last month. The annual football tournament and raffle at HMS Malabar raised $1,630 for Tmara Fubler, which will go towards the $5,000 needed for a personal reader.

The money is being held in a separate account by the Bermuda Educational Assistance Trust and trustee Ms Jane Amaral says it has got their fund-raising off to a good start.

The organisers wish to thank the Bank of Bermuda, the Prison Officers Club, The Robin Hood, the Frog and Onion, the International Sports shop, the Bermuda Railway Museum, Blades Hairdressers, Sandys Sports Club, Submarine Enterprise, Eve Cycles, Franklin Travel, Somerset Motors and Marriot Castle Harbour.