Hampshire FA will be collecting donations of any unwanted kit, on behalf of the Taking Football to Africa and Beyond charitable appeal, from 23rd – 27th August 2021 (9AM-5PM) at Winklebury Football Complex, Basingstoke.

ABOUT THE APPEAL

The Taking Football to Africa and Beyond charitable appeal has been in operation for over 15 years, originally organised by Wing Commander Neil Hope MBE in late May 2006. The appeal operates from RAF Shawbury, in North Shropshire, through the RAF Football Association, providing aid to impoverished areas of the world through donated items.

Since its inception, the appeal has been a great success, delivering over 275,000 items, including more than 80,000 football shirts to 58 countries worldwide! This is largely thanks to the tremendous generosity of the appeal’s many donors over the years, who have improved the lives of so many less fortunate people across the globe in North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia.

Items have reached small African villages as well as the huge ‘Slum’ towns of Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria, as well as to mountain villages in the Peruvian Andes, refugee camps on the Syria/Turkey border; war torn Afghanistan and Iraq; diverse areas in Pakistan, India and across the Middle East and South East Asia. The items have assisted people from across all genders, faiths and beliefs portraying the truly diverse and inclusive reach of football and its ability to bring people together.

The appeal has been fortunate in having a huge number of donors, from individuals, to clubs throughout the grassroots landscape, right up to elite organisations such as Premier League clubs and The FA. Once again, you have a chance to join the appeal’s army of fabulous donors…

Hampshire FA first supported the appeal in 2014 and has continued its support ever since. This month we once again open our doors to the grassroots football community and urge you to support the appeal by donating your unwanted football boots and kit. Information on how to donate can be found below:

HOW TO DONATE

Winklebury Football Complex will be open and accepting donations of unwanted football boots and kit from Monday 23rd – Friday 27th August 2021, 9AM – 5PM.

Address: Winklebury Football Complex, Winklebury Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG23 8BF

Please drop in at any point within this window with any kit that you can spare for this fantastic cause. We would particularly love to collect:

• Playing or training clothing items
• Football boots or trainers
• Footballs

The small gesture of passing on your unwanted items can make a huge difference for so many less fortunate people across the globe.

While we appreciate that kit will be in a used condition, we kindly ask that you please check the condition of all kit before donating to ensure that it is still in a good, useable condition. It would also be incredibly useful for the Hampshire FA and RAF FA teams if you could sort items into bags, labelled with the contents, club/donor name and details.

Thank you in advance for your support. This is greatly appreciated by all at Hampshire FA and RAF FA, as well as the hundreds of thousands of grateful recipients of your items across the world.

For more information please email Communications@HampshireFA.com