Eleven North West footy clubs have donated signed shirts to raise funds for Salford's Broughton House, which is currently undergoing a £13million transformation to create the UK's first Veteran Care Village for ex-servicemen and women.
There's some great stuff on offer including a Man United poppy shirt signed by Marcus Rashford and a Man City shirt signed by Rúben Dias.
There are also shirts signed by the squads of Salford City, Everton, Preston North End, Bolton Wanderers, Rochdale FC, Stockport County and Altrincham FC, plus a Blackburn Rovers shirt signed by former star Jason McAteer and a signed copy of his autobiography, and an Oldham Athletic poppy shirt.
Bids can be submitted to auction@broughtonhouse.com and the deadline is 12.30pm on Thursday, 17th December. There is no limit to the number of bids each person can make.*
The first stage of the Broughton House redevelopment was completed in September, when residents moved into a new three storey building which has residential and nursing care accommodation with 32 beds over two floors.
The next stage has begun and will feature 32 residential care and residential dementia care beds and six independent living apartments alongside the Armed Forces Support Hub. Broughton House is seeking to raise a further £1.4million to complete this stage of the project.
"We are extremely grateful to all of the clubs for donating the shirts for auction" says Laura Carr community and events fundraiser at Broughton House "They and the copy of Jason McAteer's signed autobiography will help raise much-needed funds as we transition into the UK's first Veteran Care Village.
"To have the clubs' support is fantastic" she adds "Our veterans really appreciate it, and we hope fans far and wide get involved and take part in our auction. All of the funds raised will be crucial in enabling us to continue our work supporting the veteran community, in particular given the challenging circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic."
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