Celtic donate £10,000 to the Bradley Lowery Foundation ahead of Sunderland game
Saturday 29 July 2017 20:53, UK
Celtic will donate £10,000 to the Bradley Lowery Foundation ahead of the friendly against Sunderland this weekend.
The Celtic Foundation are making the donation in memory of the six-year-old who lost his battle with a rare cancer on 7 July.
Shortly after his death, Bradley's parents announced they were setting up a charity to remember the young Sunderland fan and to help future sufferers of the rare illness, neuroblastoma.
Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell said: "Celtic has always had charity at its core and we felt it important, as we visit Sunderland, that we stand together with Bradley's family and support their work which will be carried out in memory of their wonderful son who fought so bravely against illness."
Tony Hamilton, chief executive of the Celtic FC Foundation, added: "The circumstances around this presentation are genuinely tragic and any parent's worst fear.
"Through the fundraising efforts of many people associated with the club, we are able to contribute in a small way, so that the next family affected by this terrible disease may have a different journey.
"We hope that the Bradley Lowery Foundation is a great success and we are sure it will be a fitting and long-lasting tribute to him."
The friendly match at the Stadium of Light kicks off at 3.00pm on Saturday, 29 July.
