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[Keith Nutter]

I am after a favour if any of you on here can help me out. Can you read the following and forward it on to the rest of your friends via facebook or whatever it is you young uns use these days J.
My 12 year old grandson Matthew Brown (a massive Raiders fan) is doing the Junior Great North Run in September to raise money for the Meningitis Trust.
His little brother Cavan contracted the Meningicocul Type B strain of this horrible illness earlier this year but has fortunately now made a complete recovery and is doing fine.
However, Cavan is a very lucky young boy as many children who contract this particular strain end up losing their sight, hearing or limbs or in many cases sadly die.
The Meningitis Trust is an excellent organisation that uses their funds to help the unfortunate ones and it is an excellent organisation.
There is a page set up on Virgin Money Giving and the link to Matthew’s page is www.virginmoneygiving.com/MatthewBrown11.
It would give him loads of confidence if some of the Raiders supporters sponsored him for what really is a very worthwhile cause.

I contacted Liam Harrison and Mike Backhouse earlier today and already Liam and Aaron Low have pledged their support and Backy is going to collect from a number of players and make a donation. Thanks lads.

This really is a fantastic cause and all poor Matthew has to do now is complete the run in September LOL.

Edited by Keith Nutter, 23 August 2012 - 08:45 AM.

[Keith Nutter]

I am after a favour if any of you on here can help me out. Can you read the following and forward it on to the rest of your friends via facebook or whatever it is you young uns use these days J.
My 12 year old grandson Matthew Brown (a massive Raiders fan) is doing the Junior Great North Run in September to raise money for the Meningitis Trust.
His little brother Cavan contracted the Meningicocul Type B strain of this horrible illness earlier this year but has fortunately now made a complete recovery and is doing fine.
However, Cavan is a very lucky young boy as many children who contract this particular strain end up losing their sight, hearing or limbs or in many cases sadly die.
The Meningitis Trust is an excellent organisation that uses their funds to help the unfortunate ones and it is an excellent organisation.
There is a page set up on Virgin Money Giving and the link to Matthew’s page is www.virginmoneygiving.com/MatthewBrown11.
It would give him loads of confidence if some of the Raiders supporters sponsored him for what really is a very worthwhile cause.

I contacted Liam Harrison and Mike Backhouse earlier today and already Liam and Aaron Low have pledged their support and Backy is going to collect from a number of players and make a donation. Thanks lads.

This really is a fantastic cause and all poor Matthew has to do now is complete the run in September LOL.

Thanks very much to all the players and supporters who have responded to this appeal.

After just 24 hours Matty has now been pledged £460 (inc gift aid) online plus he has another £200 plus on his sponsor cards - well over his £300 target. He still has a few weeks to raise still more.

This kind of money will help the Meningitis Trust no end.

[soss]

stick me down for £20 Keith. I will square you up Sunday.

[Keith Nutter]

stick me down for £20 Keith. I will square you up Sunday.

Thanks a lot Mike. Much appreciated mate.

[Michael Ashton]

I thought that is an excellent report in the 'Mail' tonight,Keith. Hopefully by going up to the top people who missed your message first time will see it now.

[dwb]

http://www.nwemail.c...ath=2.1823/home

[Keith Nutter]

Just to let everybody know that Matthew completed the run last Saturday and when he added up all his online and offline sponsorship he has raised around £1,500 for the Meningitis Trust.
Thanks to everybody connected to Barrow Raiders who contributed towards this figure.
I am sure his dad (dwb) can put a couple of photos up on here.

[dkw]

Brilliant by the lad, send him my congratulations please mate.

[Keith Nutter]

Brilliant by the lad, send him my congratulations please mate.

Will do dkw - I forgot to mention that some fans from other clubs also contributed as did players from other clubs, notably Andy Ellis (Cavan's godfather) of Wakefield and Andy Henderson of Sheffield (a family friend).