Swindon Town fans raise £7,000 for six-year-old ‘Joe’ after he sent star player 26p and heart-warming note saying he’d love to come to a match but his mother ‘has no money for food’
- Schoolboy, six, wrote a note to his favourite football team Swindon Town FC
- He taped three coins, a 20p, 5p and 1p to the bottom of the scrap of paper
- The boy, who signed the note Joe, revealed his mother can’t afford tickets
- Team managers are now trying to track down the boy to get him to a game
- Do you know ‘Joe’? Email [email protected]
Do YOU know Joe?
**Email [email protected] or [email protected]**
Fans have raised £7,200 for a six-year-old who wrote to a football club saying he can’t to go to games because his mother can’t afford food.
The schoolboy, who signed the letter Joe, sent in a note on a bit of torn paper to Swindon Town FC.
It had three coins a 20p, 5p and 1p taped on at the bottom, which he said was ‘for Harry’. Harry McKirdy plays as a forward for the League Two side.
The letter read: ‘Mummy doesn’t have any money to come to Swindon games because she has no money for food and has to pay for my dinner at school.
‘I like Swindon Town Harry McKirdy. I will come one day.’
A fundraiser, launched by Mark Bevan, has already surpassed its £1,000 target – with a current total of £7,200.
The boy sent in a note to Swindon Town FC, signing his name simply as ‘Joe, Aged 6½’, with a 20p, 5p and 1p taped to the bottom for Harry McKirdy, who plays as a forward for the League Two side
A fundraiser, launched by Mark Bevan, has already surpassed its £1,000 target – with a current total of £7,145
Mr Bevan wrote on the Fundraiser: ‘Swindon Town FC have been contacted by a young boy called Joe who unfortunately doesn’t have the privileges of being able to attend football matches!
‘This is where football comes together.
‘Lets all get together and fund for Joe & his family to attend a game & for Joe to be mascot for the day giving him an experience for life!
‘Just to confirm that 100% of these proceeds will go to the club to support Joe & his family’.
Swindon Town’s Harry McKirdy during the Sky Bet League Two match at the County Ground, Swindon, February 1
After receiving the note, Swindon Town FC is looking to track down Joe so they can get in touch with him
After receiving the letter, Swindon Town FC tweeted to ask if anyone can help them get in touch with Joe.
The tweet read: ‘We have received this letter from Town fan Joe, aged 6 and a half.
‘We’d really love to get in touch with Joe, but we don’t have a return address. If anyone recognises the writing or thinks they know who Joe is, please email [email protected] £STFC’
There have been over 5,000 likes and thousands of comments showing their support for Joe and his mother.
@thomaswhartley wrote: ‘I can see there are lots of offers here for Joe and his mum to come to a game.
‘So if you manage to find Joe I’d like to pay for a weeks worth of food shopping for them. Please keep us informed.’
You can visit the fundraiser here.
Do you know ‘Joe’? Email [email protected]
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