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Højbjerg helps out at Tottenham Foodbank

Midfielder gets stuck in as part of Premier League club’s community outreach
By Olivia Opara

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg with staff and volunteers from the Tottenham Foodbank team (credit Tottenham Hotspur)
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg with staff and volunteers from the Tottenham Foodbank team (credit Tottenham Hotspur)

Spurs midfielder Pierre-Emile Højbjerg has visited Tottenham Foodbank to help deliver essential items donated by the club and its players ahead of Christmas. 

Tottenham Hotspur has regularly supported local foodbanks through an ongoing fundraising campaign, delivered in partnership with the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust and Tottenham Hotspur Foundation. As part of this campaign the players wore special edition shirts with printed logos of Tottenham Foodbank during a Champions League match against Sporting CP in October. 

Pierre-Emile said of his visit to the foodbank at Tottenham Town Hall on Monday (19th): “Christmas is about giving and being together – there are people who need what we can give and it is a nice feeling to be able to help.

“Using our platform, it is important to give back to where we are based and the community in which we play – this is something the club does every year. There are many good things happening with this foodbank here in Tottenham and it is important that this support continues.”

To further its support, the club is crowdfunding to raise £100,000 to provide fuel vouchers to those most vulnerable in Haringey. The borough has the fourth highest percentage of households living in fuel poverty, at 18.3%. This is above the London average of 15.2% and is mostly concentrated in central and eastern areas of Haringey, notably White Hart Lane and Bruce Grove.

The club will also be making a donation of proceeds from ticket sales from this Wednesday’s exhibition match against Nice to support the London Academy of Excellence Tottenham’s festive foodbank, as well as both Tottenham Foodbank and North Enfield Foodbank. The festive foodbank was set up at the club-sponsored sixth form to collect items for those in-need within the school community. Fans can make a donation by texting COYSFOODBANK plus an amount to 70085. 


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