WHEN David Beckham pulls on an England shirt at Wembley stadium tomorrow evening, one Evesham family in particular will be rooting for him.
For Andy and Amanda Collins have particular cause to be grateful to the England midfielder.
A £3,000 grant from the Beckham Charitable Trust has enabled them to begin work converting their garage into a soft play area for their four-year-old son Daniel.
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"We were very grateful when they responded so positively to our appeal for help," said dad Andy. "We are looking to raise £10,000 altogether and this has made a big dent in what we still have to find."
Mum Amanda added: "We will always be grateful for this help. We will be watching the game with Daniel's sister Bethany, who is almost nine, and we are all hoping he does really well," she said.
"The game, especially since it is his first for England for some time, will be especially important to us."
The couple revealed that they had stumbled onto a website for the Beckham's Trust by accident and had written to them.
"Within a few weeks, we had a telephone call from Jackie Adams, Victoria's mother, asking for an invoice," said Amanda. "When we sent it, we received word that we were to receive £3,000 towards the cost of the sensory equipment which will be about £11,500 in all."
The Beckham Charitable Trust is administered on behalf of the Beckhams by Deloitte & Touche. However, all applications are simply passed to the Beckhams and projects are selected solely on their discretion.
The family are raising the money to create a special play area for Daniel who suffers from spina biffida and hydrocephalus.
Last week it was the turn of Evesham Lions Club who have raised more than £1,000 towards the cost through a raffle. The first prize was an intricately designed and built doll's house which was constructed by a prisoner at Long Lartin Prison and donated to the Lions to raise money for a worthy cause.
Daniel and his family visited Woolworths in Bridge Street on Saturday to see BBC presenter Sarah Falkland presents the prize to former mayor Andrew Dyke who accepted it on behalf of the winner who was abroad on holiday.
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