Long-time readers of my blog will know that before my previous trip to Rwanda I wrote to several local soccer clubs asking for donations of used soccer equipment and used balls etc. Of all of the clubs I wrote to, only the Scarborough Blizzard club replied. The generosity of the head of that club, Michelle Cole-Kennedy, was utterly overwhelming. She gave me uniforms and balls and shin-guards to give away to children in Rwanda. We gave the equipment to a local priest, who gave it to his sister who runs an orphanage. I have posted pictures of two soccer teams wearing the uniforms on an earlier post.
Well, Michelle came through again! Last night I went to meet her at the Blizzard's club headquarters. Again, such generosity from Michelle! She gave me uniforms( jerseys, shorts, socks and goal keeper shirt), balls, shin guards, adult-size polo-shirts (great for gifts for our hosts and for soccer coaches), and some extra child-sized shirts. I was, again, totally overwhelmed.
I might add that I wrote to Nike as well, to see if they had any soccer balls they could donate to the cause, even used equipment. I didn't hear back from Nike, not even a note to say that they could not help.
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