Tartan Army Sunshine Appea Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Hello P&B. Some of you will probably know who we are already, while others might not be aware of who we are and what exactly we do. Regardless of your attitude towards the Tartan Army, we have earned a reputation over the years as one of the friendliest, most peaceable travelling football supporters in international football, with awards reflecting on this at Euro 92 and in 2001 after a world cup fixture in Belgium, yet it is also one of the most generous and this is shown through the hard efforts of a small group of volunteers called The Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal who bring a ray of sunshine to those in need wherever Scotland play. The Tartan Army Sunshine Appeals origins started in September 1999 in Sarajevo, which was still reeling from the aftermath of the civil war, when Scotland played a Euro 2000 qualifier against Bosnia and Herzegovina. A group of fans had got talking to a UN translator, who told them the story about the plight of a local boy called Kemal Karic who was an orphan that had lost the lower part of his leg in a bomb explosion after being carried across a square in Sarajevo in 1992 by his mother to take shelter from the shelling. After hearing this story, work set about to raise money to pay for a prosthetic limb for Kemal, and from that first sparked the idea that Scotland fans could help make a difference everywhere we go. The first donation was made to a Lithuanian charity called Zagare Orphanage before a match in Vilnius in 2003, where a donation of £1000 and 100 backpacks filled with pencils, colouring books, sweets, cuddly toys and other small gifts were presented. Since then not a single away game has been missed, with 60+ donations in a row made and over £100,000 handed over in donations - this has gone on to make differences for those who receive it from building a playground at a psycho-neuroglial hospital in Moldova, providing computer training for children suffering from cancer in Austria, medical care for a Special School of Arts for Children with Impaired Vision in Ukraine, and incubator units for premature babies in Croatia. Funding these donations is done through the hard work of those running The Sunshine Appeal and the generosity of those who help us. We sell merchandise such as badges, bucket hats and the very popular “Scotland Invented…..” t-shirts, which are now the “must have” items for any Scotland fan when drinking a beer pre match on Prague’s Old Town Square or Trafalgar Square in London But it also comes down to the generosity of the Tartan Army. In recent years we have received large donations from various Tartan Army groups. For those of us involved with The Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal past and present, we have never shied away from a challenge, and through the dedicated work of our Steering Group, and the generosity of our supporters, we will be making another 60 donations and beyond. Please feel free to read more about us on our website - http://www.tasunshineappeal.co.uk/ , and join in on our social media sites on Facebook and Twitter (@TASA1999) to keep up to date on our fundraising activities and news on where we are making a difference next. And to keep all things above board, we are a fully registered Scottish Charity SC041455 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Army Sunshine Appea Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 Every Sunday we do a newsletter to keep people up to date with our latest happenings and goings on (its posted on our Facebook page), and here is the one for this week for people to look over. So, tomorrow (well today now) is known as Blue Monday, so we thought we'd call our summary post, Pantone 300 Sunday (We'll let you work it out!) Burns Night There's just about enough time to reserve your place(s) at the Burns Night, which tales place next Saturday (21st of Jan)https://www.facebook.com/commer…/products/1271297126255640/… Supporters Profile Some of you might know this 'young man', a main stay of Loony Alba who themselves have been long time supporters of the Sunshine Appealhttp://www.tasunshineappeal.co.uk/profile-on-a-sunshine-…/…/ If you've got a story of your experience with the Sunshine Appeal and you'd like to feature as one of our Supporters Stories, drop us a line at info@tasunshineappeal.co.uk Also, if you didn't know, he also found time to write this little ditty, with profits being donated to us! https://www.facebook.com/commerce/products/381129638677335/… Newcastle United - Media Match Day Experience (4 people) The link details all the terms and conditions but basically: £10 a ticket, you and 3 others will attend a game at St James' Park, as a guest of Newcastle United FC, being shown around the stadium, meet the players, have complimentary lunch in their media suite, sit in the press box to watch the game and attend the post match media interviews - 99% of the day is usually afforded to ONLY those who work in the media ........... you never know who you'll be rubbing shoulders with on the day!https://www.facebook.com/commer…/products/1468317416541780/… Media Survey Thanks to everyone who took the time to complete the survey, which we're currently reviewing your replies/comments and looking at the areas you've suggested. We also intend to share the survey results (not names/email addresses will be displayed) in the next couple of weeks. Thanks for taking the time and remember to like the page to get all the latest news, as we've got some more things we'll be sharing in the coming days and weeks #EverywhereWeGo#TheOriginalSince2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Army Sunshine Appea Posted January 18, 2017 Author Share Posted January 18, 2017 Though a while to go yet, today we are pleased to announce who our donation at the Lithuania v Scotland and Slovenia v Scotland World Cup Qualifiers in September and October will be going towards. Lithuania : Vilnius Social Club - Football Schoolwww.vilniussocialclub.lt/en/naujienos/ From their website, here's a little background information on what they do, how they engage with and help children within the local community: "We create for children and youth a different kind of space for their free time; We use football as a way of teaching children and youth various social skills (like attending exercises regularly, being on time, learning to follow the rules, teamwork, managing conflict and competitive situations, being able to win and lose). Children attending "Vilnius Social Club" activities will become more sportive, coordinated, will have better social skills, be able to easily communicate and work in a team. Working with young people on the street - it's a long-term program, which aims to establish a relationship of trust with socially excluded young people and provide them with full support in their environment. Working with young people on the street program is implemented by two street workers, who regularly (3 - 4 crosses over the week) is a gathering place for young people. The program is based on availability, mutual respect, meeting the needs of assistance and confidentiality." If you didn't know, Lithuania is now a basketball hotspot and a lot of clubs who aren't basketball related, find it hard to get funding, so your money will make a massive difference to them. Slovenia : Drustro Bravowww.drustvo-bravo.si Here's a little background information on what they do, how they engage with and help children/young people within the local community: The main purpose of the association is to help children and young people (pupils, students) with specific learning difficulties by providing support to parents, teachers and counselors to: • create optimal conditions for the education of children and adolescents with specific learning difficulties, • organize and promote activities that allow optimal intellectual, emotional and social development of children and adolescents with specific learning difficulties, • promote the development of instruments for checking abilities and skills and the development of therapeutic forms of work with children and adolescents with specific learning difficulties, • help implement the statutory rights for specific learning difficulties. We're sure you'll agree that the ‘Drustro Bravo’ and 'Vilnius Social Club' are worthy recipients, who perfectly fit with the Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal's aim of donating to organisations that are non-religious, non-governmental funded and who's aims are to bring a little sunshine to the everyday lives of children/young people, who've not had the best of starts in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Army Sunshine Appea Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 Good Morning everyone - February already eh! For this week's round up, we've got a bit of a mixed bag, so let's crack on: WESTA Burns Night (Glasgow)This Saturday, there is the WESTA - 'Nod to Burns' night, with tickets available either from the guys (and gals!) at WESTA or you can buy them from our online shop - its sure to be a cracking night with the funds being donated to the Sunshine Appeal, which we are grateful to WESTA for doing so Survey Report We asked you to help us shape our future actions by completing a short survey - which a lot of you did (thank you) and we promised we'd share the outcome of it. Please see our note here and as we've said in the summary report, we will share our weekly posts to the 2 main TA pages (based on where you find your information from us) but will spread these out over a couple of days to minimise 'repeat fatigue'https://www.facebook.com/notes/tartan-army-sunshine-appeal/tartan-army-sunshine-appeal-survey-report/748871715265290 Sunshine Appeal Gym Bag We'd been asked about an item like this for quite a while, so as more and more of us have either 'broken' or lost our SSC bag, the reasons to go and get them made, began to mount up - so we've gone and got them done!https://www.facebook.com/commerce/products/973845896048718/… Please remember its through the selling of merchandise like this, that help to fund the donations that have been made, continuously, since 2003. Thanks for your continued support #EverywhereWeGo#TheOriginalSince2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Army Sunshine Appea Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 We are also extremely proud to announce the TASA Bike Ride Challenge. To coincide with the Scotland v England World Cup Qualifier at Hampden on the 10th of June, a group of Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal Supporters will be doing a charity bike ride from Wembley Stadium on the 6th of June to cycle all the way to Hampden Park in aid of the Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal. The event is open to anyone who wishes to take part, so please feel free to get in contact to find out more, and check out on twitter @TASABikeRide17 Also would you consider sponsoring a rider & having your logo on our cycling tops? Or if you feel you have some input/advice/tips that may be of some use to us, please feel free to offer it, as it would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Army Sunshine Appea Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 This week's update from the Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal has details of a couple of groups we'd like to introduce you to, as well as a VERY special offer - thanks for all your support SPECIAL OFFER Its a cracker, even if we do say so ourselves. If you buy ANYTHING from our online shop, apply our 'Fabulous February' promo code FabFeb2017 to receive a massive 50% discount of ALL items in our shop - that's right, everything is on sale at 50% off but for a very limited time, so be quick to take advantage of this! http://tartanarmysunshineappeal.moonfruit.com FUNDRAISING GROUPS We're very lucky that there's some very enthusiastic people out there, willing to put themselves ans their bodies on the line, to raise funds on our behalf. Take a look at the pages they've set up to find out more or even get involved yourself: TASA Bike Ride. Wembley to Hampden, June 2017 Yes, there's a group of around 20 (mad) keen cyclists, cycling from Wembley to arrive at Hampden in time for the game! Take a look at the page and join in which ever way you can https://www.facebook.com/groups/BR2017/?ref=bookmarks Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal Kiltwalk Group There's a few people getting together and will be doing the Dundee Kiltwalk at the end of August. Like the cycling, please take a look to join in or maybe sponsor and/or select us as a recipient for any of the walks? https://www.facebook.com/Tartan-Army-Sunshine-Appeal-Kiltwalk-Group-582301315292862/?ref=bookmarks SUPPORTERS STORY Finally, we're able to share a new Supporters Story but this time, its one of the Steering Group, Paul. We'll be adding more from the Steering Group over the coming weeks but we'd very much like to hear from YOU, so please drop us a line (info@tasunshineappeal.co.uk) and we can get YOUR story shared with everyone. http://www.tasunshineappeal.co.uk/profile-on-a-sunshine-appeal-supporter/paul-smith/ Thanks for your time and happy shopping #EverywhereWeGo #TheOriginalSince2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Army Sunshine Appea Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 We have some truly fantastic and inspirational news to share this morning. Last night the guys who are doing the Wembley to Hampden Bike Ride received a £250 donation and a shout out on twitter from current Scotland international Ikechi Anya Beyond anything that any of us expected (we were hoping just for a retweet of the event on twitter). Really fantastic gesture from a member of the current squad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Army Sunshine Appea Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 This weeks news letter, Good evening everyone - hope your Saturday night is an enjoyable one. Please find this week's summary updates below, that we've kept short and sweet! Great Glen Way We have a number of people who’ll be walking this spectacular route and completing the 77 mile walk to raise funds for us at the end of April – please encourage them to do so by donating and making it more difficult for them to give up Shop Sale Thank you to those who purchased during our sale and keep an eye out for some future promotions Fundraising Groups Last week we shared info about a couple groups that have been set up, 'Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal Kiltwalk Group' and 'TASA Bike Ride' - it would be good if you could support these pages, with the cyclists (remember its Wemberleeee to Hampden!) already being backed to the tune of £2000, with a certain Ikechi Anya donating £250 himself Twitter Why not join the ranks of the 'rich and famous' who've recently starting following us - @TASA1999 - you'll be in very good company Thanks for your time and support #EverywhereWeGo #TheOriginalSince2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Army Sunshine Appea Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 Good afternoon everyone, hope you're had a nice relaxing weekend! Did you know that since the very first donation back in 2003, through the efforts of all who have supported and continue to support the Sunshine Appeal, over £100,000 has been gifted to bring a little sunshine, to the lives of children in the countries that Scotland have played - with not one game missed over this period! That's a monumental effort from all Scotland fans and one that should never be underestimated #EverywhereWeGo#TheOriginalSince2003 GYM BAGS All orders were sent on Saturday morning, via the delivery service as specified by the buyer. Anyone still thinking about it, remember they're only £5.00 (including 2nd class post) and are available from our on-line shop - Thanks for all the orders https://www.facebook.com/commerce/products/973845896048718/?rid=771135529705575&rt=1 COMPETITION As the picture says, we've got a competition for you this week! We've kindly been given a pair of tickets to the Mid Calder Tartan Army's Ceilidh, taking place next month. Its a very simple competition to take part in, simply * Like our page * Like this post * Share this post We'll announce the winner next weekend and if you're interested in going along to what promises to be a cracking evening's entertainment, here's the event page where you can buy ticketshttps://www.facebook.com/events/1851069415124085/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Army Sunshine Appea Posted May 13, 2017 Author Share Posted May 13, 2017 We are delighted to announce that the Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal will be making a £5,000 charitable donation in Holland, to coincide with the fantastic achievement of the Women's National Team qualifying for the 2017 Euro Finals. This additional donation could only be made from the fantastic fundraising support we receive from the wider TA, particularly during the past 12 months. We are aware that potentially a few hundred Scotland fans are planning on travelling to the tournament, and we'd like to hear your travel plans and matches you intend on attending, as we would love some of the travelling support to join us at the donation. Please complete this short survey, which will help us identify the most appropriate location and recipient, which we'll share in the outcome of in due course http://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/7NC1X/ #EverywhereWeGo #TheOriginalSince2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Army Sunshine Appea Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 Excellent article in today's Daily Record on the Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal about what we do and our upcoming Lithuania donation http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/tartan-army-footsoldiers-make-away-10983336 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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