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A big THANK YOU from Menzie Yere for everyone who has donated!

So we finally sent the container.........



Menzie Yere & Tom Ashton of Sheffield Eagles RLFC with Keith Thompson and other staff from Hanlon & Wright, Dukinfield, Manchester




A view from our sponsors car park
http://www.hanlonandwright.co.uk/




Menzie Yere & Tom Ashton players from Sheffield Eagles RLFC outside the container.

Chris Noble (Trustee) addressed the assembly at St Joseph's College in Ipswich on 12th October 2010. He was received very well and enjoyed his time at the College.
 

L: Nigel Walkinshaw and colleagues with Chris Noble (Kits2Kids) in the centre
R: The school hall was adorned with replica shirts and items from Papua New Guinea. 

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Mike 'Stevo' Stephenson from Sky Sports at our stand at the London Skolars game against Oldham
(27th August 2010)

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Chris Noble and Keith Thompson at the London Rugby League Festival (Sunday 29th August)


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A big thank you to Craig Horne-Franklin for designing our logo. We had various quality logos to choose from and decided on the following

For quality logos contact Craig by email -  craigh894@hotmail.com
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We are pleased to announce a Rochdale Hornets initiative for supporters of both clubs to bring shirts, boots and kits to the game between...

Rochdale Hornets v South Wales Scorpions
Sunday 25th July 2010 - 3.00pm Kick-Off
at spotland Stadium, Rochdale
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Kits 2 Kids will have a stand at the Northern Rail 9's this coming weekend (Saturday 17th July)
in Blackpool.
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Our youngest honorary member of the Kits 2 Kids is
William Barlow (age 6) - a Leigh Centurions & Blackburn Rovers supporter.


His mother, Kate, wrote a letter to go with William's donation (which included)



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Kits 2 Kids goes International........

On Tuesday 29th June, 2010 we received a large parcel of kits from Ryan Hoffman, the back rower of the Melbourne Storm. A big thank you to Melissa (Ryan's wife) for organising this kind donation.

       

Ryan Hoffman (left) - Morgan Brindley, Jack Mitchell & Matt Bloomer (right)
Eagles Scholars holding 3 of the items Ryan donated.
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Boots 'n' All

Filming with Bill Arthur, for a spot on Boots 'n' All, Sky Sports on Thursday 1st July, 2010.



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"We are writing to you from the Rotary Club of Boroko in Port Moresby PNG.

'Hi there,

My name is Jimmy Drekore and I am a marketing officer for Simbu Warriors Rugby League club in Papua New Guinea. I am also the president and founder of Simbu Children Foundation (SCF) www.simbuchildrenfoundation.org

I read with much interest on Kits for Kumuls Menzie Yere Foundation and really commend the initiative.

Menzie Yere is a well known rugby league player in PNG and for him to help young people back home is a great step forward in motivating the youths.

This year there are 9 clubs that are taking part in the Bemobile Cup (The Premier Rugby League competition in the country). There are:

Rabaul Gurias (Menzie’s former club)
Lae Bombers
Port Morersby Vipers
City Rangers
Mendi Muruks
Mt Hagen Kuris
Goroka Lahanis
Enga Mioks
Simbu Warriors (Michael Mark’s former club now plays for Hunslet Hawks)

I really applaud this great initiative and should there be anything I can do to help in PNG please let me know.

Kind Regards,

Jimmy Drekore
Simbu Warriors Marketing officer'

'Hi, I am a Papua New Guinean working and living in Australia.

The Papua New Guinea international got the idea for the ‘Kits to Kids’ campaign during his first season in England last year. Every two weeks the hard hitting centre and Sheffield Eagles fans’ favourite would buy a new pair of football boots and send them back to his home village in PNG. By the end of the season, he’d collected enough used kit from teammates to more than fill his luggage allocation on the long flight home.

Now, with a little help from Sheffield Eagles and the Rugby League family, he’s decided to turn his idea into a full-blown charity campaign.

‘Kits to Kids’ – which will be officially launched this week at Sheffield Eagles’ televised game against Keighley Cougars (Thursday 27 May, kick off 7.30pm, Sky Sports) – aims to collect donations of used rugby kit, cleaned, used football boots and other rugby league equipment from Rugby League fans, clubs, sponsors and sports fans in the UK and distribute them to needy youngsters and amateur players in Papua New Guinea. It is hoped that the first container load of donations will be sent over to PNG in time for the 2010 Gillette Four Nations tournament, in which Papua New Guinea will feature alongside Australia, England and World Champions New Zealand.

Papua New Guinea is a Rugby League mad nation, and is officially the only country that calls the 13-a-side code its national sport.

Menzie Yere said: “In Papua New Guinea the people love Rugby League, but it is very hard to get boots and kit. Many people live in rural areas and have very little money. Some youngsters do not have shoes, let alone rugby boots.”

“When I started playing in England last year I decided to use some of my pay to buy new boots and send them back to my village. I bought a new pair every few weeks. At the end of the season, I collected used rugby kit from other players at the Eagles and took those back with me to give to youngsters.”

“This year, with the help of Sheffield Eagles, I have decided to launch The Menzie Yere Foundation and the ‘Kits to Kids’ campaign to collect donations of used kit from Rugby League clubs, fans and players all over the UK to send to Papua New Guinea. I would like to ask everyone to give what they can to help my countrymen and women.”

‘Kits For Kids’ is a not for profit campaign and neither Sheffield Eagles nor Menzie Yere will take a penny from donations.

Clubs and individuals can pledge their support and find out where to send kit donations by logging on to www.kits2kids.com. Monetary donations to cover the costs of shipping are welcome.

Kits To Kids is supported by The Rugby Football League, the Papua New Guinea High Commission in London, Sheffield Eagles and Hanlon & Wright

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Dewsbury Rams RLFC v Sheffield Eagles RLFC on Thursday 20th May 2010 - 'What is Kit for Kumuls?' banner held for players to break through on entering the field of play at start of the game, in front of the Sky cameras.

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