I hope no-one misread my
title! Friday 7th September
saw Hucknall Rotary Club and the Hilltoppers Golf Society work together again
in raising funds for equipment for the new Cystic
Fibrosis unit being constructed at the City Hospital, Nottingham.
The most read blog to date
to date was ‘Chasing the Dragon’ which raised £ 500 towards our target of
raising £ 7,000 for the project.
The latest fund-raiser was a Charity Golf Day
held at Ratcliffe on Trent Golf Club. 20
Teams of 4 entered and the winners were the ‘American Golf’ team. My only experience of playing golf has been
on the computer where I once managed to complete the course with a score of par
under six, however I know that I can never better that score.
I arrived in the evening for
the auction, raffle and presentations. Peter Sherlock (Past President of Hucknall Rotary Club and committee member of Hilltoppers Golf Society) acted as the evening's Master of Ceremonies. Radcliffe
on Trent Golf Club Captain Mick Brown kindly welcome me although his first act
was issuing me with a captain’s fine as my mobile phone rang just as I entered
the golf club!
Caroline Kew, Nottingham
University Hospitals Fund-raiser spoke and introduced Caroline Spencer who
spoke movingly and what it means to live with CF and the impact this new unit
will make on her and others with the illness.
Many sufferers of illnesses are able to form meeting groups in order to
come together as people who know what others are going through. I didn’t realise until listening to Caroline
Spencer that people with Cystic Fibrosis are unable to meet together for fear
of cross-contamination of viruses that may be carried. The
new unit, which will be the most innovative in the country, will allow patients
to speak and share with each other using video conferencing technology.
This is a worthy cause and
over £ 2,250 was raised on the day going towards our target of £ 7,500. The Hilltoppers, together with the Rotary Club of
Hucknall, plan to purchase 2
ultrasonic nebulisers and a Treadmill Tunturi T Track T90.
If
you would like to help us in our efforts, either by attending or arranging an
event, or by making a donation, please get
in touch:
Tel:
Ian Peat on 01949 875 135 or Rtn. John Hill on 01623 409 686
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