In May, a charity event titled "Buy a lot from the Legends of Ukrainian Sports so that orphans have a football field" took place at the Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium in Kyiv. The initiative aimed to raise funds for the construction of a modern football field and an inclusive children’s sports playground for the residents of the Zhytomyr orphanage.
The auction was organized by FC Dynamo, the Andrii Matiukha Charitable Foundation, the Ukrainian Journalists’ National Team, and the News Center Information Agency. Thanks to the future sports facility, not only the orphans of the mentioned institution but also about six thousand children from the Zhytomyr region will be able to engage in sports and football.
Andrii Matiukha Foundation: "Every Ukrainian child deserves a life full of care"
"Such projects reveal the true power of unity — when sports, charity, and humanity create opportunities for those who need them the most", said the founder of the foundation, Andrii Matiukha. "We supported the auction because we believe that every Ukrainian child deserves a life full of care and new experiences."
Among the unique lots presented at the May 24 auction were:
- A jersey of Ukraine national team player Oleksandr Zinchenko with signatures from the Ukraine–Belgium match;
- A jersey of Ukraine national team player Illia Zabarnyi from the Ukraine–Belgium match;
- A jersey signed by the 2024/25 Ukrainian Premier League champions, FC Dynamo;
- A jersey signed by the 2024/25 Ukrainian Cup winners, FC Shakhtar;
- A sneaker signed by professional tennis player and soldier Serhiy Stakhovsky;
- Boxing gloves signed by Undisputed World Champion Oleksandr Usyk;
- A collector’s coin from Undisputed World Champion Oleksandr Usyk;
- A football signed by players of the Ukrainian national football team;
- A football signed by Ukrainian football legend Andrii Shevchenko;
- Boxing gloves signed by World Boxing Champion Vitalii Klitschko.
It is worth noting that in 2024, with the support of patrons, the organizers already built a children’s sports playground and a football field for orphans at Baby House No. 1 in Lviv.
The Andrii Matiukha Foundation systematically supports initiatives aimed at the development of sports, education, and medicine, as well as assistance to veterans and strengthening the country’s defense capability. Charity is a part of the foundation’s long-term strategy to support Ukrainian communities.
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