Ray's bathroom finished

The Ray of Hope Appeal can now announce that work on Ray’s bathroom has been completed.

Ray has been concerned about the condition of his bathroom for many years. Several years ago he fell in the shower and badly injured himself so it was a priority for us to renovate the whole room. With a healthy donation from the PFA work began in February and took eight days.

Thanks to your generous donations Ray now has new handrails on the walls and a whole new shower which has a central pole and a seat. We have also replaced the toilet and sink units in both the bathroom and second toilet area.

Ray is delighted with the work and thanked you all several times when we visited him last month. This, along with work in his bedroom, means that his bungalow is much more comfortable and safer than before.

Now that the major piece of renovation is completed we will be looking at other areas to improve, starting with replacing some of his older handrails and maybe adding more if required.

Ray would like to say "I’m thrilled at the new bathroom and would like to thank everyone who helped and were kind enough to donate. It’s fantastic."

You have all made an enormous contribution to his life, just as he did to ours.

Bob Paisley's family donate to The Ray of Hope Appeal  

The Trustees and Ray have recently been overwhelmed by a £2000 donation from the Bob Paisley Memorial Committee.

See the news page for info.

Arsenal Shirt Auction.

The winning bidder was a Mr John Gookey of Northamptonshire. Well done and thank you John.

Thank you to Sunderland AFC

Saturday’s victory at the Stadium of Light was witnessed by Ray Kennedy. The Ray of Hope Appeal would like to thank Niall Quinn and his staff for making Ray feel so welcome. Sunderland have been superb to us since we contacted them about our visit in April’s 92 club tour, giving us a signed ball and now giving Ray a seat in the Directors Box.

Ray rarely leaves his house save for doctor’s appointments so this was a major excursion. The Ray of Hope Appeal’s remit is to give him a better standard of life so it was great to see him smiling after the match. He told us that he was tired but delighted when we met him after the final whistle.

While thanking Niall and his staff its important to remember that it’s your generosity and support that made Ray’s trip possible. Whether you donated into a collection bucket, attended the launch night, sponsored the dash, joined the Euro predictions or donated in any other way, YOU have helped Ray Kennedy.

Thank you for your continued support,

The Ray of Hope Appeal