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A GROUP OF SPORT STUDENTS HANDED OVER £157
TO EAST AYRSHIRE WOMEN’S AID, WHICH WAS
RAISED FROM THEIR SUCCESSFUL BLOW THE WHISTLE
5-A-SIDE FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT IN DECEMBER.
The tournament took place as part of the White Ribbon
Scotland campaign, which raises awareness of domestic
abuse towards women.
A startling statistic is that at least 1 in 5 women in Scotland
will experience domestic violence in their lifetime.
As well as the football tournament at Townholm, students
received donations through a raffle.
Judy Ferguson, Training and Prevention Worker at East
Ayrshire Women’s Aid, told the students “This money will
go directly to supporting women and children who have
experienced domestic abuse. To get additional funding
is fabulous as it allows us to offer enhanced services and
provide support to young men and women aged under 19,
and women over that age. It will make a big difference to
the women and children we support.”
Well done to everyone involved in such a fantastic
campaign.
Charity
Football Match
A CHARITY FIVE-A-SIDE
FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
ORGANISED BY THE NPA CORE
SKILLS CLASS IN AYR HAS
RAISED £50 FOR CLIC SARGENT!
The tournament took place at
the University of the West of
Scotland’s games hall.
Four teams entered and the
event was settled in the final by
a penalty shootout!
One of the organisers
commented “Everyone involved
was right up for it – it couldn’t
have gone any better. I’d like
to thank Kieran and Martin,
the referees for the day, and
students who came down from
Townholm to officiate. They are
training to be referees and they
did a tremendous job.”
The group discussed which
charity should benefit from their
fundraising efforts and settled
on Clic Sargent after reading
about the great work that
they do.
Organising and taking part in
the tournament allowed the
students of the NPA Core Skills
class to pass their ‘Working with
Others’ module.
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