Youngsters stepping out to help raise money for team
A mother and son, from Burntwood, are are having fun competing against each other to help raise vital funds to buy soccer kits for a newly-formed football team.
Nicola Harrison, a 36-year-old family support worker at Cheslyn Hay Primary School, in Walsall, and her nine-year-old son, Luke, a pupil at Ridgeway Primary in Burntwood, are raising money to buy kits for the Chasetown Stags Under-10s football team.
Luke, who is a member of the team, came up with the idea of completing 10,000 steps each day during February and set up a gofundme page with a initial target to raise £150 - but which has already passed £500.
Nicola said: "Chasetown Stags Under-10s football team is a new team and was only formed in December.
"The 15 children who are members of the club do have football shirts but they do not have training jackets and hats like the other teams.
"We decided to raise funds to buy the items of clothing they need.
"It was Luke's idea that we should complete the number of steps each day during February.
"He has now turned it into a bit of race."
Nicola added: "Luke came up with the target figure needed to buy the jackets and hats.
We are amazed by how much money we have raised so far.
"However, we intend to complete the challenge and are having a lot of fun taking part.
"It has become a real competition and the other day Luke completed 18,000 steps and I only managed 13,000."
To contribute to the fund visit gofundme.com/f/help-chasetown-stags-get-new-kit-and-equipment
