SAFC hope a ‘short’ change can make a big difference
Sunderland footballers are to wear red shorts rather than their traditional black in their next home game, to raise awareness of poverty in the city.
SAFC is dedicating the game against Hull City at the Stadium of Light on Good Friday,April7(kick-off5.30pm)to theirofficialcharity,theFoundation of Light.
The fixture will support the Small Change Big Difference campaign, showcasing the charity’s work and raising vitalfundstosupportfamilies, who increasingly feel the impactofthecost-of-livingcrisis and rising energy costs.
Recent studies show that the North East has the highest rate of child poverty in the UK.InSunderlandalmost40% of the city’s population lives in “relative poverty”; one of the highest rates in Europe.
The Foundation wants to continue to help tackle those statistics.
Supporterscanhelpbydonating a small amount, if they can,tomakeabigdifferenceto the lives of local people.
:: £2.50 a month enables the charity to provide a safe, warm space with a hot drink andsomethingtoeatforthose strugglingtoheattheirhomes.
::£4amonthcontributesto providing a food pack to teach a family how to cook a healthy meal on a budget.
:: £5 a month supports an older adult to attend a full weekofactivitiestokeepthem warm, socially and physically active.
:: £10 a month provides a child in receipt of free school
meals with food and activities during the school holidays.
The change of shorts for the Hull game is to signify "howasmallchangecanmake a big difference”.
SAFC has thanked Eleven SportsMedia,itsofficialbackof-shorts sponsor, who are allowing the Foundation’s logo to be displayed on the team’s shorts for the game.
The one-off shorts will be signed by players after the game and be put up for auction.
All proceeds will support the Small Change Big Difference campaign.
Theclubwillalsodonate£1 for every match ticket sold to support the cause.
Foundation of Light CEO Lesley Spuhler explained: “SmallChange,BigDifference has a simple message.
“By donating a small amount, or whatever you can, each month, you can make a real and life-changing difference to children, older people and families across the region.”