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PCA Benvolent Fund

Who you will be helping...

Below are stories of just some of the poeple that have already been helped by the PCA Benevolent Fund.

Owen Parkin played for Glamorgan until 2003. In 2004 his daughter Rosie was born with a serious respiratory condition. The Benevolent Fund has supplied specialist portable breathing equipment which allowed Rosie to leave hospital. This means she can now live as normal a life as possible whilst she awaits further operations to rectify the problem.

Keith Piper's playing career was brought to a sudden end in 2005 following a problem with an addiction to cannabis. The PCA was able to offer counselling and rehabilitation services when Keith needed them most. Keith has now turned his life around and is now the second XI coach at Warwickshire CCC - a role he wouldn't have dreamed of at the height of his addiction.

Winston Davis played for Glamorgan, Northants and the West Indies in a career spanning 15 years. In 1992 a tragic accident when he was cutting down a tree led to him being paralysed from the chest down. With his family still in the West Indies, Winston finds it hard to write letters or use the phone and staying in touch with friends and family is difficult. A grant from the PCA Benevolent Fund has paid for a specially adapted computer equipment which enables Winston to keep in touch via email which has massively increased his independence.

Jamie Hood played for Yorkshire until 1996. His playing career was brought to an abrupt end when he was involved in a serious car accident in South Africa. The impact on his neck broke it and he is now paralysed from the neck down and unable to breathe fully on his own. The PCA Benevolent Fund has helped with the costs of a holiday in a specially equipped hotel that has given both Jamie and his carer a well deserved break.

Graham Stephenson played for Yorkshire from 1973 to 1987. In 2005 he was diagnosed with mouth cancer. In 2005, Graham underwent a 14 hour operation where surgeons re-built large areas of his mouth using a bone from his leg. There has been a huge amount of rehabilitation involving numerous trips to hospital. The PCA Benevolent Fund has helped Graham with the cost of this and also paid for a holiday to help Graham recuperate.

Chris Schofield played for Yorkshire from 1992 to 1996. In 2004 Chris fell 20 ft from a roof which fractured his skull on both sides and left him partially deaf which threatened his plans for a career in coaching.
The PCA helped Chris to obtain high powered hearing aids which have allowed him to pursue his dream of becoming a coach.