Dormer
Place based Travel Management Group (TMG) worked
with Fulham Badgers, a side of young people aged
between 10 and 23 with Downs Syndrome, to send
41 players, parents and staff to Hong Kong for
the international tournament.
The
Badgers took on the Hong Kong Dragons and the
Hong Kong FC Crusaders, and became the first
Downs Syndrome side to represent England overseas
after the Fulham Football Club Foundation raised
£60,000 to pay for the trip.
The
week-long trip also gave the team and their
families the chance to train at professional
stadia, go sightseeing and attend a lunch hosted
by renowned businessman Sir David Tang.
TMG
Chief Executive Ian Dunwoody said: "It
was an absolutely fantastic experience for the
team, their families and also for myself.
"The
trip epitomised the very best of what sport
can do for young people's confidence, joy and
self-esteem, and it was refreshing to see the
respect the players had for one another."
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