For this case examine, we head to south Wales to meet up with MAN v FAT Bridgend coach Dave Quinn to search out out extra about their help of an area charity.
The place did the concept of an Easter Egg Drive come from?
As a neighborhood focussed membership, the gamers in Bridgend have an enormous drive and concentrate on giving again to our native space, with a a giant effort in the direction of at the very least 2 huge occasions a yr with smaller fundraisers all year long, to make sure we’re giving again to our local people as a lot as attainable.
The inspiration behind this drive was our golf equipment chosen Charity, Noah’s Ark kids’s hospital, this charity has been concerned within the lives of a number of members so the gamers wished to do what they may to make sure that not solely the youngsters on the hospital but in addition the employees all had an easter egg for Easter to place a smile on as many faces as attainable.
How did you organise the donation?
The donation was organised by our Group Hero Dave Hughes alongside one other participant Luke Waldron. Each gamers labored with all captains to collate as many donations as attainable from their gamers, the response was unreal, with a number of packing containers wanted and a number of other gamers required to take them dwelling earlier than donation.
How did you get the neighborhood concerned?
With reference to getting gamers concerned, this was solely participant led, with an enormous buy-in from the membership, each single group bought concerned. I provided bonus objectives to groups that donated to supply an incentive to probably get a small variety of donations, nevertheless it was not wanted because the membership actually rallied round this drive.
What have been the problems you confronted?
The one points round organising have been that we weren’t ready for the dimensions of donations – the generosity of the membership meant that we didn’t take into consideration the place to retailer the donations on the night time and the way we have been going to get them to Noah’s Ark, we have been below ready on that entrance.Â
What number of eggs did you donate?
We ended up donating 195 eggs, this was sufficient for each single baby, nurse and employees member with some nurses having to take some dwelling!
What are your future plans to work with the neighborhood and for giving again?
We are going to quickly be internet hosting our annual meals financial institution drive for the homeless to finish the season, we’re then seeking to plan a household enjoyable day for Noah’s Ark to kick off our fundraising efforts for 2024 and past.
