UPDATE: This fundraiser has now reached the target of £2,000. Thank you so much again to everyone who donated, either cash or prizes.

Please look at the updates further down the page for the prize winners and get in touch with me at dspopsider@gmail.com to arrange collection if you’ve won one.

Alzheimer’s disease has had a huge impact on the Stacey family.

David Andrew Stacey lost his battle with young-onset Alzheimer’s in August at the age of 62 and his uncle, Torbay boxing legend David Leslie Stacey, lived with the disease in the last few years before his passing in October.

They were both passionate Torquay United fans (the latter also worked at the club for a few years) and some of their family and friends are coming together on Saturday 21st December to sponsor the Gulls’ match with Hemel Hempstead in their memory. In doing so, the aim is to raise as much money as possible for the Alzheimer’s Society.

If people can donate whatever they can to this worthwhile cause it would be very much appreciated. There is a signed Torquay home shirt up for grabs to the person who makes the highest single donation (by midnight on 21st December 2024) to the Alzheimer’s Society via this fundraising page. Furthermore, everyone who makes a donation of at least £5 to the fundraising page will have their name put into a draw for a chance to win some other fantastic prizes.

This now includes:

The opportunity to join a Back on the Ball podcast, featuring Torquay United legends Colin Lee and Dean Edwards along with broadcaster David Fitzgerald, and discuss a pre-agreed topic of choice with the team. If the winner is a local business, they can promote it on that particular episode of the podcast. Many thanks to the Back on the Ball team for putting this unique prize forward.

An hour-and-a-half driving lesson kindly donated by Learninabeetle in Torquay.

An MOT test valid for a year kindly donated by Chelston Electrical in Torquay.

Two Plymouth Argyle away shirts (one per successful draw entrant) - these have been kindly donated by the club. Both shirts are adult size medium.

A pair of tickets for an Exeter Chiefs Premiership Rugby Cup game in February, kindly donated by the club.

£50 gift voucher kindly donated by Pro:Direct Sport.

A kettle and toaster kindly donated by Sparkworld in Heathfield, Newton Abbot.

Voucher for a back massage kindly donated by Charlotte @ E-Hair and Beauty in Torquay.

Voucher for a blow dry kindly donated by Richard at E-Hair and Beauty in Torquay.

£25 voucher kindly donated by Hanbury’s Famous Fish and Chips of Babbacombe in Torquay.

£20 gift voucher kindly donated by Trago Mills in Newton Abbot.

A pair of tickets kindly donated by Kents Cavern in Torquay.

A voucher for a Christmas Yule Log kindly donated by the Crusty Loaf Bakery in Barton, Torquay.

There will also be some collection buckets at Plainmoor on the day of the game for general donations to the Alzheimer's Society.