Donations are flooding into a trust fund in memory of dead disabled activist Clyde Stovell.

Hundreds of dollars have already been pledged to pay for a counsellor at the Summerhaven care homes in Smith's.

Now Clyde's grieving family are appealing for more people to give to the Clyde Stovell Trust Fund so facilities for the disabled can be boosted.

The trust was set up at the end of December -- days after Clyde was found drowned in Harrington Sound.

And Clyde's brother, Dr. Daniel Stovell, said the family were hoping thousands of dollars could be pledged for future projects.

He added: "We set up the trust fund to continue Clyde's good work.

"Clyde did so much for so many people and he was an inspiration to everybody he ever came across.

"He looked at everything in a positive way and we thought we would do the same.

"This fund can stand as a permanent memorial to him and hopefully it will also do some good.'' Wheelchair-bound Clyde, 36, was paralysed in a motorcycle accident in 1978.

He campaigned for disabled rights, acted as a spokesman for the Bermuda Physically Handicapped Association and was also a renowned artist after learning to paint by mouth.

Clyde lived at the Summerhaven apartments and the Stovells are hoping the fund can pay for a psychiatric counsellor to visit the home part-time.

"The Tax Commissioner's Office have given us a cheque for $200 and we have had other pledges from the Bermuda Hockey Association,'' added Dr. Stovell.

"At least three or four individuals have pledged money to the fund and we're already running well into hundreds of dollars and on our way to the $1,000 mark.

"Exactly what all the money will be used for has yet to be decided but the first thing we would like to see is the counsellor for Summerhaven.

"There is no real target for the amount of money we are trying to raise and we will just wait to see how high it can go.

"But obviously the more pledges we get, the more we will be able to do.'' Willard Fox, Clyde's friend, neighbour and colleague on the Bermuda Physically Handicapped Association, welcomed the new trust fund.

He said counselling was vital for people who become disabled through accidents.

But he urged the Stovell family to consider educational courses or computer training for other disabled people.

Anyone who wants to make a donation should call 295-5395 or 293-1012.

HANDICAP HAN