CotswoldRed Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 MODS: I appreciate this isn't football related, but PLEASE can we leave this here just for a short time? Folks I've been away from the forum for a long time. I've been away from Ashton Gate for a long time too. Sometimes in life things ARE far more important. In the last few months I've been busy with many things including spending lots of time with my 9-year-old little boy. He suffers with an awful condition called Muscular Dystrophy and he now needs lots of support and increasingly will do. His muscles are very weak and walking, even now, is a very difficult and often risky challenge. Why do I mention this? Well, I've never been a facebook person myself, I've never seen the point until now, although I'm sure lots of you use it. I'm now up and running with it and have created a page for my son, John, who is a big City fan. Unfortunately bringing him to the football now is something that is so difficult for him (its very tiring and he gets cold so easily) - its a shame we haven't got the new stadium to make things a bit more comfortable but thats another conversation. We now need to raise £20,000 for a new powered all-terrain wheelchair. John might be weak but his aspirations are the same as any other child. The NHS offer £750 towards a chair so this doesn't even come close. I'm not asking you for any money (although I'd never say no to anyone). All I'm asking is that you 'like' John's facebook page to give his cause a bit more visibility. As fellow City fans I'm sure he'd be really chuffed if just a small gesture from a few of you could help him in some way get over the line If you could like his page I'd be over the moon. Thanks folks Paul Find out more about John and his brave little life here ... www.facebook.com/gojohnnygofundraising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 I'm not on facebook so dont think I can , but will get the wife and daughter to do it later. Best of luck for the future mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Thanks my friend. That's very kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Thought we'd not seen much of you recently CR, now understandable as to why. Im not a friendfacer but certainly know plenty who are, i will happily refer the page onto them. Very best of luck with raising the funds. Perhaps you could approach the club or ST to help raise your profile a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Porter Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Done and also asked all friends to share... Good luck little fella EDIT: Also just frapped the Wife's account with a share Cheers Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herman Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 hopefully the club will see this and make a contribution, if we have 18m to waste on average players then i hope we have some money to help our fans. all the best of luck, mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Done and also asked all friends to share... Good luck little fella EDIT: Also just frapped the Wife's account with a share Cheers Mark Thank you Mark. All the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 hopefully the club will see this and make a contribution, if we have 18m to waste on average players then i hope we have some money to help our fans. all the best of luck, mate. Cheers Herman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardy Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Done! Best of luck to you mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Done! Best of luck to you mate Thanks r kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 CR best of luck to you all. Hope the club would do something to help as well. Really does put a game of football into perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciderhead3892 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Best of luck mate! Just liked the page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall King Blox Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Not a user of facebook, but my son and daughter are well into it, i have forwarded the link to them with firm instructions !!! hope all goes well, take care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookEnd Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Liked! ... All the best John, perhaps the mods can pin this for atleast a short while so this can gain maximum exposure, it's one of them causes which truely render the Football obsolete. As an Aside CR do you have a Paypal or a link where I could donate, would like to play my small part for a fellow red! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sargent Pepper Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Liked, good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 I only got a facebook page to keep in touch with my travelling offspring - that's my excuse anyway for only having 12 'friends' (including one of our cats) This shows it can be a force for good so more than happy to add my 'like' and I'll get E.Turnip and Sophs.to do likewise, and tell their friends - they seem to have a lot more than me!! Your absence on here had been noted - hope circumstances, and the weather, improve to allow you and John to return to the Gate in the not too distant future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Liked! ... All the best John, perhaps the mods can pin this for atleast a short while so this can gain maximum exposure, it's one of them causes which truely render the Football obsolete. As an Aside CR do you have a Paypal or a link where I could donate, would like to play my small part for a fellow red! Thanks to everyone and for the very kind words. John's having lots of fun watching the likes tick up! Just knowing that other people know about John is, in itself, a real boost. Bookend: You're a very kind chap. At the moment we are working towards getting everything in place for bringing funds together. We have a bank account approved with HSBC but we're waiting for all the details to come through. As we cannot register as a charity (causes for individuals do not qualify) we can't take advantage of facilities like JustGiving. We might be able to piggy back onto the School Association charity at John's school which would help but that's a while away. I have a Paypal account which you are more than welcome to use. I would be very much humbled. The account email address is - ebay@pauldickson.co.uk Thanks again to everyone. Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 I'd be happy to pin this for you if you would like. Sometimes though I feel a topic gets more exposure if people write on it so it gets bumped back to the top. I hope you and John can get a result from this. This forum is a great place when we all work together, every little helps and all that. Good luck and keep us informed please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Cheers RedM. I'm inclined to agree with you. I'm less likely to read a pinned message. Shall we see how it goes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Cheers RedM. I'm inclined to agree with you. I'm less likely to read a pinned message. Shall we see how it goes? I'm happy with that. I'll leave a message for the other Mods and Admin so they are aware too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mart Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Done, Best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 I'm happy with that. I'll leave a message for the other Mods and Admin so they are aware too. Cheers and thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Pinned & Liked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Sorry Paul I am not on Facebook but wish you and the little bloke all the best.Would the club allow a bucket collection on a match day.I am sure many City fans would be only to pleased to contribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedYoshi Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 I'm happy with that. I'll leave a message for the other Mods and Admin so they are aware too. Pinned & Liked Something get lost in the post there guys..? Ironically though, it being pinned did make me look in.. So who knows Am another without the book of faces Paul, sorry, but will be sure to point others in the right direction. Wish you and your family all the best. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalonred Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Done Paul. Good luck with the fundraising. Hopefully, the more 'likes' you get, the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citybabe Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Done - My thoughts are with you x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenred Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Done, best of luck to the little fella. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Cotswold, can you look up Darren Wright Foundation, they're a Bristol based charity and do lots of fund raising for disabled children. Am sure if they can help, they will. I know only too well from my 11 years of caring for Marchant (the lad in my picture) how bloody hard it is to get anything out of anyone that isn't the basic bog standard thing. Even though I no longer look after him, we are still close, and he is doing really well at sixth form now, having passed 10 GCSE's with either an A or an A* Hope your efforts pay off in the end, you only have to look at kids like Corin (another Bristol disabled child) http://www.facebook.com/CorinsFirstSteps?ref=ts&fref=ts to see the things that can be done when it comes to fund raising for disabled children. They might be worth speaking to as well, although I believe it's this week that he is finally getting his operation, so they might be busy! Good luck, keep us posted, and if there's anything I can do to help let me know, disabled kids will always hold a soft spot in my heart, for obvious reasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 i scrapped my facebook account as i didnt like it,just re-opened to like this. good luck with your fundraising,ive no doubt the football community will do wonders to help. i once took part in a similar collection campaign for a young lad who needed one of these special chairs to get round banger racing circuits. we raised a fair old chunk when a charity out of the blue donated the chair he needed. the father tried to return the monies but the overall response was to take the kid on the holiday of his life which he did. i sincerely hope you have similar luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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