BHA wheelchair team qualify for European Champions League - need to raise £5k ASAP!

studio150 said:

Done hopng they are able to realise their dream

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Bob! said:

Done

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portlock seagull said:

BREAKING NEWS: I believe our all conquering POWERCHAIR team have been selected to play in their official competition (knock out tournament) in Denmark in 2-3 weeks (and have a decent shout at bringing back the cup with big ears!)

A convoy of vans will be heading to Denmark a la The Italian Job. Funds are tight (rules are the club, AITC etc cannot contribute) so I'm sure an appeal will be forthcoming and people will give what we can to ensure our team can meet the costs of competing (petrol, hotels, food...it's a lot to get 10+ chairs, 6 lads, helpers etc over there and back even with volunteers!)

But what a fantastic moment for these lads, coaches and everyone involved. Makes you proud by association: the first official club team to compete in the European Cup. Let's hope they bring it home for all of us (and Mr Bridger...now 'get a bloomin, move on, tickty boo, tickty boo' )

Well done

MY JUST GIVING LINK HERE https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfund...term=nyVPeQ4Xn

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Tom Hark said:

FAO [MENTION=26354]BHAPFC[/MENTION]

Hi
Can I just ask if you'd mind confirming something that I touched on earlier in the thread that may have a significant bearing on your fundraising and one which wasn't responded to.

The Albion's official site states:

'BHAPFC are one of two powerchair teams run by Albion in the Community and compete in the country’s top division.
Read more at http://www.seagulls.co.uk/news/arti...he-community-3298898.aspx#Awv2txPoUSuDtG0l.99'

As such, I'd like to ask whether BHAPFC qualify (through Registered Charity AITC) for Gift Aid? It's quite important, because if BHAPFC do qualify, you'd only need to raise £4000 instead of £5000, as anybody pledging money could just ask for Gift aid to be applied to their donation, in which case their donation would be boosted by 25%. Not sure if Gift Aid could be applied retrospectively for donations already made, but seems to me WELL worth fully exploring this possibility, if only for future donations.

Very best of luck

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BHAPFC said:

Hi Tom, apologies for not responding to your previous message.

We are run by AITC, they pay for all our training and league affiliations costs, which doesn't come cheap!

This fundraising campaign is for the players as stated on the JustGiving page. In order for the money to go directly to the players it cannot go through AITC.

Please be aware that this is not an official Albion in the Community fundraising appeal and that any money donated will go directly to the players to pay for their personal travel and accommodation and not towards the on-going running costs of the powerchair team, which is funded by Albion in the Community.

Hopefully this clears it up.


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Tom Hark said:

Thanks for your response [MENTION=26354]BHAPFC[/MENTION]. Hope you took my query in the absolute spirit it was intended, just didn't want you to miss out on a potential 25% Gift Aid bonus to your fund raising. Cheers and the very best of luck!

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Superphil said:

If you are able to, and inclined to, you can help here.

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfun...mobile&utm_source=facebook&utm_term=nyVPeQ4Xn

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The Brighton Bear said:

Done and Good luck!

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Stoo82 said:

Done. All the best.

What I like about it, is after watching the video, which had some cracking goals btw, you can see the skills the players have at their disposal. Greet to see.

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