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Tour Players Foundation sponsor Trust's Sensory Room
The Tour Players Foundation, the charitable arm of golf’s European Tour and its members, has awarded a grant of £25,000 to the Trust.
The generous donation will be used to equip the Sensory Room which will form part of the on-site leisure facilities available to families visiting the Trust’s holiday respite house. The house, which will be called The Bluebells, will open next year offering free respite breaks to families in purpose-built self-catering apartments. The Trust had applied to the Tour Players Foundation for a grant and the application was endorsed by South African golfer Retief Goosen and England’s Anthony Wall.
Mark Roe, Chairman of the Tour Players Foundation, said: “Retief and Anthony both spoke glowingly of the great work Sebastian’s Action Trust does, so we were delighted to award the Trust a grant which will make a real difference to the quality of life of the children who use it. The Trust is a very worthy cause, and we hope to raise even more funds throughout the course of the week.”
Sebastian's Action Trust is lucky enough to be supported by several of the Tour's Surrey-based members including Goosen and Wall whose children attend the school that Sebastian went to in Bagshot. Both players attended the cheque presentation on Wednesday.
The Trust is also the designated local charity for this year’s BMW PGA Championship 2010 at Wentworth.
Jane Gates, Sebastian’s mother said: “We are delighted to have been selected by the Tour Players Foundation as their nominated local charity for the BMW PGA Championship. The award of £25,000 is incredibly generous and will enable us to equip the Sensory Room in our holiday respite house. The room will be particularly beneficial to those with sensory impairment and will be a much-valued resource in this unique facility. Creating a holiday home that can be used by seriously-ill children with their families is our primary focus. We are so pleased that in less than a year countless families will benefit from crisis breaks at The Bluebells, giving them precious time together in a purpose-built house with plenty of amenities on site.”
A sensory room helps those for whom sight, hearing and touch may be impaired. Common features include soft cushioned flooring, multi-coloured light tubes, textured surfaces and a sophisticated sound system. The room will also be used as a place where massage and other complementary therapies can be enjoyed.
