In less than four year, local charity Leith Links has raised an incredible £50,000 to purchase ‘Kicks for Kids’ Season Tickets which enables children, who wouldn’t normally be able to attend games, to go to Hibs’ matches at Easter Road.
‘Kick for Kids’ is a Hibs scheme that offers season tickets at a reduced price and Leith Links buys them from the club.
Each ‘Kicks for Kids’ season ticket costs £75 and a minimum of two have to be purchased (one for the child and one for the adult accompanying them), so permission was granted by the club for a fund where donations are pooled and the corresponding amount of tickets purchased.
The Leith Links fund started in 2013 and since then, generous Hibs fans have donated money to purchase 589 season tickets.
Last season alone 269 were bought, up from 152 the previous year.
Donations have ranged from £5 – £1,000 and fundraising is ongoing so that more tickets can be bought so all donations, and no matter how small, can and will make a difference.
The fund received a boost recently with the announcement that long serving double cup winner Lewis Stevenson has chosen the fund as one of two charities who will benefit from his testimonial fund.
Fund Treasurer Susan Linn told the Edinburgh Reporter: “This achievement is testament to our wonderful fans and I can’t thank you enough as from that total 589 Kicks for Kids season tickets have been purchased and many, many children have joined the Hibee family.
“It’s amazing how this project just grows and grows and the difference it is making to young people’s lives. With Hibs also being back in the Premiership next season, there are certainly exciting times ahead and hopefully many more children will be able to attend games at Easter Road.”
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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
