Citi Belfast

Charity Football Match in Memory of Ian Spence

Fundraising for The Raven Trust
£3,148
raised of £3,500 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
In memory of Ian Spence
The Raven Trust

Verified by JustGiving

RCN SC30260

Story

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thanks for taking the time to visit&nbsp;our JustGiving page.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ian Spence, passed away suddenly on 24 October 2011.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Ian joined Citi Belfast in 2007 and worked in the Equities Team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In Ian&rsquo;s memory, Belfast Citi F.C. played a Charity Football Match against his club team, Comber YM F.C. on Friday 27 January at the Comber Leisure Centre. &nbsp;The game was lively, with many comical moments, and it finished 3-3. &nbsp;With Citi Belfast winning 3-1 on penalties after some heroics from the Citi keeper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>The aim is to raise enough donations to fully fund a specific project in Ian&rsquo;s name at the Ekwendeni Hospital in Malawi via the Raven Trust.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Ian and the rest of the Spence family have been involved in fund raising for The Ekwendeni Hospital for the last 15 years or so, and the plan is to build a &lsquo;breakfast shelter&rsquo; in Ian&rsquo;s name for the children that come to the Hospital for breakfast.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - We raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Share this story

Help Citi Belfast

Sharing this page with your friends could help raise up to 3x more in donations

You can also help by sharing this link on

About the charity

The Raven Trust

Verified by JustGiving

RCN SC30260
Malawi community based projects, large and small - educational, medical, commerce and church support

Donation summary

Total raised
£3,148.00
+ £588.25 Gift Aid
Online donations
£3,148.00
Offline donations
£0.00

* Charities pay a small fee for our service. Find out how much it is and what we do for it.