Goodies for Gambia at Christmas 02/06/2010
By Alan Dick Just in time for Christmas, a consignment of boxes arrved in the Gambia marked for the attention of Kira Dalton. They contained a whole load of 'goodies' which were the result of generous donations of clothes, books and so on from various people and organisations. ![]() Photo One: Birmingham City Football Club kindly donated football strips, tracksuits and training gear. Expect a Banjul branch of the Birmingham City Supporters Club to open soon! ![]() Photos Two and Three (right and below): Children of Bothwell Primary School near Glasgow, and Berkswell Primary School near Coventry rallied round last year to support young Gambian children less fortunate than themselves, by donating t-shirts and football strips. All were greatly appreciated as you can see right and below. ![]() Photo Four (below): Last year, Eleanor Elcock, a student from Lichfield and former part-time worker at Woolworths, managed to persuade her local store, prior to its final closure, to donate childrens clothes and gym shoes to the African Oyster Trust. The photo shows just some of the many happy recipients. Comments Your comment will be posted after it is approved. Leave a Reply |




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