Strip donation puts teams on right track
Leith Athletic under-13s Colts received the kit from FirstGroup.
The club, which has 18 teams, with players’ ages ranging from five to under-21s, relies on fundraising events and donations from local businesses to pay for equipment and facilities.
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Hide AdFirstGroup made the £350 donation after under-13s assistant coach Iain Miller applied for funding.
Iain, a mechanical fitter with FirstGroup subsidiary ScotRail, based at Haymarket depot, said: “Playing in new kits rather than second-hand ones will hopefully give them a confidence boost.
“We’re planning some more fundraising events and the donation has got us off to a great start.”
The funds will go towards new equipment, entrance fees for cup competitions and the hire of Ainslie Park Leisure Centre, where the boys train during the winter months.