Bulls Shirts for Ghana Appeal

BBC Hereford and Worcester's Keith Hall is fronting the 'Bulls Shirts for Ghana Appeal'. Below he explains why it was set up and how Hereford United supporters can help.

Hereford United supporters can help people in Ghana by simply donating their old football shirts.

Indeed, having signed the Ghana U-20 striker Bradley Hudson-Odoi it would be a nice touch if plenty of Bulls fans were to get involved with this worthy cause.

Here is some background to the appeal which was first made via the on-line version of 'Talking Bull' at www.vitalherefordunited.co.uk back in July.

Bernard Lillis returned to Ireland in January, having spent five months doing voluntary work in an orphanage/Leprosarium in Ghana. He took a collection of Aston Villa jerseys with the intention of distributing them to the children there. It began as a safe place for leprosy sufferers to get help and treatment, but eventually an orphanage was built for the children of the sufferers who had nowhere to go.
There is also a Special School for young and old.

They have a website at http://www.ahoto.talktalk.net/

Pictured from Left to Right are: Bernard Lillis, Patrick Tetteh, Kojo Patrick (In Wheelchair), Christine (Volunteer), Richard Tetteh, Baby Cojo, Kweku Thomas, Solomon Nelson, Kobe.

Some of those pictured are very unwell, in particular Kojo Patrick (Muscular Dystrophy) and Kweku Thomas (Severe mental and physical disorder).

He has made a plea for more jerseys to be sent to the country which are then handed out at the orphanage at Christmas time when Papa Obruni visits (Father Christmas: Papa White person).

So, Bulls fans...why not dust down your old John Snape shirt and make a donation.

To avoid the cost of postage and delivery, Keith Hall has kindly been collecting old shirts for the last couple of months at Edgar Street on matchdays.

The BBC Hereford & Worcester commentator and reporter is delighted to see Bulls News are backing the appeal as this should boost the number of Hereford United shirts we can donate this season.

Indeed, from around 1:30pm prior to the Bulls upcoming FA Cup tie against Dagenham & Redbridge, it is envisaged that in addition to a cardboard box 'collection point' in the Club Shop, shirt donations can also be made at:

* Legends
* The Oxford Arms
* The Courtyard Theatre

Furthermore, if you are outside the city of Hereford, from Friday 7th November shirt donations can be made via a collection point at the Black Horse in Leominster.

If there is enough interest it would be a superb gesture if Bulls supporters groups from around the country got involved by setting up their own 'local scheme'.

If you would like to make you shirt donation personally, you can also catch Keith inside the ground via the Main Stand Press Box, or via the PA Box in Block D, or at the Barrells in Hereford from around 6pm on Saturday matchdays!

Thanks for your help.
Skeets

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