The Newport Gwent Dragons team will be supporting a local charity tomorrow night by wearing a specially commissioned shirt in aid of Sparkle.
Only 50 of these shirts have been produced and all 50, including those worn in the derby clash with the Scarlets will be auctioned off by the charity on auction website Ebay next week. Full auction details to follow.
The Sparkle Appeal is a local charity that is aiming to raise £1.5 million to equip a purpose built centre that will be a hub and spoke facility helping the 1200 children with complex disabilities in the South Gwent area to have treatment, care, information, leisure facilities and consultations all under one roof rather than having to travel to diverse centres across both South Wales and London. This will bring ease to the family unit and continuity of care to the children.
However, this isn't just about the treatment that the children will undertake, it's about the ability to bring the family unit back together, helping families to socialise (through use of the medi-cinema and leisure facilities), participate and watch disabled sports - the centre will have the only designated wheelchair sports area in South Wales where parents and able bodied siblings can participate in wheelchair basketball, wheelchair football and additional activities.
