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Professional Footballers launch 'Why Day' for Railway Children
Howard Lake | 23 March 2006 | News
Crewe Alex players will be pulling on pairs of Y-fronts on Wednesday, March 22, to launch a new charity crusade called ‘Why Day’ and are calling on their fans and the rest of the footballing population to wear some fun pants in aid of Railway Children, an international charity for street children, based in Crewe.
Donations will be used to provide practical help for Britain’s runaways and street children in countries such as India, Guatemala, Mexico, Tanzania and Kenya, as well as survivors of the Tsunami.
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‘Wearing Y-fronts for Why Day’ aims to raise awareness of the fundraising campaign and persuade people to consider organising a fun event in aid of Railway Children.
At the Crewe Vs Coventry Match on March 25, home and away supporters will be urged to support the campaign and businesses and individuals are being invited to organise a ‘Why? Day’ event at any time – with the official ‘Why Day’ falling on Friday, May 12.
Events can include anything from a sponsored ‘wear your Y-fronts to work’ to a coffee morning, football match or even a Why Day quiz.
The charity has been established for more than 10 years and is associated with projects which are currently helping more than 12,000 children worldwide.
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Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.