Rangers Football Club 0 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 (edited) SCOTTISH singer Amy Macdonald today showed her support for the work of the Rangers Charity Foundation by helping to promote the recently launched limited edition pink shirts with first team coach Ian Durrant during her visit to Ibrox as a guest of the Club. Only 5,000 shirts are available in a variety of adult sizes for men and women and over 50% of the stock has already been bought since it was launched just over a week ago. Following two sell-out concerts this week in Glasgow, Amy is enjoying a day at Ibrox and speaking ahead of the match, she said: “The pink shirts are a great way to help raise funds for a special cause. "I’ll definitely be wearing mine with pride. The Rangers Charity Foundation does some amazing work and it’s great to be here at Ibrox today to be able to cheer on the team!” Charles Green has also thanked the Rangers fans for displaying their charitable spirit once again as the limited edition pink shirt – launched in support of the Rangers Charity Foundation - is selling in huge numbers. £15 from the sale of each shirt will be donated to the Rangers Charity Foundation in support of its fantastic work in Glasgow and across Scotland and the Chief Executive would like to thank main sponsor Tennent’s for agreeing to the initiative and the fans for their incredible backing. Green said: “I know that this initiative has been a year in the planning and although it has been a difficult year for everyone connected with Rangers Football Club, there is absolutely no doubt that the spirit of our supporters, including their charitable spirit, has been incredible. * “The Rangers Charity Foundation is a vital and cherished part of the Club’s spirit and activity and this initiative demonstrates the Club’s continuing appreciation of the wonderful work that the Foundation does. “I would also like to personally thank main sponsors Tennent’s for their key role in this initiative as the Tennent’s logo has been replaced with the Rangers Charity Foundation branding on the pink top. "Tennent’s have supported and stood by the Club in difficult times and I appreciate their backing on this matter and thanks to retail partners Sportsdirect.com for their part in making this initiative so successful.” Paul Condron, Marketing Director at Tennent Caledonian Breweries, added: “Tennent’s has always been a business with a strong community and charitable focus.* “When Rangers approached us to discuss the launch of a limited edition charity kit, we felt the most appropriate way we could support this initiative was by allowing our Tennent’s branding to be replaced by The Rangers Charity Foundation branding to help to maximise visibility and awareness of the Foundation. "We’re obviously delighted with the success of the campaign and that several very worthy causes will benefit by around £75,000 from sales of these strips.” The limited edition shirts are priced at £39.99 and are available to buy from the Rangers Megastore and online at sportsdirect.com. The initiative has the potential to raise £75,000 in support of the Rangers Charity Foundation as it celebrates a decade of charitable giving and it is hoped that the shirt will be a big hit with fans who can wear them with pride. * During the last 10 years over £2.5 million in both cash and in-kind support has been donated making dozens of inspirational projects a reality, from funding a replacement bed programme for residents of the Erskine Home in Glasgow, to specialist facilities for teenagers with cancer to Braille books for Scotland’s blind children and life-improving nebulisers for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. One of the projects benefitting from the sale of the limited edition shirts will be The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice after the Foundation recently announced a landmark partnership with the Hospice to raise £100,000 towards a new palliative care facility which will be built on a proposed site within Bellahouston Park. Read more on the official site... Edited November 3, 2012 by Zappa 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bonbon103 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Got mine,but I thought more the £15 could have went to charity. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Moon 1,113 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Got mine too for a very worthy cause. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Not one for drooling but there is something about Amy Macdonald... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54andcounting 0 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Not one for drooling but there is something about Amy Macdonald... Aye, the pink shirt. Who's that chewing gum? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 I hope she has paid her tax bill. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Not one for drooling but there is something about Amy Macdonald... she looks fantastic in these pics. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,249 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 She looks and sounds fantastic in these too. (BTW, she usually wears a certain colour.) 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Rebo's Big Blue Nose 0 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Great story and a great cause. Well done Rangers Saying that I'm sure somehwhere there will some green tinted rabid and bitter hatemonger trying to put a negative spin on it.... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Rebo's Big Blue Nose 0 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Not one for drooling but there is something about Amy Macdonald... Agreed. She is a wee smasher. She's looking great on her latest album sleeve http://http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FJ4riwDXBqI/T8-ILF6leZI/AAAAAAAABUo/AOtpvx97slU/s1600/front.jpg 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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