Lady Gladys Education Centre
29/08/10 01:26 Filed in: 2010 | Fundraising
Sunday 29th of August saw a feast of family fun football as St Agnes AFC hosted a fun kick-about in aid of the Lady Gladys Education Centre in Costa Rica. Organised by the club as a mark of respect to former player of the 50's Donald Mitchell and his wife supporter Gladys the fun fixture involved several of their great grandchildren including Louis and Holly Keverene and Paul Dabell who are present playing members.
The fun fixture was followed by a raffle, BBQ and mini-auction with the total proceeds reaching over £700! All proceeds from the event have been donated to the Lady Gladys Education Centre in Costa Rica which was set up by Gladys' son John Hawker in her honour and memory. John's daughter Kate and his granddaughter Holly are pictured during the football.
Kate Hawker commented "I cannot thank St Agnes AFC enough for organising and hosting this event! It was brilliant fun and the money raised will go along way at the Lady Gladys Education Centre to helping poor children in Costa Rica aged 4-7 years get a good education. At present the sports area at the school suffers from poor drainage so if it rains in the morning the area is not available for the children to use in the afternoon. Some of the money raised will be used to improve the drainage and the rest will be used towards purchasing some goals and footballs. Gladys would've been delighted to see everyone joining in at Enys Parc St Agnes to help support the fantastic work at the school!"
John Hawker from the school in Costa Rica commented, "I am thrilled with the support shown and money raised - thank you!"
Mandy Kimmins Chairman of St Agnes AFC stated, "I am delighted with the support we received for this event and with the proceeds raised! As a club I feel St Agnes AFC has a link to The Lady Gladys Education Centre both historically through Gladys and Donald, but also across the years to the present date with their family members playing football for the club! I hope this will be the first of an annual event in support of the Lady Gladys Education Centre and we hope to be able in the near future to supply an appropriately sized set of St Agnes AFC shirts for the children to use!"
For more details of the fantastic work at the Lady Gladys Education Centre please contact Kate Hawker on 07811 578914 or check out the charity at www.educatingchildren.org or for anything to do with St Agnes AFC please contact Mandy Kimmins on 07974 370666 email bolsterpaper@gmail.com
