21-08-2022, 11:50
(This post was last modified: 21-08-2022, 11:52 by HerefordBull.)
Has to be Dnipro for me...........due to my now loose attachment to Hibernian FC!
In 2005 Hibs went out to play the second leg in Dnipro of a UEFA Cup game.
Hibs fans who went out were shocked by seeing the number and condition of orphanages around Dnipro and at the game held a collection and donated the money to the said orphans in 2 of the many orphanages there. On their return, despite the result! , the idea was set up to form an official charity to help these kids and "DniproKids" was formed. Over the years they have raised thousands of pounds for them and visited on a number of occasions taking out various items very much in need out there.
Fast forward to last year and the war with Russia and bombs started to fall on Dnipro. Stevie Carr the main driving force behind the charity worked tirelessly with his team from DniproKids to get transport to Lviv, across the border to Poland and then getting them on a flight to Scotland. In the first instance he managed to get over 50 children and their guardians out and even went back to get 4 more out who had been away from the orphanage at the time of the original evacuation.
On arrival in Scotland they firstly stayed out near Perth in an old Hotel complex before moving into Edinburgh.
People up here have been excellent towards them donating tickets to many events and shows including getting ticketsand transport for all of them to see the recent Scotland v Ukraine World Cup qualifier at Hampden. Amazon provided each with a large Ukrainian flag and the Scotland team joined in the charity donations by allowing Ukraine to win!
If you google DniproKids or look at their facebook page for up to the minute info, you can see and find out more about this small charity all spawned from a football match.
In 2005 Hibs went out to play the second leg in Dnipro of a UEFA Cup game.
Hibs fans who went out were shocked by seeing the number and condition of orphanages around Dnipro and at the game held a collection and donated the money to the said orphans in 2 of the many orphanages there. On their return, despite the result! , the idea was set up to form an official charity to help these kids and "DniproKids" was formed. Over the years they have raised thousands of pounds for them and visited on a number of occasions taking out various items very much in need out there.
Fast forward to last year and the war with Russia and bombs started to fall on Dnipro. Stevie Carr the main driving force behind the charity worked tirelessly with his team from DniproKids to get transport to Lviv, across the border to Poland and then getting them on a flight to Scotland. In the first instance he managed to get over 50 children and their guardians out and even went back to get 4 more out who had been away from the orphanage at the time of the original evacuation.
On arrival in Scotland they firstly stayed out near Perth in an old Hotel complex before moving into Edinburgh.
People up here have been excellent towards them donating tickets to many events and shows including getting ticketsand transport for all of them to see the recent Scotland v Ukraine World Cup qualifier at Hampden. Amazon provided each with a large Ukrainian flag and the Scotland team joined in the charity donations by allowing Ukraine to win!
If you google DniproKids or look at their facebook page for up to the minute info, you can see and find out more about this small charity all spawned from a football match.
"FOREVER UNITED"