Press release -
Golf club raises over £5,000 for stroke charities
15th December 2014
Golf club raises over £5,000 for stroke charities
Members at Thornbury Golf club have raised a massive £5770.00 this year which has been donated to two stroke charities. The Captains’ charities for 2014 are The Stroke Association and The Thornbury & District Stroke Support Group.
The money was raised at various events through the year and the club also took the opportunity to raise awareness of stroke among its members. The Stroke Association was invited to golf competitions and also ran a couple of ‘Know your blood pressure’ events, so members could check whether they were at risk of a stroke.
Anne Shepherd, Chairman of the local Support Group, thanked The Club for their fundraising which had been used to take a group of stroke survivors on holiday to a hotel in Ross-on-Wye, which was specially equipped for their needs.
Melissa Rimell, Regional Fundraiser for the Stroke Association, echoed Anne’s thanks and confirmed that the cheque would be used towards the on-going research into prevention of strokes plus the subsequent treatment of stroke survivors.
If you want to find out more about the Stroke Association, please visit www.stroke.org.uk. The Thornbury and District Stroke Support Group meets weekly on a Thursday from 2pm at The Jubilee Hall in Alveston, to find out more please email tdstrokegroup@gmail.com.
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For more information, please contact Cheryl Randeria on 07810 697957 or Cheryl.randeria@stroke.org.uk
Picture caption, holding the cheques, are Anne and Melissa with 2014 Captains Lindsey Henniker-Heaton, Prue Taylour and Phil Jennings
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A stroke is a brain attack which happens when the blood supply to the brain is cut off, caused by a clot or bleeding in the brain. There are around 152,000 strokes in the UK every year and it is the leading cause of severe adult disability. There are over 1.2 million people in the UK living with the effects of stroke.
Stroke Association is a charity. We believe in life after stroke and together we can conquer stroke. We work directly with stroke survivors and their families and carers, with health and social care professionals and with scientists and researchers. We campaign to improve stroke care and support people to make the best recovery they can. We fund research to develop new treatments and ways of preventing stroke. The Stroke Helpline (0303 303 3100) provides information and support on stroke. More information can be found at www.stroke.org.uk
