Kit Aid

08
Oct
By Richie Gillham
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KitAid and the Everton family

KitAid, founded in 1998, donates used and new (surplus) shirts to teams in various parts of the world Kit Aid shirts in Malawi Everton's links to KitAid date back to 2014 with the passing of John Mulcahy, a lifelong Blue, at the age of 47. John's parents kindly gifted his collection of 23 Everton shirts to KitAid (www.kitaid.net). This charity, founded in 1998, donates used and new (surplus) shirts to teams in various parts of the world - each year recycling approximately 15 tonnes of unwanted kit which would otherwise might have gone to landfill. John's shirts went to a…
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16
Aug
By Richie Gillham
Kit Aid

Take your foreign currency to St Lukes today for charity

The EFC Heritage Society and The Ruleteros Society are still collecting foreign currency in support of the Former Players  Foundations of the United Kingdom and Chile. We have had former players come and support us and some fans have already donated at St Lukes church before every home game. Thank you to all those who have helped so far. We are also collecting kits for KitAid, which can be deposited at St Luke’s church as well. KitAid now has Regional Co-ordinators around the country collecting kits, boots and equipment from Grass Roots level to the Premiership. We also receive kit from major…
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30
May
By Richie Gillham
Kit Aid

Mo Joins Fanatics KitAid Box-Up with Society c/o Everton Website

  @Everton 25 February 2017 13:36 Share Everton midfielder Muhamed Besic was on hand at Everton’s People’s Hub last week to help ‘box-up’ more than 400 shirts being donated to charity by the Club’s retail partner, Fanatics. Earlier in the season Fanatics were made aware of the long-standing partnership Everton in the Community have with the national charity KitAid and it was then they decided to make the generous contribution. The shirts being donated are those that were given back by fans after a number of players changed their squad numbers ahead of the 2016/17 season, including Besic. By giving…
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30
May
By Richie Gillham
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Whitechapel Donations

Paul Kelly is pictured above at the Whitechapel Centre when we delivered the winter wear and toiletries donated by staff at Everton Football Club , Everton in the Community, staff at Essar Oil  Stanlow,  and Everton Heritage Society. The Society has been collecting since the turn of the year, with winter clothing and toiletries acculminating in five large boxes and twelve bin bags being delivered today. Former Everton players Ronnie Goodlass and Pat van den Hauwe have also supported KitAid and the Whitechapel Centre with personal donations. It was quite humbling taking the photo of our treasurer and the regular…
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30
May
By Richie Gillham
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Deulofeu and Barkley shirts land in South Africa

  KitAid at St Luke’s Our latest boxing session took place today had 70 boxes (2275 items) kit are on their way to Africa, especially Malawi and South Africa. Ourselves Here at Essar, the heritage society Everton Fc, EiTC, Everton supporters and Fanatics along with have been fantastic supporting kitaid and also with the winter training gear going to the Whitechapel centre for the homeless. EiTc's Carena Duffy gathered her team of volunteers to support the heritage team of Paul Kelly, Ali and Peter Jones along with Richie Gillham who were marshalled by Derrick Williams head of kitaid, Janet Neville and…
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30
May
By Richie Gillham
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Kitaid

KitAid is a small charity with a big heart! Run entirely by volunteers, it was founded in 1998 by Derrick Williams MBE. During a trip to a village in Tanzania Derrick, a passionate football fan, spotted young children playing in tattered shirts and a ball made of plastic bags. On his return he collected a box of kit and sent it back to the village and KitAid was born. Since then we have sent more than 275,000 items of kit around the world, reaching over 40 countries across 5 continents. KitAid is very proud to have Graham Taylor as its…
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