Bowlers in Thornaby are hoping that plenty of green Wish Sport tokens will come rolling their way.
Formed in 1931, Thornaby Bowls and Tennis Club want to be able to improve their facilities with the help of this year’s campaign.
The club, which is in Littleboy Park in Thornaby, currently has more than 80 members between the ages of 12 and 91.
Each of the members are volunteers in some way as everyone helps with the running of the club.
Club members and the public are welcome at the club to play relaxed social bowls or tennis. Organised bowls and coaching is also available.
Having entered The Gazette’s Wish Sport campaign previously, the club purchased new coaching equipment. The money received was also used to maintain the cutting equipment for the bowls green, helping it become recognised as one of the best kept greens in the area.
Brian Lewis of the club said: “Any money we receive from this year’s campaign will be used to improve the club’s facilities for visiting teams.
“At the moment, the only available space for visitors to get changed is in a sub-divided part of the kitchen.
“We hope to collect enough money to provide a dedicated building for our guest teams to use.”
The Gazette has teamed up with Middlesbrough and Teesside Philanthropic Foundation, which is providing £30,000 to share between groups across Teesside.
Tokens are being printed in the Gazette every day for groups to collect. The more collected, the greater the share of the prize pot.
This year the tokens collected will be worth a share of £25,000, with the remaining £5,000 up for grabs during online bonus days.
All groups will be in with a chance during the bonus days to win a share of the additional money pot.
The five groups which receive the most votes on
http://ift.tt/1md60Qe will get the cash.
Ken Devereux of Billingham-based, Devereux Transport and Distribution, corporate patrons of the Philanthropic Foundation said: “Our business is Teesside born and bred and we’re proud of this fact - that’s why we’re giving a portion of our profits to the Foundation.
“We wanted to give something back to Teesside and that’s exactly what the Wish Sport campaign does. It is an amazing initiative that is a first class reminder of what a great place Teesside is.”
To help Thornaby Bowls and Tennis Club, send your tokens to: 5 Beech Grove, Maltby, Middlesbrough, TS8 0BL.
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