Hollywood stars' £10k donation 'incredible' - dad
Louis' father Aaron said he had to sit down when he saw the donation from the owners of Wrexham AFC
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The father of a disabled boy who received a £10,000 donation from Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney said there were "no words to describe it."
Louis was born with a rare genetic condition called TUBA1A, which causes him to have painful leg spasms, limited mobility, epilepsy and cerebral palsy.
His parents Aaron and Charlotte are fundraising £40,000 to adapt their home.
Aaron, head teacher of a Cheshire primary school, said fundraising had "blown up" since the donation to the 4-year-old Wrexham AFC fan.
Louis loves going to watch Wrexham AFC with his brother, his family said
"It's not just the amount, it's the publicity that comes with it," he said.
"When you set a target of £40,000, you think it is going to take years, now it has given us hope we can do it within 12 months."
The fundraising began with Aaron's colleagues signing up for the Nantwich 10k run, and an online donation page set up with a children's charity.
"When we got that £10,000 from Rob and Ryan, it was just unbelievable," said the head teacher, who "could not concentrate" for the rest of that day.
The message with the £10,000 donation from Wrexham AFC's owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds read "up the town young man"
The family hope to raise enough to fit a downstairs bedroom with an attached wet room at their Wrexham home, as well as raise the level in the garden to make it easier for Louis to move around.
The four-year-old and his parents have been filmed for Welcome to Wrexham, the documentary series chronicling the Hollywood star's ownership of the football club.
"We're going to have find an agent for him, because he's become quite a local celebrity now!" said Aaron
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- Published13 February
