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# Lichfield football club kicks off fundraising efforts for St Giles Hospice
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/lichfield-football-club-kicks-off-fundraising-efforts-for-st-giles-hospice/
- Published: 2020-12-15T11:00:37.000Z
- Updated: 2020-12-15T11:01:06.000Z
- Description: A Lichfield football club has kicked off a new community partnership with St Giles Hospice by adopting the charity’s colours for its new kit – and raising more than £1,000.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Charity, Sport, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:14, News

A Lichfield football club has kicked off a new community partnership with St Giles Hospice by adopting the charity’s colours for its new kit – and raising more than £1,000.

Players and parents from Mercia Juniors signed up to this month’s festive Rudolph Run event in the first of a series of planned fundraising activities.

![Harry Crooks and Lucas Thompson in their new St Giles Hospice branded kits](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/img_8250.jpg)

Harry Crooks and Lucas Thompson in their new St Giles Hospice branded kits

The club are also championing the hospice by appearing in its eye-catching orange branding with the St Giles logo emblazoned on their shirts instead of a sponsor.

Bethan Thompson, committee member at Mercia Juniors, said that members had jumped at the chance to give something back to the charity.

> “St Giles has played a vital part in supporting families in the last 12 months and when the opportunity presented itself for us to pursue a partnership with the charity, the committee felt it was absolutely the right way to remember two very special people.  
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> “We hope that this not only provides a fitting commemoration but also highlights the amazing work this local charity does for our community.  
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> “As a local team, everyone has a loved one who has been cared for at St Giles or knows of someone who has been supported by the hospice.”  
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> Bethan Thompson

Bethany Richardson, regional fundraiser at St Giles Hospice, said:

> “Raising more than £1,000 in a single Rudolph Run is a fantastic effort and we’re so grateful to everyone from the club who took part – they’re our football heroes.  
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> “The new kit looks so smart and we’re sure that all the players will make wonderful ambassadors for St Giles Hospice.  
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> “We’d like to thank everyone at Mercia Juniors for their wonderful support and for helping to highlight the care we offer local families when they need it most.”  
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> Bethany Richardson