Donors from Essex have responded generously to Linden Homes’ appeal to collect hundreds of sports kits for disadvantaged young people in the UK and Africa.
The Housebuilder of the Year, which has local offices in Chelmsford, has teamed up with charity Kits 4 Causes in its Kit Up, Kit Out summer campaign.
A large number of kits were donated by individuals and local sports teams across Linden Homes’ developments in the East. In total 90 collection points were set up across the country.
Kits 4 Causes will now distribute the clothing to community groups in the UK, designed to help tackle social issues, such as reducing truancy through social inclusion. Others will be sent to countries in Africa to help with projects which use sport to bring communities in conflict together.
Linden Homes Eastern managing director Mick Laws said: “The response to our calls for help from local people has been fantastic. The community really embraced the campaign and I’d like to thank them all for taking the time to dig out their old sports kits for such a worthwhile cause.
“As a leading national business with local developments across the East we’re excited about helping such an inspirational organisation which shares the same philosophy of neighbourhood engagement that we are so passionate about ourselves.”
Linden Homes ran a prize draw for clothing donors taking part in the shirt amnesty to win a brand new sports shirt of their choice. Teams who donated have been entered into a national prize draw to win £1,000 towards new sporting equipment and the winners will be contacted directly.
For more information about the campaign, please visit www.kitupkitout.co.uk or www.lindenhomes.co.uk/kitupkitout
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For further information, contact Claire McCowan or Emma Cox at Remarkable Public Relations on 01962 893 893.
