# Lord's Taverners pledge £1 million to disabled sport

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/11/22/lord039s-taverners-pledge-1-million-disabled-sport/
- Published: 2007-11-22T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Youth sports charity the Lord’s Taverners have pledged to donate £1 million to disabled
sport over the next five years. They have begun by donating £100,000 to Great Britain
Wheelchair Basketball (GBWBA) to aid the development of the sport at junior and 
grassroots levels.
The donation is the largest contribution to the development of
wheelchair basketball since it became formalised in the UK in the 1960’s. The money
will be used to develop four specific programmes within the sport covering development
in Wales, an annual international challenge, regional junior championships, and 
development of the junior league and clubs.

 

 

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John Feaver of The Lord’s Taverners said: “We raise £1.6 million every year which
is split equally between cricket initiatives and disabled sports programmes. We 
have donated over 800 minibuses to special needs organisations and it is hoped that
our new £1 million pledge will give youngsters throughout Britain a sporting chance
to get involved in disabled sport.”

 

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