward to welcoming him.
All proceeds will go to The Dickie Bird Foundation, a registered charity established by the ex-Test Match umpire in March 2004 to help young people from financially disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue their sporting dreams.
The Foundation hopes you are able to attend and looks forward to welcoming you at the Lunch.
To Book ring 07904-440367
Dear Les,
I am writing to thank and inform you about Segen Michael’s progress in skating. Segen is doing very well in her figure skating now she is in between level three and four. She won severla medals and tropy’s last year. Please find the attached file for Segen’s victory Photo @ Bristol rink 17th March 2010.
“with out your help and support I can’t do it. Thanks a million” Segen Michael
Thanks once again
With best regards
Eden (her mum)
Sir Michael Parkinson has agree to speak at a fund raising dinner on behalf of our Foundation.
The dinner will be held at the Met Hotel Leeds on the 30th September 2010, with places limited to 200.Lea Roberts (comedian) will also be entertaining you on the night.
Bookings will be on a first come first served basis.Enquiries for the dinner and booking form can be obtained by email from les@dickiebirdmbe.co.uk or calling 07904-440367.
In our December meeting the Trustees awarded grants of over £800.
Our February Meeting was even better with £1,200 given in grants.
The mother of one of our grantees has informed us that her son, a talented badminton player is in with a chance of representing Scotland in the next Commonwealth Games. This his mum says is all down to the grant he was awarded that allowed him to continue his progress.
Well done goes to Duncan for his efforts and our best wishes.
The Foundation will be operating a stand for all 5 days of the Test. Why not pop in and say hello. Trustees will be available for help and advice. There will be several items for sale, on each of the days, Dickie will be popping in from time to time to answer questions, take photographs and sign any of his books you may have purchased.
Remember any purchase you make at our stand will be helping towards grant for financially disadvantaged children.
Look forward to seeing you there.
