FOOTBALL fanatics in Sevenoaks are
being asked to Pitch In! and donate their unwanted football shirts to
help support the education of disadvantaged children around the world.
Doves Funeral Directors on in St John’s Hill is asking residents to delve into their drawers.
Once collated collected collecting the shirts are given to give to UK charity Kits4Causes aimed at assisting education projects around the world to achieve their goals.
Funeral arranger Linda Scothern told the Chronicle: “When we were told about the work Kits4Causes gets involved in, we were staggered to learn how much good can be achieved with an unwanted football shirt.
“Given that the World Cup is upon us and Sevenoaks is a town full of football fans and football clubs, we thought we would challenge local residents to Pitch In! and see how many football shirts we can collect.”
In addition to shirts, sShorts, socks and accessories including shin pads and football boots are also welcomed by the charity.
Since its launch, Kits4Causes has worked with over more than 50 international aid organisations in 26 different countries.
Believing that a shared passion for football enables different communities with different social and cultural ideals to come together, the charity uses this vision to help deliver education projects in some of the poorest nations on earth.
Donations can be made at 112 St John’s Hill, Sevenoaks.
Doves Funeral Directors on in St John’s Hill is asking residents to delve into their drawers.
Once collated collected collecting the shirts are given to give to UK charity Kits4Causes aimed at assisting education projects around the world to achieve their goals.
Funeral arranger Linda Scothern told the Chronicle: “When we were told about the work Kits4Causes gets involved in, we were staggered to learn how much good can be achieved with an unwanted football shirt.
“Given that the World Cup is upon us and Sevenoaks is a town full of football fans and football clubs, we thought we would challenge local residents to Pitch In! and see how many football shirts we can collect.”
In addition to shirts, sShorts, socks and accessories including shin pads and football boots are also welcomed by the charity.
Since its launch, Kits4Causes has worked with over more than 50 international aid organisations in 26 different countries.
Believing that a shared passion for football enables different communities with different social and cultural ideals to come together, the charity uses this vision to help deliver education projects in some of the poorest nations on earth.
Donations can be made at 112 St John’s Hill, Sevenoaks.
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