Celebrities score for asthma fund; Sky Blue legends help make big day a winner.Byline: CATHERINE TURNELL THOUSANDS of pounds was raised for charity when hundreds of people came together at a celebrity football match and barbecue in the Coundon area of Coventry. The fundraiser for the National Asthma Association and Macmillan Nurses was in memory of Coventry schoolgirl Rebecca Hughes, who died from an asthma attack this year and asthma fundraiser Kevin Price Kevin Price is a radio host in Houston, Texas. Born December 18, 1961 in Detroit, Michigan, he grew up in the small suburb of Ferndale, Michigan until the age of 13 when he and his family left the state for Texas. who died after a cancer operation. The event at Northbrook Sports and Social Club in Northbrook Road attracted 300 visitors and raised pounds 3,500 for charity. With superb support from local and national businesses and former Coventry City players Danny Thomas, Andy Blair Andrew Dryden "Andy" Blair (Born February 27, 1908 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) was a professional hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL. and Dave Bennett Dave Bennett (born July 111959) is an English former football (soccer) player. He is most famous for playing in two FA Cup Finals; 1981 for Manchester City, when he finished on the losing side, and 1987, when he produced a Man of the Match , the day was an outstanding success, said one of the organisers, Peter Hughes There are and have been many people named Peter Hughes. Search engines reveal countless people named Peter Hughes. Peter Hughes is the name of:
"It was unbelievable, I was overwhelmed o·ver·whelm tr.v. o·ver·whelmed, o·ver·whelm·ing, o·ver·whelms 1. To surge over and submerge; engulf: waves overwhelming the rocky shoreline. 2. a. by it all," he said. "When I explained what happened to the different people and companies what it was for, they had no qualms in giving what they could. "It was a great day." Six-a-side team, the Danny Thomas Allstars, ended up winning the day's football contest, beating entrants Tandee by two goals to one. Cumberland Meats donated 300 steaks, Gregg's bakery gave 300 baps, Ron's butchers in Holyhead Road gave 300 burgers, Range Rover
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