Intro

Every year the Afro Caribbean Community in Peterborough throws two events, the Marcus Garvey Football Match in June and the SPAs BBQ in August.

Whilst both are good fun, attended by a multicultural spectrum of peoples in the city, neither lead our younger generations to raising the awareness of social or health issues, one of which is Sickle Cell Disorder

Background

My family are affected as two of us are carriers out of five, as is the same in my parental family. Friends and relatives have the Carrier Gene, whilst we have all known someone who has died of SCD in our city.

This September, our young men want to raise the awareness of SCD, raise monies through a charity football match where the Sons of Marcus Garvey will play the Sons of Outta Town

Event and Outcome

Saturday 28th September 2019 at 19:45hrs, the SCD Peterborough Game Kicks Off .

Our aim is to raise £2,000+ through Just Giving Donations, the Gate Monies on the Evening and any other contributions.

100% of the monies raised will be donated to the Sickle Cell Society to help fund the support of families living with SCD to make their lives more comfortable .

Additional Info

Venue: Yaxley FC, Leading Drove, Yaxley PE7 3NA

Food Supplied for the players looking into paid food for the supporters, profits paid to the SCD

Two Teams of 3rd Generation Afro Caribbean Young Men with African and European Players involved to raise the awareness in the wider community

Evening paid for by Cliff Walker MBE and Dee Walker