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Last few days to join the Count Me In Campaign

Wednesday 28th March 2007

The deadline is fast approaching for the Count Me In campaign to collect signatures to support their "Count Me In" Award. At present, there are 10,280 signatures with a requirement for more to ensure that Disability Sport is receives the prifle it deserves.

The Award was launched by Sports Minister Richard Caborn in summer 2006, and aims to support disabled children, young people and adults to have equal access to sport and physical activity.

So far they have got signatures from:

Sports Minister - Richard Caborn
Minister for Disabled People - Anne McGuire
Director Office of Disability Issues - Bruce Calderwood.
The Secretary of State for Education - Alan Johnson
Chair of the Disability Rights Commission - Bert Massie
Chair UK Sport - Sue Campbell
Chief Executive Youth Sport Trust - Steve Grainger
Chair of the Labour Party - Hazel Blears

And Big sporting names:

Sir Trevor Brooking
Darren Campbell
Linford Christie
Duncan Goodhew
Ade Adepitan
Dame Kelly Holmes
Danny Mills
Ian Rose
Uriah Rennie
Tessa Sanderson
Iwan Thomas
Marc Woods
Colin Jackson

Various national businesses have also signed up including Nationwide, npower and the BBC.

Make a difference and sign up to “Count Me In”, by clicking on the link http://www.efds.net/ngb/ngb_sub.php and register your vote for more resources to go into disability sport.

Read more about the award at www.efds.co.uk

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