A select group of Ajax Cape Town players visited the Red Cross Childrens Hospital to attend their Annual Inter-Department 6v6 Final on Tuesday afternoon.
The Ajax players arrived to a warm welcome and immediately set about leading the warm-up session between the two Easter Soccer Tournament finalists before handing over the stage to the players of the two teams.
The final was a hotly contested affair that went to a penalty shootout that was won by the staff of B1.
After the final, the staff and players posed with the Ajax players as the paparazzi snapped away, taking photos from every possible angle before the Urban Warriors made their way to the courtyard of the Red Cross Childrens Trust to autograph posters for the staff.
The players then made their way to Ward E1 to meet and greet the patients, their parents and the staff.
The kids and staff were delighted when they saw the Ajax players enter the ward. Leading from the front the Ajax captain; Granwald Scott led the players into the wards to chat with the children and their parents. Eager, smiling faces greeted the players and the children responded positively to the surprise visit by the Urban Warriors who shared words of kindness and even posed with the children for parents to take photos.
The players also signed autographs before bidding their farewells.
For Matthew Booth it was a poignant moment because he spent time at the Red Cross Childrens Hospital as a patient, making weekly visits as an asthma patient.
Below is a snippet of a hanks mail received from the Red Cross Childrens Trust
Good Afternoon Ajax Cape Town
I would like to thank you and the amazing Ajax Cape Town soccer team for your attendance and support at the Easter Soccer finals soccer game today. The event was a huge success and we could not have done it without you.
The Red Cross Childrens Hospital is the only stand alone; specialist hospital in southern Africa dedicated entirely to the healthcare of children and manages more than 260 000 patient visits each year. The Hospital holds the hopes and dreams of desperately ill children from across Africa, children whose lives have been altered by the tragedy of childhood disease.
The Hospital’s dedicated staff manages more than just our special patients; they manage the anxious hearts of families who stand alongside their little ones as they fight to get better. For thousands of brave children, the Red Cross War Memorial Childrens Hospital is often their only hope to a future.
It is the very courage of these children that continues to drive the Childrens Hospital Trust to fundraise for this great institution and Paediatric Healthcare in the Western Cape.
Thank you once again for your continued support and we look forward to working with you in the future.
Go to: Ajax @ Red Cross
