Sergeant Brian Taylor, currently serving as a Weapons Technician in the Royal Air Force, has set up an online auction with a host of Scottish football memorabilia, and a selection of Premier League and Football League items up for grabs.
The aim of the auction is to raise money for the Royal Air Force Association, a charity for serving airmen and past members of the RAF, and their families and friends who are experiencing difficulties.
Sergeant Taylor, said: "I am sure everyone is well aware of the job the Armed Forces are doing around the world and the devastating effects it has on their families and friends. Royal Air Forces Association are a charity which helps these families and friends and gives money to research rehabilitation techniques.
"We have had a couple of recent casualties in my particular trade, Bomb Disposal, and personal friends who have been seriously injured. So, as you can imagine, these charities are close to my heart."
A statement on the auction website http://briansauctionsite.yolasite.com/ reads: "RAF Association is a national membership charity reaching out to the whole RAF family. All the money raised helps provide support for serving and former members of the RAF and their families.
Whether it's an airman injured in Afghanistan fighting to get back onto his feet, a young child missing his mum when she's away on overseas operations or a WWII veteran needing a shoulder to lean on, we are there to help.
"There are currently 2,400 RAF personnel serving on operations overseas such as in Afghanistan and, at the moment, both they and their families especially need our support. We receive no government funding and so we rely solely on the generosity of the public to help us raise funds."
Middlesbrough fans may like the two Middlesbrough lots: a 2008 Middlesbrough Pennant signed by Gareth Southgate and a 2008 Middlesbrough Pennant signed by the Middlesbrough team, while Spurs fans may be interested in the signed Football by Tottenham Hotspurs' Carling Cup Winning Team (2008).
Sergeant Taylor served twenty years as a Weapons Technician and is currently at RAF Kinloss on the Nimrod aircraft. He has been fundraising for a small section of charities since 2000 and has raised just under £35,000 to date.
Charities which have benefited from Sergeant Taylor's fundraising efforts in the past include:
Cash for Kids - A children s charity based in Aberdeen who support children s projects in the Aberdeen area.
The Jamie Samson Memorial Fund - Set up in the memory of a young boy, aged two, who went for a sleep on the day of his sister's birthday and never woke up. The money raised goes into research into why Unexplained Infant Death occurs and also to help with projects in Fife.
And of course the RAFA.
The auction began on the 17th of February and runs until the 17th of this month.
Check out the website auction at: http://briansauctionsite.yolasite.com/
First published on www.ComeOnBoro.com on 10-3-10
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