Calling all (fit) runners to enter the scenic 10 Mile Ricky Road Run, through the beautiful lanes of Chorleywood, Little Chalfont and Rickmansworth. This event is close to our hearts as it was co-founded in 1984 by KitAid’s founder, Derrick Williams MBE. We also receive a donation every year from the run which is key […]
In the last fortnight KitAid has unfortunately lost access to two of its key storage facilities. This is a significant problem for us as it limits the amount of kit we are able to collect and store. We are currently having to turn donations away, which we really struggle with, knowing the demand for kit […]
We were are grateful to Affinity Water and their fantastic staff for choosing KitAid as their charity of the month for August. Staff donated an amazing £529 through bucket collections and a giant raffle in just one day. Affinity Water have agreed to match the amount donated, resulting in a tremendous total amount of £1,058. […]
While the KitAid supporters were out in Malawi they inducted FOMO FC into the Ambassador Club hall of fame. FOMO FC are the eighth club to be made an Ambassador and only the second club in Africa. The scheme is designed primarily to recognise clubs from the lower leagues who go the extra mile, over […]
A group of eight KitAid supporters, which included two experienced coaches from Liverpool County FA, headed out to Mulanje in South East Malawi, for a week in early August. This was our second trip to visit our close partner, FOMO Malawi, and our very good friends Mary and Keith Woodworth. It was another excellent trip […]
At a recent Trustee meeting we discussed the impossible task of how to replace Graham. It didn’t take us long to realise that we will never find another Patron like Graham and we have decided to leave this position vacant, in some way, as a sign of respect for what he meant to us all. […]
Sometimes it can be hard to keep good news quiet, but as a responsible charity, we have to recognise that potential partnerships can take a lot of discussion and they cannot be announced until the time is right and agreement has been made on both sides. I cannot make any announcement yet but just to […]
At the start of February, on a bitterly cold snowy day, we launched our new partnership with West Herts College in Watford. They run BTEC football courses and want to engage their sports students with KitAid. They will also run a kit amnesty across all 7,000 students once the partnership is more developed. I am […]
This is a big opportunity for KitAid and we have been given a page in the commemorative programme to publicise our work, as well as collecting on the day outside Anfield. We could end up with a lot of kit and we are receiving help from various people on the day and in advance to […]
I heard last week that KitAid will be the chosen charity for a Walking Football Festival to be hosted later this year by Herts FA, Stevenage FC Foundation and Watford FC CSE Trust. This is great news and thanks to all three of these great partners. We should enter a team as even the motley […]