Pupils at Sunnybank Primary School’s after school club had an unexpected visit from Gothenburg Great and now RAM Tubulars employee Neil Simpson to celebrate the company’s ongoing support of the Russell Anderson Foundation (RAF) after school programmes.
The former Dons midfielder took part in a badminton session, met the children and resident RAF coach Jack Walker and visited the Skills Hub and heard first-hand the impact RAM’s commitment is having within the school and wider community.
RAM Tubulars is a long-standing partner of the Foundation and Managing Director Jim Stewart commented. “We’ve been working with our friends at the Russell Anderson Foundation for over five years now. The foundation continues to do amazing work delivering after school clubs and improving the wellbeing of local children. We are proud to be part of it and look forward to the year ahead.”
Jack Walker, Neil Simpson and Russell Anderson with Sunnybank Primary School after school club pupils during Neil’s visit.
RAF’s afterschool clubs are operational in many of the charity’s partner schools across the city and offer free multi sports and football to those children who need it.
Formed in 2012, RAF began by delivering free football sessions to children in some of the more socially deprived areas of the city. These days, what RAF does encompasses so much more than just football.
The whole ethos of the Foundation is to empower children to make good decisions and give them a chance to reach their potential.
RAF works with over 2500 children on a weekly basis across partner schools in the city and, although a large part of the work remains focused on health, both physical and mental, and well-being and being physically active, RAF also works with the schools in other areas to improve attainment levels and help with better outcomes for the pupils. This includes practical cooking lessons, food support, mentoring programmes, workplace visits and employability opportunities.