Reading fan Dan Snow is organising a five-a-side football tournament to raise money for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) after his four-year-old daughter Harper was diagnosed with the condition.
JIA is a rheumatic condition affecting children and young people and can take several different forms.
CCAA with Kids is a volunteer-led charity run by people who have been affected by JIA and are passionate about supporting others.
Setting up a GoFundMe page with a target of £1,000- over £200 has already been raised.
Mr Snow and his partner Carrie Goodey 'love and thank' all those that have helped raise awareness and raise donations.
"We never thought we would be in a position where our daughter is going through a condition that even adults heavily struggle with," Mr Snow told the Reading Chronicle. "Through all the back and forth to different hospitals, MRI scans under general anaesthetic, Steroid injections to the knee and now ankle and weekly injections of an immunosuppressant, Harper will always have a smile on her face fighting through it.
Fellow #readingfc fans, my 4 year old daughter was diagnosed with JIA not so long ago, and I am organising a charity football tournament day for the CCAA. Would love it if I could get a least 5 fans to create a RFC team for the day, maybe more depending on interest. Thanks 🙏 pic.twitter.com/BRzCevfUZ8
— Daniel Snow (@DanSnow1708) August 6, 2023
"The support we have from family and friends is amazing, we couldn’t ask for a better support system. The CCAA mean a lot to us, they have been around to help us with questions and support. They are a non-funded charity and use every donation to fund projects and events to support families that are affected by this horrible condition.
"Every donation is seen and we thank everyone who has. Even those who can’t but still give us support we love and thank."
Organised for Saturday, September 2, at the Woodley Goals Centre- it is scheduled to take place from 11am until 3pm.
Mr Snow has suggested a £10 donation for each player involved, all raising money for CCAA.
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