Cashino Mansfield provides wheelchair to Nottingham boy
Thanks to the
joint fundraising efforts of customers and staff at Cashino Mansfield, 4-year-old
Rory Wholey has been presented with a new powered wheelchair that his mum says
will give him greater independence and make family trips much easier.
Cashino, which operates 168 adult gaming centres across the
country, is one of the main fundraisers for CHIPS, a charity set up on behalf
of the casino and gaming industry, which aims to provide specialised powered
wheelchairs for children with severe mobility problems.
Rory, who
lives with his mum, Dad and two siblings in Nottingham, has not been
professionally diagnosed with a specific condition yet. However, he is currently
being investigated for a hereditary condition similar to Hereditary Spastic
Paraparesis. This condition causes weakness and stiffness in the leg
muscles, and is a condition his mum also suffers from. Rory currently uses a
K-walker to walk short distances but tires easily and relies on a wheelchair.
Rory’s mum,Kim, said:
“To see Rory able to move around without tiring makes me so grateful for this gift
from Cashino and CHIPS. I’ve struggled myself with the condition and know how
difficult it is and how tired it can make you, so to know that Rory has a
chance to reduce some of these struggles is amazing.”
“I have to use crutches and it just isn’t possible to push a
pram and Rory’s wheelchair at the same time. It’s a massive weight lifted off
my shoulders, and it means we can spend a bit more time together as a family of
four without having to rely on wider family. We’re very grateful to Cashino
Mansfield and CHIPS for this wheelchair.”
Cashino Mansfield
venue manager, Sandra Radford, said: “It is such a proud moment to know that our
fundraising efforts have helped a little boy be able to get around a bit
easier. Walking is something that most of us take for granted, so it makes us
all overwhelmed to know that someone so young has been given more of a chance
to enjoy his life as much as he can.”
Co-founder of
the CHIPS charity Linda Lindsay said: “It is so important for CHIPS that our
donors see the results of their hard work, and we try to ensure that all the
recipients are local to where the funds have been raised. Cashino and parent
company Praesepe have been amazing, and to date have donated £1.2 million
allowing CHIPS to provide more than 150 wheelchairs up and down the country.”
In total CHIPS has raised more than £2.2
million to date and presented over 520 wheelchairs to children throughout the
UK.
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