My name is John Morrison and I run a just giving site called the Yorkshire Trench at Ypres in Belgium. We raise funds to renovate a World War One trench that needs a great deal of restoration.
One of the ways I thought to raise money was to ask football clubs if they might be able to help with memorabilia I was put in touch with Stix. Within a couple of day’s I had a reply, not only that but was given a time, date and location of where to pick up a poppy shirt worn by a Leeds United player. In the middle of a pandemic Stix had sorted out a shirt that we could auction, he was also very interested in the Yorkshire Trench as well and he has kept in touch to find out how we are doing.
It had been a struggle to get donations but once the shirt was auctioned it gave us the most amount of money we had been given so far, at one thousand six hundred pounds, it also raised awareness of the just giving site. We were also given a great deal of encouragement to carry on. We contacted Stix on many occasions, and he gave freely of his time, and advice to us on how to maximise the amounts of money donated.
I think it is fair to say that Stix is a genuine gentleman, one who will go out of his way to help people. Nothing was ever too much for him and he was thoroughly professional in his approach, and advice.
The team at the Yorkshire Trench thank him very much for helping to keep alive the memory of so many Yorkshire soldiers who gave their lives.
Kind regards
John P Morrison
The Yorkshire Trench
(Registered charity number 1114807)
“John told me some time later, that he had contacted all of the 92 clubs regarding this appeal and that I was the only club representative who assisted him”
Stix.