Priory Rotary Donate £1500 for sports Wheelchairs

Members of Priory Rotary attended a session of wheelchair rugby for children with disabilities at Lynn sport on Friday, and afterwards presented a cheque for £1500 to the leader of Ability Counts, Pete Lauder, to enable him to buy more wheelchairs for the group.

Ability Counts was started roughly 2 years ago by Pete, who is a Scottish International wheelchair rugby league player. He suffered a career ending injury, now with a disability himself, whilst in the armed forces, deploying to Kuwait, Kosovo, Iraq & Afghanistan. He currently only has 9 wheelchairs, which significantly limits the number of children who can take part, and has more children & adults/veterans wanting to take part. This donation should allow Pete to rapidly expand the opportunity by purchasing more chairs. Which up until this point the club has never been able to.

Jonathan Holmes of Priory Rotary said “it was humbling and heartening to see the enthusiasm and sheer enjoyment of the children taking part in this session, which went by so quickly. The children were still buzzing as their parents picked them up. We are so pleased to be able to support this fantastic initiative and help it grow.”

Thanking Jonathan, Pete said “we are overwhelmed by the generosity shown by Priory Rotary, and the faith they have in us. This donation will have a major positive impact on children who otherwise would have had to wait for a chance to join us.”

Picture shows Ken Banks of Priory Rotary presenting a cheque for £1500 to Pete Lauda after one of the wheelchair rugby sessions.