Young footballers have a ball – each – thanks to generous donors
Campbeltown and District Juvenile Football Association (CDJFA) has gifted each of its 303 children with their own football thanks to two generous donations.
Following the Covid-19 lockdown, CDJFA provided every child at the association with a football, which allowed them to practise their skills at home, and gave them a responsibility to bring it with them to training.
This has become a tradition and is very important to the association’s coaches, who believe every child should be given the opportunity to practise at home.
Recent donations from Sandra Christie and the Campbeltown Common Good Fund have allowed the custom to continue this year, much to the delight of the current contingent boys and girls who receive coaching through the association.
It comes after Sandra donated £1,500, raised through a quiz in memory of her husband Thomas (Tosh) Christie, which funded the purchase of half of the footballs, which were ordered through Campbeltown shop Wee Toon Trends.
The second half of the purchase was thanks to the Campbeltown Common Good Fund, a trust fund that provides financial assistance to projects in the Campbeltown area, which donated a further £1,500.
“We were blown away with Sandra’s donation and are very appreciative to the support,” said a CDJFA spokesperson. “And we have been very fortunate to be successful in yet another application to the Campbeltown Common Good Fund.
“We are very grateful for all the support we receive.”
The association’s fundraising committee is already hard at work planning lots of activities to raise more money in 2025.
Events kick off with the return of the association’s ‘big quiz’ at Campbeltown Bowling Club on Saturday March 1, with quiz master Helen Gilchrist in the hot seat.
Tickets for the quiz, which has a £100 prize up for grabs, are for sale in the Courier Centre.
An association spokesperson said: “Monies raised will be to replenish our funds, and also to support our planned projects which involve keeping football affordable for all, and maintaining affordability of playing/training kits and jackets.
“We also aim to maintain club standards by providing volunteers with adequate coaching gear.
“We feel strongly about supporting all our league teams by providing travel, including mini bus costs, to play in the Argyll youth league, as well as supporting our small-sided teams to attend festivals and cover entry fees.
“We also have rising facilities costs, and we also recently set up a swap shop to help support families.”
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