{"id":2768,"date":"2015-03-24T16:03:43","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T16:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2768"},"modified":"2020-04-14T09:21:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T08:21:31","slug":"success-for-steve-is-sweet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/success-for-steve-is-sweet\/","title":{"rendered":"Success is for Steve is sweet!"},"content":{"rendered":"
We embarked on a year of fundraising events and have managed to raise over \u00a31000 for his charity The Steve Prescott Foundation.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Last year we introduced the inspirational story of Steve Prescott<\/a><\/span>, a well-remembered local rugby league hero who sadly passed away in 2013 after captured the hearts of many with his fight against cancer and fundraising efforts.<\/p>\n

Inspired by this legacy we embarked on a year of fundraising events and have since managed to raise over \u00a31000 for his charity The Steve Prescott Foundation<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Our staff shed blood sweat and tears, taking on everything from a 30 mile charity cycle<\/a><\/span>, to a sport themed fun day<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

But our success for Steve ended on a sweet note as we presented the cash to the charity at their glitzy afternoon with boxing icons Sugar Ray Leonard<\/a> <\/span>and Martin Murray<\/a><\/span> at Sutton Leisure Centre, St Helens.<\/p>\n

Local rugby league club St Helens RLFC<\/a> <\/span>(also known as the Saints) sparked our desire to give something back when they gifted us a rare, signed Mal Meninga<\/a><\/span> plaque, which we decided to donate at the Sugar Ray event to further help raise money for the cause.<\/p>\n

Talking about the fundraising success our Managing Director Tony Smith said: \u2018It\u2019s been a whirlwind of events. Everyone got involved and did a great job in raising the funds.<\/p>\n

\u2018The kind gesture from Saints inspired us to give something back and we thought who better to support, than SPF. Hopefully all the money raised will make a big difference to a great local cause.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Also recognising our fundraising efforts was Saint\u2019s star Joe Greenwood<\/span> who said: \u2018Steve was one of my coaches on Saints Academy \u2013 he was a special guy and I would encourage everyone to follow NCC Home Learning\u2019s example and support SPF.\u2019<\/p>\n

For more information on Steve \u2018Prekky\u2019 Prescott who is now dubbed by the rugby and local community as the \u2018Man of Steel\u2019 please see our previous blog<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

If you have a great idea on what we can do next, we\u2019d love to hear from you! Tweet us your suggestions<\/a>\u00a0or send us a message on our\u00a0Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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