The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Posh FA Cup tie shirts raise £5k for Ukraine
Peterborough United have raised £5000 for Ukraine by auctioning off match-shirts from their FA Cup clash with Manchester City.
Following the conclusion of the match, which saw Posh captain Frankie Kent walk out onto the field holding a Ukrainian flag with City captain and Ukrainian international Oleksandr Zinchenko, a number of the shirts by Posh players were auctioned on Ebay.
The proceeds of these were then rounded up to £5000 and donated to St Olga Ukrainian Church in Woodston to support their humanitarian effort.
On Sunday morning (April 3), chief executive David Paton, club chaplain Richard Longfoot and marketing manager Jake Baxter handed over the cheque to the church.
The money will aid the church’s relief efforts for the people of Ukraine following the devastating invasion by Russia.
Chief executive David Paton said: “It was wonderful to spend time at the church on Sunday. They have done enormous work for the local community and Ukraine and it is hugely impressive given the size of the church. It was incredible to hear that the church and the people of the city have been generous enough to fill 11 lorries with aid, which is now in or on its way to the Ukrainian border.
“I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who bid on the auction, whether they were successful or not, that money is so important to the relief effort. We are planning a number of events for those that have fled Ukraine and relocated to Peterborough with more details to be announced soon.”
Top price of £490 were f0r shirts worn by Ronnie Edwards and Joe Ward.