[Archived] Rovers Trust & Blackburn Rovers - New Appeal

[sibarnes66]

An Appeal to all Rovers Fans

The Rovers Trust has teamed up with Blackburn Rovers to help send football kit to children in a Kenya orphanage following an appeal from a member of the supporters trust.

Darren Gudgeon, a Rovers fan since the age of eight and a British soldier based in Nairobi, Kenya, helps train the Kenyan Army whilst also providing food, shelter and medical care for a children’s orphanage.

When Darren, who is with the Royal Logistic Corp, arrived at the orphanage, five of the children had HIV and were in a bad way, but through various donations, their health has improved and Darren believes the children – who had previously been helped by an Arsenal fan – would benefit massively from the donation of Rovers shirts, hats and scarves.

All Rovers fans are being asked to donate any unwanted or spare items of kit they might have and Blackburn Rovers has agreed that Ewood Park can be the collection point, as well as helping with the appeal.

Altenratively if you can;t get to the club shop and have a number of items to donate then please contact me simon.barnes@roverstrust.com and we'll see what we can arrange...

Links to stories

Club Site http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/rovers-kenya-kit-appeal-1141112.aspx

Trust Site http://www.roverstrust.com/2013/10/23/kenya-kit-appeal-by-rovers-and-the-trust/

Please - lets show how much Rovers Fans care!

[Paul]

http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/news/10780908.Football_mad_soldier_brings_Blackburn_Rovers_to_Kenya/

http://www.blackburn.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=337183

Two quite similar items but good to get the coverage