KitAid - Get Your Kit Off!

August 6th, 2008 by SM Dev (ste)

SoccerManager.com is pleased to announce that we are linking up with an excellent charity called KitAid.

What is KitAid?

KitAid is a charity that sends unwanted football kits to children and adults across Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe.

It started in 1998 when Derrick Williams, Three Valley Waters employee, visited Tanzania with the charity WaterAid. Derrick, who is passionate about football, realised that the young children in villages in Tanzania shared the same love of football.

When he returned home, Derrick spoke to work colleagues and friends and shortly afterwards the first box of donated football kits was on its way to the children he’d met in Tanzania.

The willingness of the people around him, led Derrick on to setup KitAid and the appeal has grown year on year with a total of around 50,000 children receiving shirts, kits and footballs in Tanzania, Ghana, Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, South America, Asian and Eastern Europe.

KitAid in action:

How can I help?

KitAid are looking for any type of football shirt or shorts in any size so have a rummage through your drawers, and send of your unwanted kit. All donations will be greatly appreciated, and you can guarantee that your donation will bring a smile to a child’s face and it will be valued for many years to come.

Where to send your kit?

KitAid
C/o Three Valleys Water
PO Box 48
Bishops Rise
Hatfield
Hertfordshire AL10 9HL
Charity registration number: 1113968

Please Note: For any queries please email kitaid@3valleys.co.uk

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