Wear here for you! – Our new initiative to keep people connected
Dear reader,
In these worrying and unprecedented times it is more important than ever to stay in touch and connected and that is why we are today launching a new initiative called 'Wear Here For You'.
Theideaisasimpleone,older readers, who would otherwise be isolated and have very few people to talk to can have a chat with one of our football team about all things Sunderland
AFC, North East football generallyandsomeinsightinto how we work. At a time of global crisis and with people being told to stay home, we are keen to do our bit to keep connected and to help alleviate some of the feelings of isolation and lonelinessthatourreadersmay be experiencing. We'd love to hear from you! If you have an older family member or friend that you feel would benefit from 'Wear
Here For You' then please email joe.nicholson@jpimedia.co.uk with their name, age, contact number and best time to call between 9am and 6pm and one of our writers will be back in touch to set up a time for a chat.
With prior permission, some of the calls may be recorded if some of our readers wouldliketotakepartinaspecialepisodeoftheRoarpodcast and talk all things SAFC or if they just want us to call for a chat then that's absolutely fine too. These really are unprecedentedtimes.Onethingwecan promise is that we are here for you,justasyouhavebeenthere for us over the years.
Thank you, Your Sunderland Echo SAFC team.
*Sunderland AFC and catering partners Elior have madeasizeabledonationtothe city’scommunitysoupkitchen.
The Black Cats have seen a number of home fixtures and events at the Stadium of Light cancelled following the outbreak of coronavirus, leaving a surplus of food supplies.
And all perishable items have now been donated to the Sunderland Community Soup Kitchen – to ensure they help those in need during this difficult time.
Catering partners Elior helped facilitate the donation, with general manager Chris
Beasonhopingotherclubsnow follow suit.
“This is obviously a worrying time for everybody, so it’s important that we all pull together and help out our local community where we can,” said Beason. “That’s why Elior UKhavedonatedallperishable foodstockfromtheStadiumof Light to the Sunderland community soup kitchen, and we hope that our small contribution can help others.”