Exeter City Football Club fans have helped raise over £10,000 for charity by taking part in an aluminium can recycling initiative.
Cans4City encourages Exeter football fans to recycle used drink cans whilst also raising money for charity. The scheme has now raised more than £10,000 with all funds raised going towards projects and initiatives run both by the football club and its partner charity Exeter City Community Trust (ECCT).
Donations will be made to a football kit for the refugee team Exeter United, a mental health awareness programme for the ECFC Academy and purchasing a defibrillator for Cliff Hill training ground, as well as several improvements to St James Park and its Memorial Garden.
Originally founded in 2005, Cans4City was launched by Exeter City Football Club as a free way for its fans and the community to support and contribute to the club financially.
Our next target is to hit 1 million recycled cans and we’d love everyone to get involved.
Justin Quick, Chief Operating Officer for Exeter City Football Club, said: “As a trust-run club, every pound counts and thanks to Cans4City, every can recycled goes towards funding improvements to the club’s facilities or to supporting local community groups and projects.
“Our next target is to hit 1 million recycled cans and we’d love everyone to get involved – whether it’s one can or 500 – each really will help to make a difference.”