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Bubamara Appeal has been spectacularly successful!

More than 700 fitba strips and kits have been collected. About 40 brand new pairs of fitba boots as well, from Kilmarnock FC.

Big THANK YOU on behalf of Bubamara kids to everyone who was involved in the appeal in any way, especially to great support from 52nd Lowland Regiment of the Territorial Army.

The Appeal is closed now. The reason is purely logistic re arranging the transport of 320 kilos of strips now (instead of 100 kilos as originally planned). The appeal has been spectacularly successful!

Looking forward to share the photos and report from handover in Sarajevo in mid-December.

Thank you again. Awrabest,

MacMirza

Kilmarnock Football Club collected more than 400 strips as a result of their collection of strips for Bosnian and Iraqi children. Well done and big thanks to everyone who contributed!

Aberdeen Football Club will be joining Bubamara Appeal by donating their strips. Thanks to Brian for the contact.

Once again, big thanks to everyone already involved with the Appeal. Especially to 52nd Lowland Regiment of the Territorial Army for their help with the collection and transport.

Collection every Tuesday 2pm-7pm, at two locations of 52 Lowland Regiment (Hotspur St in Glasgow and East Claremont St in Edinburgh) until 10 December.

Just a wee Monday update.

Big thanks to Kilmarnock Football Club who ‘is asking football fans to donate replica strips they no longer require, to be sent to soldiers serving in Iraq and Bosnia where they will be given out as presents’ (web link here). To kick start the appeal, the club will donate 12 strips from the old crocks game that was played against Ayr Utd at the start of last season.

People don’t have to be Killie fans to donate strips, as they will take any football top from people who would like to help out. The gift will be sent for Christmas so there will be a deadline of Monday 15th November in Kilmarnock for people to hand their tops in to the Administration Centre at Rugby Park.

Also, big thanks go to Fernieside Boys Club, based in the south of Edinburgh, who will be joining the Appeal by donating some strips previously used by Fernieside. Thanks to Mr Stewart Laird, their leader. Thanks to Jimmy for the contact.

Once again, big thanks to everyone already involved with the Appeal. Especially to 52nd Lowland Regiment of the Territorial Army for their help with the collection and transport.

Collection every Tuesday 2pm-7pm, at two locations of 52 Lowland Regiment (Hotspur St in Glasgow and East Claremont St in Edinburgh) until 10 December.

Just a wee note to thank to the folowing people who responded to the Appeal.

Big thanks to Dynamos FC u12’s from Livingston who will be sending 11 outfield tops/shorts and a goalie kit. Thanks to Gary Murray (Tap Shop Tartan Army/Dynamos FC u12’s coach).

Big thanks to Lerwick Thistle FC u14’s from the Shetland Isles (www.lerwickthistlefc.co.uk) who will be sending one full set (15 shirts/shorts + 2 goalkeepers shirts). Thanks to John Ward (Lerwick Thistle FC u14’s Manager).

Big thanks to Ms Mary Clason, Headteacher of St Mary’s RC Primary School Leith, Edinburgh, who agreed to put out an appeal for kits to the parents of all the children. Thanks to Sean for the contact.

Big thanks to three more primary schools from Edinburgh who also agreed to participate in the Appeal: St Crispin’s Primary School, St Mary’s Primary School (in East London St) and Hermitage Park Primary School. Thanks to Davie for the contacts.

Thank you all.

First Tuesday for collection coming in tomorrow 2pm-7pm, at two locations of 52 Lowland Regiment (Hotspur St in Glasgow and East Claremont St in Edinburgh).