Kerry FC raise over €39,000 for Alex Fitzgerald’s cancer treatment from Soccer v GAA Legends match
THE Kerry FC Soccer Legends against the Kerry GAA Legends game that was played last month raised over €39,000 for the Fitzgerald family from Tralee to help with the cost of their son Alex’s treatment for cancer.
Kerry Football Club, which organised the charity match that involved several former soccer players and Kerry inter-county footballers, presented the Fitzgerald family with a cheque for over €39,000 before the club’s League of Ireland game against Treaty United last Friday night in Mounthawk Park.
The club ran the very successful Charity Legends game on February 2, which saw a Kerry Soccer Legends team take on a Kerry GAA Legends team in Mounthawk Park to raise funds for the Fitzgerald family whose Alex, who is 4 years of age, is currently receiving treatment in Crumlin Children’s Hospital for childhood cancer. The donation from Kerry Football Club is to assist the family in Alex’s care in any way possible.
The total amount raised was €39,268.34 through a combination of the large crowd that attended the game on the night, as well as a bucket collection at the game and a very successful GoFundMe campaign.
Kerry FC Sporting Director Billy Dennehy said: “I would like to thank everyone who donated to our fundraiser. The reaction was unbelievable and I couldn’t believe the amount raised when we finished up the final count. I know this will go a long way to Alex’s care and I hope the hard work from the club can help the Fitzgerald family going into the next couple of months of care for Alex.”