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Cheque Presented To Teenage Cancer Trust
Lee McCulloch presented the Rangers Charity Foundation’s National Charity Partner for season 2009/10, Teenage Cancer Trust with a cheque for £30,000.
The generosity and support of Rangers fans throughout the season has enabled this significant sum to be raised and will fund specialist facilities at the new Children’s Hospital in Glasgow and at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. A kitchen/eating area will be created at Teenage Cancer Trust’s unit in Glasgow and a chill-out room at the Edinburgh unit as a result of the Foundation’s fundraising efforts.
The partnership has also given the teenagers that TCT supports the opportunity to meet and interact with Rangers players through unit visits and tours of Ibrox during the season. Ten lucky teenagers were also given the opportunity to walk onto the pitch at Ibrox to promote the partnership to a 50,000 strong crowd.
After presenting the Foundation’s cheque to the Teenage Cancer Trust, Rangers star Lee McCulloch said: “It’s a real privilege to present this cheque today as I know how many young people will benefit from the new Teenage Cancer Trust units during the years to come. I’m proud we’ve been able to support such a special cause and everyone at Rangers wishes the Teenage Cancer Trust well in all the work they do.”
Dawn Crosby, Teenage Cancer Trust’s Head of Scotland and Northern Ireland, commented: “We are delighted with all the hard work and effort that Rangers Charity Foundation have put into raising money for Teenage Cancer Trust during the partnership. Every day, six young people are diagnosed with cancer, but we don’t believe they should stop being teenagers just because of their diagnosis.
“The units the Foundation has raised money for are designed to be as close as possible to a person’s life outside. Most importantly they give young people the very best chance of a positive outcome. We want every young person with cancer in Scotland to have that chance and the partnership with Rangers Charity Foundation has taken us one step closer to that goal.”
Connal Cochrane, Rangers Charity Foundation Manager continued: “Rangers Football Club, through the work of the Rangers Charity Foundation is looking forward to continuing the relationship with Teenage Cancer Trust through a Fitness and Nutrition project involving Rangers Youth Team.
“The project will allow the teenagers to learn the importance of maintaining optimum fitness and nutrition levels during their treatment by working with the youth team players and the professional advice and guidance from specialist staff within Rangers. Planning is also underway to hold cancer awareness sessions for young people in Rangers Study Support Centre at Ibrox through visits by local secondary school pupils. This demonstrates the importance we place on our partnership approach and our commitment to supporting our charity partners in more ways than just financial means.”
The Rangers Charity Foundation has a large vision and an ever growing impact and since its creation in 2002 it has donated £685,000 in cash awards and over £1,015,000 of in-kind support to hundreds of groups and individuals, making a combined total of over £1,700,000. The Foundation’s cash awards this season also include £15,000 for Community Partner Glasgow Old People’s Welfare Association.
The Foundation’s long-term partnership with International Charity Partner UNICEF is gathering momentum with the Foundation set to donate a total of £300,000 to support projects which will benefit thousands of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable children.
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