{"id":1892,"date":"2012-12-07T15:41:44","date_gmt":"2012-12-07T15:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1892"},"modified":"2012-12-07T15:41:44","modified_gmt":"2012-12-07T15:41:44","slug":"liverpool-fc-shirts-raise-21k-for-rbl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/liverpool-fc-shirts-raise-21k-for-rbl\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool FC shirts raise \u00a321k for RBL"},"content":{"rendered":"
Some £21,000 has been raised for the Royal British Legion (RBL) through the sale of special edition Liverpool FC shirts.<\/p>\n
The tops – which were embroidered with poppies – were worn during Liverpool's match against Chelsea on Remembrance Sunday and then auctioned off on eBay.<\/p>\n
Liverpool FC captain Steven Gerrard's kit raised the most, as the winning bid was £2,650.<\/p>\n
He said: "It was an honour for the lads to wear the poppy on our shirts and donate them to the RBL to raise funds for the Poppy Appeal."<\/p>\n
Gerrard added he is thankful for the hard work carried out by the armed forces who are serving on the front line.<\/p>\n
Charles Byrne, director of national events and fundraising at the RBL – which has been going for over 90 years – thanked Liverpool FC for their support as the money raised will help both current and ex-servicemen and women.<\/p>\n
Posted by Mark Wilkins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Special edition Liverpool FC shirts fetched £21,000 for the Royal British Legion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n