Pink Day raises £1,400 for Breast Cancer Care
Proceeds of Boro's Pink Day which will be donated to Breast Cancer Care will be around the £1,400 mark.
Boro hosted their Pink Day on October 23rd against Brighouse Town, when the team wore a pink strip sponsored by local and national businesses, supporters and groups.
Sponsors of the kit were as follows: 2 - Prisma Colour, 3 - Harpers Fish and Chip Restaurant, 4 - Viking UK Gas Ltd, 5 - Plaxton, 6 - SAFC Supporters Club, Scarborough Evening News, 8 - Ultimate Creative Communications, 9 - Humber Learning Consortium, 10 - Scarborough Ladies FC, 11 - Spitting Lizard Print and Design, 12-17 - Shoreline Suncruisers.
All fans were encouraged to wear pink, and on the back of that, replicas of the team strip were made available for purchase, with £5 from each sale going to the charity.
After the home game against Pickering on Saturday the club held an auction to sell the pink shirts, which raised £640 extra for the charity.
The top bidding went on the number 9 shirt which was worn by Rob Northen on the day - in which he scored twice. That shirt sold for £130. Most other shirts sold for £30 or more, with all 15 shirts available selling in the auction.
Club communications director James Hunter, principle organiser of the fund-raising effort alongside fellow directors Wendy Danby and Andy Troughton, said: "What a fantastic amount to raise, and I didn't think we would even get to four-figures let alone the amount we did!
"We wish to thank all sponsors, supporters and auction bidders for their support - in particular members of the Brighouse Town FC committee who not only organised to sponsors and purchase the number 2 shirt, but also raised an extra £62 via a raffle held at their ground.
"Thanks also to Trophy Trader of Beaconsfield Street for printing of sponsors onto the shirts.
"There is still some money to come in from sponsors and auction winners, but once that is all in the total raised will be in excess of £1,750 before costs.
"I'm not sure if we will do the same again last year, but we will certainly continue to look for opportunities to contribute to both local and national charities through our community programme.
"We continue to support St Catherine's Hospice each season with our Goal-den Pledge Scheme, and we always try and participate in as many community projects as we can."
Total income for the charity came from the following areas: Kit sponsorship - £600; Auction sales - £640; 50p from each match programme - £76; Brighouse Town raffle - £62; Replica shirt £5s - £100; Donations and collections - £275; Total - £1,753.
