Cheque presented by walking football team to Lincolnshire Cardiac Rehabilitation Service
Posted on: 11th September 2019
A walking football tournament in July, raised £2,200 for Lincolnshire Cardiac Rehabilitation Service.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS), runs the Cardiac Rehabilitation Service in Lincolnshire, which brings together a wide range of advice and support including, medical treatment, education, counselling/psychological support, exercise advice and healthy eating.
Alan Lee, an LCHS volunteer and ex-cardiac rehab patient organised the competition at Ruston Sports and Social Club on Newark Road.
The money came from entry fee donations, a raffle and spectators, players and organisers making personal contributions at the event.
Alan and his team of nine ex-patients presented the cheque in front of current patients on Monday, 9 September during the Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme.
Alan said: “It’s a privilege, for us as ex-patients to be able to give something back to the service that helped us all so much. We have done this for Mo Bullen, Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse Specialist and all her team who helped us get our lives back.
“The group agreed that presenting the cheque to the amazing staff of Lincoln Cardiac Rehabilitation in front of current patients and then speaking about the importance of exercise on your health and wellbeing after rehab would be the perfect culmination to this fundraising event.”
The money raised will go through the Trust’s charity; Charitable Funds. Charitable Funds is an independent charity that plays a vital role in supporting LCHS to make a difference to patient care. Charitable Funds provides enhanced services and facilities that would not normally be funded by the NHS.
Mo Bullen, Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse Specialist at LCHS said: “I am genuinely amazed by the generous support that Alan and his team give us.
“They are such a lovely selfless group of people who have given up a significant amount of their free time to benefit future cardiac patients and we are truly grateful.”