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 Andy
Scott, former professional footballer and Manager of Brentford FC is
supporting CRY's 15th anniversary with a new fundraising
initiative – World Cup Parties for CRY.
Andy will be ‘kicking off’ the nationwide scheme by inviting his friends
and family to join him to watch one of the key matches in return for a
small donation.
The
2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th World Cup, the premier
international football tournament. It takes place between 11 June and 11
July 2010 in South Africa.
Andy Scott's own playing career was brought to a
premature end when he was diagnosed with
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
(HCM) by CRY Consultant Cardiologist, Professor Sanjay Sharma in
2005.
Since then, he has been actively involved in CRY and has
used his own experience to help raise awareness of the devastating
impact that sudden cardiac death can have.
Andy is hoping that many of the families that regularly support CRY
across the country will follow his lead and host their own World Cup
Party for CRY.
If
you’d like to get involved, here are a few ideas:
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Ask a group of friends round to your house to watch a
match. Provide nibbles and drinks to keep everyone in the World Cup
spirit and ask for a nominal contribution (e.g. £5) to donate to
CRY. Weather permitting, you could have a BBQ.
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Why not theme your party and serve refreshments based
on a particular national team - e.g. tapas for a Spain game?
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To put the ‘fun’ into fundraising, organise some
games and sweepstakes - e.g. final score, red cards, player of the
match, etc.
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Get a larger group of friends together in a local pub
to watch a game – and ask for everyone to make a small contribution
to the charity. Take a digital photo of your ‘party’ and send it to
your local newspaper with a caption and a press release to explain
why you are supporting CRY. You can send your photos and a ‘match
report’ of your event to
cry@c-r-y.org.uk to be included on the CRY website.
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For key daytime games, ask your boss to let you and
your colleagues watch the match either at your workplace or in the
local pub. Everyone would need to donate a small amount to join
in. And, you could ask your company if they offer a ‘matched
giving’ scheme.
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Create a football themed dress down day or party.
For sponsor
forms, CRY literature, fundraising items, advice or anything else to
help your World Cup Party to be a success please call Ben in
the CRY office on 01737 363222 or e-mail
ben@c-r-y.org.uk
You might also like to set up your own
Virgin Money Giving page for your event
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