CHARITY BLOGS PRESENTATION
This morning me, Hazel, Shawn and my Mum had the pleasure of venturing to Sheffield to visit SUPPORT DOGS, a small charity that trains and supplies dogs to people of all disabilities. We was very proud of handing over a cheque for £1,325.00 the largest we have ever raised in a season. We would like to thank everyone who made a donation no matter how small or large to help us reach this massive amount for such a good cause. Clubs, players, officials and friends and even people I don't know have been very generous and I cant thank them enough.
Here is the press release from Support Dog's Danny Anderson
Non-league footy fans raise over £1,300 for Support Dogs
Non league Footy fanatic and blogger Rob Hornby has raised an outstanding £1,326.25 in aid of
national assistance dog charity Support Dogs.
Rob raised this after sponsoring himself 25p for every goal he saw during 2014/15 season.
He then asked for further donations from non- league footy fans through his online charity blog.
In total Rob of Burnside Drive, Mansfield watched 79 matches and witnessed 371 goals. Rob
says " I set out each season with a target of raising £100 and anything else is a bonus but to raise
such amounts when people with not much money in this day and age really makes me feel
humble and really thankful. I would like to thank everyone who has made a donation no matter
how large or small.
The Charity Blog has grown over the years as people like to read about the matches I go to and
look at the match action photos I take at them. Last year my Charity Blog had over 31,400 hits".
Danny Anderson, Fundraising Manager of Support Dogs said "We are over the moon with the
money that Rob has raised for charity The impact that our support dogs have on those affected
by autism, epilepsy and disability is truly life changing and the support that Rob and his
followers have given Support Dogs is truly Premier League.”
Support Dogs is a national charity dedicated to increasing independence and quality of life for
childrenand adults with some of the most challenging of conditions. They train and provide
specialist assistancedogs to achieve this. They specialise in three different programmes:
They are the only charity in the UK to train Seizure Alert Dogs. They provide a 100% reliable up to
50 minute warning to a client prior to an oncoming epileptic seizure.
They train Autism Assistance Dogs to enable a child with autism, who may have limited sense of
danger, to remain safe. They also reduce a child’s levels of anxiety, enabling them and their families to
lead a more ‘normal’ and more independent life. Support Dogs are the only charity to train autism
assistance dogs for families where more than one child has autism or another disability.
They train Disability Assistance Dogs to increase the level of independence for a person, who has
a physical disability. Disability Assistance Dogs help with all aspects of life from washing, dressing,
shopping and picking up objects, to raising the alarm. Support Dogs train the clients own pet dog for
this programme.
Support Dogs is a founder member of Assistance Dogs UK. Registered charity number 1088281
