Club and Community Trust Launch Festive Fundraiser 🎁🎄

I loved the fact that so much had been raised.

If Simon Sandler matches it, that is £72k or thereabouts.

800 kids with nothing (I'm not sure how true that is) works out at £90/kid which is 2 or 3 pretty substantive presents. That's a lovely thing to be able to do.

Over here, we've got two charities which have worked with the shopping centre to create something called an online 'giving tree'.

They have received 172,000 presents from all over the place.

Rightly, the vast majority of those have left town and been shared all over the North East and beyond.

That's 172,000 acts of kindness.

Don't tell me this country is broken. Time and again people do the right thing and it's fantastic!!!
 
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Fantastic effort from everyone who could give . Great spirit in the town and could we imagine this under previous owners ?
 
TSSeasider said:
I loved the fact that so much had been raised.

If Simon Sandler matches it, that is £72k or thereabouts.

800 kids with nothing (I'm not sure how true that is) works out at £90/kid which is 2 or 3 pretty substantive presents. That's a lovely thing to be able to do.

Over here, we've got two charities which have worked with the shopping centre to create something called an online 'giving tree'.

They have received 172,000 presents from all over the place.

Rightly, the vast majority of those have left town and been shared all over the North East and beyond.

That's 172,000 acts of kindness.

Don't tell me this country is broken. Time and again people so the right thing and it's fantastic!!!
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Along side this there’s also the Tesco present appeal. My wife and kids have been taking a couple of envelopes off the tree for the last few years now and buying specific gifts that deprived kids have asked for........ Christmas really should be the time for giving if you can afford it 👍🏼
 
Martonmosser said:
Along side this there’s also the Tesco present appeal. My wife and kids have been taking a couple of envelopes off the tree for the last few years now and buying specific gifts that deprived kids have asked for........ Christmas really should be the time for giving if you can afford it 👍🏼
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we also pick a name from the Christmas tree at Tesco and get a present for them, its times like these when you look at others to make sure they can enjoy a little happiness in tough times.
 
Saw Mendez-Laing contributed ? - I imagine that to be Nathaniel Mendez-Laing? who had his contract terminated at Cardiff due to something supposedly very serious ? - heard a few rumours of selling drugs ! - anyone know the real story ?

Also anyone know what GM14 could stand for ?

Either way thanks for the donation 👏
 
Verdad said:
Saw Mendez-Laing contributed ? - I imagine that to be Nathaniel Mendez-Laing? who had his contract terminated at Cardiff due to something supposedly very serious ? - heard a few rumours of selling drugs ! - anyone know the real story ?

Also anyone know what GM14 could stand for ?

Either way thanks for the donation 👏
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Gary Madine's number is 14, he must have remained in contact with some of his ex Cardiff team mates
 
£37,291. Maybe get to £40,000 by Monday. I’m truly blown away with people’s generosity during these very hard time’s indeed. Well done everyone. Just amazing 💖💖💖
 
TangerinePeel said:
I love how our fans will take any opportunity to take this piss 😂
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£62 worth of donations for the sake of cracking jokes. Brilliant!
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I wonder if the Real Oyston family would like to put a plaster on the gaping wound they left and actually make a real donation???? They have taken plenty out of the town over the years. Time to put some back - although I doubt it
 
Bob Hatton said:
I wonder if the Real Oyston family would like to put a plaster on the gaping wound they left and actually make a real donation???? They have taken plenty out of the town over the years. Time to put some back - although I doubt it
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I believe the £20 from George Oyston after the initial £5 with the minimum wage joke might actually have been him, as people were tweeting screenshots of the joke and he was responding and then that £20 appeared.

Ultimately I don't think any amount of money could heal what they did. I'm glad they're nothing more than the butt of our jokes now.
 
Bob Hatton said:
I wonder if the Real Oyston family would like to put a plaster on the gaping wound they left and actually make a real donation????
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They'd probably only do that if a plaque was put up to commemorate it - like the one near the hotel entrance noting Morticia's participation in a remembrance event.
 
This may sound like a stupid question and in no way meant to be negative but where are they going to get all those toys from and who's going to wrap and distribute them? I've been out of Blackpool so long I can't remember what toy shops are left? I used to love Bateson's on Abingdon St but that's been long gone. Santa and his army of little elves are going to be extra busy!
 
Seainsea said:
This may sound like a stupid question and in no way meant to be negative but where are they going to get all those toys from and who's going to wrap and distribute them? I've been out of Blackpool so long I can't remember what toy shops are left? I used to love Bateson's on Abingdon St but that's been long gone. Santa and his army of little elves are going to be extra busy!
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Amazon my friend. They'll even gift wrap it for you too.
 
Seainsea said:
A shame if it is all from Amazon it would be preferable to support local businesses especially given the circumstances this year.
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TBH, I'm unsure if there are any local toy shops left in Blackpool. Not been in the centre for ages!
 
TangerinePeel said:
I believe the £20 from George Oyston after the initial £5 with the minimum wage joke might actually have been him, as people were tweeting screenshots of the joke and he was responding and then that £20 appeared.

Ultimately I don't think any amount of money could heal what they did. I'm glad they're nothing more than the butt of our jokes now.
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I agree. But an £11 million donation would be a step in the right direction.
 
Right here's your challenge. Tomorrow 13 th December is my ,73rd birthday. I will be putting another £20 in the pot, I wish I could afford more. Anyone who wants to wish me a happy birthday will cost them a fiver on here. So get your hands in your pockets.
 
I think we’ve raised enough now for the aims of the appeal. Maybe we should be thinking about other worthy causes now this amazing sum has been raised and Sadler is matching it pound for pound.
 
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