Post by Jon the Stripe on Nov 26, 2014 18:18:50 GMT
After a huge wave of emotion from Gasheads asking if Rovers can help, the club have decided they would like to help Fundraise for Oskar Pycroft the young City lad who needs an operation in the USA to have any chance of walking.
Oskar is 6 and has cerebral palsy. There is a surgery called Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) which can help improve the quality of his life and is his only chance of being able to walk. The NHS have brought to Bristol an expert in this operation but have deemed that Oskar doesnt meet their strict criteria!! This now means that Oskar's only hope is to raise £70,000 to pay to go to Saint Louis Children's Hospital in Missouri USA. Can we help?
FULL DETAILS OF QUIZ NIGHT - TUESDAY 16th DECEMBER!
1. TIME OF THE QUIZ. Arrive for 7.30 with a prompt 8.00pm start.
2. LOCATION OF THE QUIZ. The Dribuild Suite of The Memorial Stadium.
3. COST OF THE QUIZ. £6 per team as a minimum. (Voluntary donations of higher amounts welcome.)
4. DATE OF THE QUIZ. Tuesday 16th December 2014. (With a reserve date of Wednesday 17th December.)
5. SIZE OF TEAMS. A Maximum of 6 members per team.
6. NATURE OF THE QUIZ. There will be a total of 8 rounds.
(Including rounds on Sport, Christmas Hits, Food and Bristol at Christmas.)
7. PRIZES. This is still being sorted.
8. RAFFLES. This is in the process of being organised.
(Prizes & Raffle include:- 1. A Dribuild Suite hospitality package for 4 people & 2. Some East Stand tickets. Among Others.)
9. REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE. The Dribuild Suite bar will be open on the night
10.PROCEDURE FOR ENTERING TEAMS. currently anticipate entry on the night but you can reserve a table.
LET'S HELP OSKAR WALK!
There will also be a bucket collection at the New Years Day Clash
The club will be looking for some volunteers to help with the buckets on 1st January so if you can help, please let them know.
On behalf of lots of Gasheads i would like to offer my sincere thanks to Bristol Rovers FC and supporters who are willing to offer their time and facilities to make this happen especially Brian Seymour-Smith who has acted really quickly to ensure this happens.
You can donate to Oskars Appeal here: Oscars Just Giving Page
The total so far raised both online and through an incredible bucket collection at Ashton Gate last weekend is well over £20,000 already.
AN UPDATE FROM LIZZY PYCROFT, OSKAR PYCROFT'S MUM:
“I wanted to share some good news with you all.
Yesterday afternoon I had a call from the Bristol SDR team, Both surgeons have agreed to operate on Oskar on a private basis in the UK. This means we can now adjust our target to £50,000.
What this will do is to cover the costs of the pre-op assessments, the surgery and the long but intensive rehabilitation post surgery. It will also cover items of equipment that Oskar will require to help with his rehabilitation that will not be provided by the NHS and the post-op check ups.
This means we are almost at the half way point for our fundraising for Oskar’s SDR surgery. Many of you see the happy boy in the pictures I post but what most of you don’t see is the Oskar that is in pain and discomfort or when during the night he is screaming in pain and despite giving pain relief and giving him a stretch or massaging his legs he remains in pain and the only thing left to do is to cuddle him and hope it eases soon. Sometimes I sit all night holding his legs in a comfortable position just so he can get some sleep. Not only is this operation Oskar’s only chance of being able to walk it will also remove a large portion of his pain on a permanent basis.
So many people have helped out already and I am truly thankful because we wouldn’t have gotten so far along without them. I am also very thankful to all those who have donated so far.
The Just Giving Page will be updated with the new target figure very soon but for now please share and donate even if its just a quid.”
Oskar is 6 and has cerebral palsy. There is a surgery called Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) which can help improve the quality of his life and is his only chance of being able to walk. The NHS have brought to Bristol an expert in this operation but have deemed that Oskar doesnt meet their strict criteria!! This now means that Oskar's only hope is to raise £70,000 to pay to go to Saint Louis Children's Hospital in Missouri USA. Can we help?
FULL DETAILS OF QUIZ NIGHT - TUESDAY 16th DECEMBER!
1. TIME OF THE QUIZ. Arrive for 7.30 with a prompt 8.00pm start.
2. LOCATION OF THE QUIZ. The Dribuild Suite of The Memorial Stadium.
3. COST OF THE QUIZ. £6 per team as a minimum. (Voluntary donations of higher amounts welcome.)
4. DATE OF THE QUIZ. Tuesday 16th December 2014. (With a reserve date of Wednesday 17th December.)
5. SIZE OF TEAMS. A Maximum of 6 members per team.
6. NATURE OF THE QUIZ. There will be a total of 8 rounds.
(Including rounds on Sport, Christmas Hits, Food and Bristol at Christmas.)
7. PRIZES. This is still being sorted.
8. RAFFLES. This is in the process of being organised.
(Prizes & Raffle include:- 1. A Dribuild Suite hospitality package for 4 people & 2. Some East Stand tickets. Among Others.)
9. REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE. The Dribuild Suite bar will be open on the night
10.PROCEDURE FOR ENTERING TEAMS. currently anticipate entry on the night but you can reserve a table.
LET'S HELP OSKAR WALK!
There will also be a bucket collection at the New Years Day Clash
The club will be looking for some volunteers to help with the buckets on 1st January so if you can help, please let them know.
On behalf of lots of Gasheads i would like to offer my sincere thanks to Bristol Rovers FC and supporters who are willing to offer their time and facilities to make this happen especially Brian Seymour-Smith who has acted really quickly to ensure this happens.
You can donate to Oskars Appeal here: Oscars Just Giving Page
The total so far raised both online and through an incredible bucket collection at Ashton Gate last weekend is well over £20,000 already.
AN UPDATE FROM LIZZY PYCROFT, OSKAR PYCROFT'S MUM:
“I wanted to share some good news with you all.
Yesterday afternoon I had a call from the Bristol SDR team, Both surgeons have agreed to operate on Oskar on a private basis in the UK. This means we can now adjust our target to £50,000.
What this will do is to cover the costs of the pre-op assessments, the surgery and the long but intensive rehabilitation post surgery. It will also cover items of equipment that Oskar will require to help with his rehabilitation that will not be provided by the NHS and the post-op check ups.
This means we are almost at the half way point for our fundraising for Oskar’s SDR surgery. Many of you see the happy boy in the pictures I post but what most of you don’t see is the Oskar that is in pain and discomfort or when during the night he is screaming in pain and despite giving pain relief and giving him a stretch or massaging his legs he remains in pain and the only thing left to do is to cuddle him and hope it eases soon. Sometimes I sit all night holding his legs in a comfortable position just so he can get some sleep. Not only is this operation Oskar’s only chance of being able to walk it will also remove a large portion of his pain on a permanent basis.
So many people have helped out already and I am truly thankful because we wouldn’t have gotten so far along without them. I am also very thankful to all those who have donated so far.
The Just Giving Page will be updated with the new target figure very soon but for now please share and donate even if its just a quid.”
