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Motion · S6M-05142 · 21 Jun 2022

Pepe’s Zambia Football Foundation’s Second Trip to Zambia

Lodged by Clare Adamson (Scottish National Party) Standard Motion 16 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament recognises that Scott McClure, a Ravenscraig resident who, it understands, transported nearly a tonne of football equipment to Zambia to help underprivileged children, is set to do it all again; understands that Scott, who launched Pepe’s Zambia Football Foundation, first travelled to Zambia in March 2022 to distribute 950 kilos of football equipment to school children; further understands that the project started off with Scott filling a suitcase with used football shirts and kits, and concluded with a fundraised amount of £10,000 to aid his endeavours, as well as a large amount of Motherwell’s Hummel kits from 1992 in kids sizes ready to be sent to Zambia; understands that Mukuni, the village that Scott has been working with, has changed the name of its local football team to Motherwell Mukuni, and sees youngsters attending school in Motherwell kits more than 7,000 miles away; recognises that pupils at St Brendan’s Primary in Motherwell and Our Lady and St Francis Primary in Carfin helped boost his fundraising efforts, contributing around £700 in total; understands that Scott is now planning to strengthen his own bond with a return trip, this time with a 20ft container full of football equipment and other items, and wishes him all the best in his endeavours. 

Supporters (16)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.