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Cornwall Coaches Run Soccer Sessions in Uganda

as very smart, humble, honest and
By Victoria Klassen
accountable for every penny and
donated item for the students.
raham Midgley and Roger
GLee visited Uganda this spring “I’ve been involved in soccer for
and helped share the love of soccer sixty years, but when this structured
with local students. They helped event came, where we had this game
run training sessions with the kids with the boys in Uganda, it was
and brought donated items from St. the best experience I’ve ever had
Lawrence College, the Cornwall in soccer,” said Midgley. “Seeing
Blazers, and from many other the young guys all dressed alike,
generous donors. the attitude of the guys, and the
enjoyment, the smiles on the face,
“When you see the kids, who go
all these guys playing in bare feet—
from nothing to having soccer stuff,
it’s just a fantastic feeling to see just the thrill of it all, it made the
heart go a bit funny.”
their faces,” said Lee. “They forget
where they’re from for those two to Lee is heading back to Uganda
three hours when they’re playing in January, and he wants to bring as
soccer.” many soccer items to donate possible.
The problem is that the airlines
Martin Euku is the creator of
Student Hands and this project. charge over $200 per bag. Lee said
during their last visit to Uganda they
After the soccer program, Martin
had over $1,200 in extra baggage
talks to the students about life issues.
fees. If anyone would like to help
His goal is to help keep them away
financially, donate soccer items, or
from drugs, crime, etc. by giving
is interested in visiting Uganda and
them guidance and providing school
supplies at the end of soccer practice. this project, please contact Lee and
Midgley at rogerliz1967@live.com
Midgley and Lee describe Martin or graham.midgley@sympatico.ca
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