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Scottish charity

Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal
Founded1999
HeadquartersGlasgow, Scotland
Websitehttps://www.tasunshineappeal.scot/

The Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal is a Scottish charity that donates money to children's causes in locations where the Scottish National Football team play overseas matches.

History

In 1999, a group of travelling football fans made a donation to support the purchase of a prosthetic limb for Kemal Karic, a boy who lost part of his lower leg as a result of a bomb blast in Bosnia during the Kosovo War. The organization was formally started in 2003 for the second donation in Lithuania.

Activities

As of October 2021, donations totalling over $200,000 (£145,000) have been made in 88 countries. Primarily, donations are made to local children's healthcare and rehabilitation organisations. Donations are typically collected from travelling Scottish football fans and total £1,000 to £5,000.

The charity is non-religious and non-political.

Notable donations

  • 1st donation, 1999 Bosnia, prosthetic limb for Kemal Karic
  • 2nd donation, 2003 Lithuania
  • 50th donation, Nigeria
  • Jacksonville, Florida
  • Yokohama, Japan
  • Moldova, playground at a neurological hospital
  • Ukraine, medical care for children with impaired vision
  • Croatia, incubators for premature infants
  • Netherlands
  • 2012 Belgium
  • 64th donation 2017, Lithuania
  • 2016 Malta
  • 2017 Budapest, Hungary, orphanage
  • 87th donation, 2021 Faroe Islands
  • 88th donation, 2021 Moldova

Notable members

  • Neil Forbes, Chairman
  • John Daly, former Chairman
  • Craig Couper, Steering Group
  • Jennifer Blackwood

References

  1. Millar, Kenny (18 June 2021). "Scotland Euro 2020 reaction: 5 talking points from the draw with England". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ McPheat, Nick (10 November 2021). "Scots helping in Europe's poorest nation". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Scots helping in Europe's poorest nation". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Tartan Army helps spread a little Sunshine around the world". www.scotsman.com. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  5. Panja, Tariq; Dodds, Kieran (14 June 2021). "Scotland Returns to Soccer's Heights, Trailed by Its Tartan Army". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  6. ^ O'Hare, Paul (14 August 2017). "Scotland fans make away days a charity mission with life-changing legacy". Daily Record. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  7. McLaren, Sheelagh (12 October 2021). "Tartan Army donate to children's charity ahead of Faroes match". STV News. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  8. Swarbrick, Susan (3 October 2020). "Friendship, football and the famous Tartan Army women". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

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