Honiton charity Devon Freewheelers to benefit from raffle of signed Exeter City football

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17th Sep 2021 | Local News

The Honiton-based charity Devon Freewheelers is to benefit from a raffle to win a football signed by the current Exeter City line-up.

Kelly Lawson has been fundraising for the Freewheelers in honour of her father David Meyer, who died of coronavirus in March 2020 aged 62.

She's already completed a running, cycling and swimming challenge in his memory, and is planning a coast-to-coast run and cycle next year.

The raffle is taking place at the end of this month, and tickets can be bought by donating £3 to the JustGiving page Kelly set up for her challenge. People who've made the payment need to add their names to her equivalent Facebook page.

Kelly said: "The signed Exeter City football was kindly donated to me. It's all this season's team. All the new players have signed it so it's probably the first like it.

"The more entries I get, the more money that goes to the Devon Freewheelers, and the more times people enter, the more times their name goes into the draw."

Kelly will announce the winner of the raffle on September 29 – the 18-month anniversary of her father's death.

Russell Roe, Devon Freewheelers Deputy CEO, said: "Kelly has gone above and beyond, fundraising for the Devon Freewheelers. We are all in awe of her gruelling Challenge 62 efforts, cycling, swimming and running in memory of her dad.

"Now she has generously organised a raffle with a fantastic prize of an Exeter City football, signed by the new team, all in aid of the Devon Freewheelers. We hope lots of people will take part and enter to win it."

Mr Roe added: "I am full of admiration for the time and energy Kelly has given to Devon Freewheelers over the past year, and the funds she has raised for the charity to keep the Blood Bikes service on the road.

"It is thanks to loyal supporters like Kelly that the Devon Freewheelers can continue to offer its free service to the community, supporting the NHS."

     

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