Cuba has become a sea of black and white after a group of Corby Town supporters kindly donated football shirts to people of the country, which is experiencing abject poverty.
The Corby Town Supporters’ Trust were collecting old shirts from members and fans, which were taken to South America by young trust member Jamie Miller.
14-year-old Jamie, a pupil at Brooke Weston CTC, visited Guardalavaka with fellow students and teachers from 16-23 October.
Many football supporters have a stash of football shirts that they will never wear again. Rather than these shirts going to waste in a wardrobe or drawer, the CTST aimed to collect these and donate them to people in need, who would wear them with pride. Despite being organised just days prior to the trip, the generous Corby people donated over 20 shirts – which helped to put smiles on the faces of many underprivileged children and adults.
Jamie, who attends Corby Town matches home and away with his dad Gary, said: “'I walked about a mile down the beach with my teacher to hand out the shirts. She spoke to one of the locals, who shouted all of the men from the shacks on the beach. The Steelmen jerseys were quickly snapped up and we managed to get a few photographs with them.
“You could see by the looks on their faces that they were extremely grateful and happy to have received the shirts and in return for the gesture they insisted that I took some shells with me that they had collected from the shore line.
“I would like to thank everyone who donated a shirt, having witnessed the poverty of many Cuban people I was honoured to have been able to help them in any way.”
Following the success of this collection, the Corby Town Supporters’ Trust will be looking to organise another shirt amnesty in the future and would encourage fans of the club to donate any unwanted football shirts to help those less fortunate than ourselves.
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