82 BOXES PACKED BY OUR CHAMPION VOLUNTEERS

Our merry team of volunteers packed 82 boxes full of kit this morning.  In just over two hours the packing exercise was seamless and the store cupboard has some breathing space. I

n total we've now sent out 675 boxes in 2010, approximately 23,500 items of kit, as well as other things such as goal posts, footballs, sports bags and footy cards.  Quite amazing and we will easily beat last year's figure of 25,500.

Thanks to Mike and Jonathan Pocock for joining our team for the first time today.
Well done team

A TOP SCORE FOR KITAID AND CHESHAM UTD

Many thanks to Chesham United FC and the fans for supporting KitAid at their match against Tiverton on 2 September. Fans donating no longer wanted football kit at the match were given a £1 discount on the match day ticket price.

Appropriately with the England versus Bulgaria game that weekend, one of Chesham United's previous KitAid collections was used to support Bulgarian children at FC Gagarin who now turn out each week in Chesham's colours.

KitAid was pleased with the kit collected and no doubt Chesham fans were delighted with the score on the day - 5 - 0!

Well done and all the best in your new league.

A TRIP TO SONISPHERE VIA KITAID HQ

Thanks to Steve Kail, Rovers AC Guernsey, who on his way to Knebworth's recent music festival dropped in to KitAid's Hatfield base with a car load of kit.

The kit was soon sorted and will be off to the Gambia to support Ian Stapleton's coaching charity.

Here's hoping for the next Iron Maiden show down so that we can see Steve again.

KENYA TRIP COVERED IN SHROPSHIRE MAGAZINE

Read: Media article

STEVENAGE FC BACK KITAID

Holly Worland, Stevenage FC tells Martin Keown, former England and Arsenal defender about KitAid while they appeal to their fans to donate kit.
Read Stevenage FC's website

CHERNOBYL LINK VISIT TO VEOLIA WATER EDUCATION CENTRE

Following a donation of England shirts to the Chiltern group of the Chernobyl Link Project, the visiting children were invited along to Veolia Water's Education Centre in Bushey.

The children had a fantastic time enjoying the nature trail and pond dipping and also left with some more football tops donated by PUMA.  

Thanks to Veolia Water for hosting the visit.

BALLYSILLAN YFC, BELFAST

KitAid sponsored a fantastic week-long football camp for the second year running in Ballysillan, North Belfast.  The project is run by Peter Thompson along with 30 volunteer coaches. Petere does a fantastic job bringing children together from different backgrounds.  

Steve Johnson and Derrick Williams from KitAid visited on the final day of the camp and took part in the infamous gauntlet run, where 50 kids fire footballs at the coaches as they run down a narrow channel.  Northern Ireland won the World Cup final on penalties against last year's winners, Togo.  

Well done to Peter and his team for another brilliant week.