News Wax-off for Zack Ongoing sponsors
Smooth operators help out poorly Zack and his family
Zack Barrett is a five year old twin boy who has been diagnosed with a rare, aggressive form of brain tumour known as ‘Diffuse Pontine Glioma’. When Zack was diagnosed, the family were told that Zack only had months to live without treatment and possibly 18 months with radiotherapy.
Initially the family wanted to raise money to create happy memories, so they could make the most of the time they have left together.
However, now Zack’s family are looking into different treatments and trials. Unfortunately, these trials are very expensive. So we are appealing to everyone to help in any way they can big or small as these treatments will be in excess of £100,000 and could be much more.
You may be wondering why we are getting involved. Zack’s grandfather, Jason Wood, is a former groundsman and a friend to our managing director Dave
Continuation of Racecourse Groundstaff Awards sponsorship confirmed
Ongoing sponsorship of the Racecourse Association's Groundstaff of the Year Awards has been announced by Pitchcare, Watt Fences and Fornells.
Saltman and, as any parent would be, Dave was keen to get involved.
So we arranged a ‘Wax-Off for Zack’ with six ‘willing’ volunteers’ including Dave.
Waxing took place on Thursday 9th February with lots of promotion on both Twitter and Facebook both before and after the event.
Modesty, and ‘grown men crying’ only allows us to post one picture
A long day of hairy wax strips, belly button spillages and pink skin resulted in six silky smooth men, over £600 in donations, a lot of laughs and, most importantly, a bit more hope for Zack and his family. There is still time to donate whatever you are able to spare:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowd funding/wax-off-for-zack
The three companies have committed, once again, to supporting the exceptional work of groundstaff teams at racecourses around the country.
Awards are presented in three categories: Flat, Jumps and Dual Purpose, with an overall winner announced at the prestigious RCA Showcase Awards held towards the end of the year.
Winners in 2016 were Brighton, Ascot and Cartmel, with the latter proving that small can be beautiful by also collecting the overall Showcase Award.
Caroline Davies, RCA Racecourse Services Director said; “We are
delighted that Pitchcare, Watt Fences and Fornells have agreed to continue their support of these valuable and highly coveted awards which recognise the racecourse groundstaff who work tirelessly to provide the best ground possible and ensure that it is well maintained, consistent and safe.”
Pitchcare Operations Director, John Richards, commented, “In all the years we have been supporting the Awards, there has been a marked increase in the standard of work by groundstaff at courses across the country. It’s amazing that they can be hit by all sorts of horrendous weather, yet are able to produce produce safe and consistent racing conditions. They all do a great job.”
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