Golf club captain raises £2,550 for choroideremia research

Tony Christini, the captain of Shooters Hill Golf Club in Blackheath, and his partner Carol have raised over £2,550 for the Tommy Salisbury Choroideremia Committee. The funds raised will support research into choroideremia - a rare genetic eye condition that affects ten-year-old Tommy Salisbury.

Tommy was presented with a cheque for £2,550 at the golf club where his grandparents, Dot and Alan Grindley, are members. Tommy’s parents, Emma and Paul Salisbury, are extremely grateful for the ongoing support of the club: "We would like to thank Tony and Carol for their fantastic fundraising efforts and all members of Shooters Hill Golf Club who supported them."

The Tommy Salisbury Choroideremia Committee is supporting research into choroideremia at Imperial College London. The total raised by the committee since 2005 now stands at £160,000.

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