ZIMBABWE cricket team captain Brendan Taylor has embarked on a fundraising mission to assist children suffering from cancer.
By Feluna Nleya Staff Reporter
Taylor, who is working with a local non-governmental organisation Kidzcan in the fundraising drive, hopes to raise funds to ensure children suffering from cancer undergo chemotherapy and access to medication which is out of reach for many.
Kidzcan is a children’s cancer relief organisation which provides financial support to ensure that the children access required tests and treatment for survival.
Taylor yesterday donated his national team shirt and a cricket bat which will be auctioned as part of the fundraising initiative.
“I have donated a signed shirt and a bat that will go to an international website for an auction,” Taylor said.
“Hopefully the items will generate more money, and I have contributed a small financial token.”
Taylor, who recently became only the third Zimbabwean to be signed up in the lucrative Indian Premier League, said he would use his contacts internationally to generate more money for cancer patients.
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“The main cause now is to try and generate as much money through the cricketing memorabilia and other international players out there I have a relationship with,” Taylor said.
“It’s really trying to put a smile on some kids’ faces and provide some opportunities for them to recover quickly and hopefully have a second chance in life,” Taylor, who was expected to leave the country last night for the ICC T20 World Cup in Bangladesh, said.
“This is more important than a lot of things in life and I think where we take our lives for granted and to see the young kids going through a difficult time is really an eye-opening experience and something I would like to be a part of for a long time.”
