Fantastic effort by The U12 Meerkats girls football team.
The U12 Meerkat’s girls’ football team, with coach, Merridy James
Nationwide Building Society awarded the team with a Mutual Respect Award after the young women raised over £21,000 for the family of a teammate whose father had been diagnosed with stage four terminal cancer. Each Saturday, after football practice, the girls undertook sponsored walks, bike rides, head shaves, raffles and even a marathon to raise money for the cause.
"Of course, we can never truly take away what has happened to the family, but we hope they will be able to use the money to lessen their financial burdens, as well as give them the opportunity to enjoy the rest of their time together as a family.Merridy's daughter, Ava, 12, who plays on the team. She said: “Even when the things we were doing to raise money were difficult, we always reminded ourselves to think about who we were doing it for, which helped us to push on.
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