Two Foxes Legends Promote Healthy Lifestyle As Part Of Food Parcels Initiative
- Leicester City's food parcels partnership with Leicester City Council and Samworth Brothers continues
- Club legends Matt Elliott and Steve Walsh headed to Braunstone Leisure Centre last week
- The food parcels were designed to feed up to 14,000 local children over half-term
- Alongside Leicester Riders, basketball sessions were held to promote a healthy lifestyle
This summer, the Club teamed up with Leicester City Council and food manufacturer, Samworth Brothers, to provide families with all the ingredients they need to make five tasty lunches at home, together with simple instructions to prepare the meals.
Basketball Fun For Food Parcel Beneficiaries With Walsh & Elliott
As part of a scheme including Leicester City and community partners, Steve Walsh and Matt Elliott took part in basketball drills for local schoolchildren who received food parcels over half-term.
After helping to assemble food parcels designed to feed 14,000 local children over half-term, Walsh and Elliott headed to Braunstone Leisure Centre last week to promote the benefits of combining an active lifestyle with healthy eating habits to schoolchildren from across the county.
After heading to Taylor Road Primary School to provide cooking tips, Filbert Fox was also in attendance in Braunstone, while Leicester City in the Community, the Club's charitable arm, have also been spreading the message during Football Camps around the region over previous weeks.
Basketball drills were on the agenda last week, though, as Walsh and Elliott tried their hand at the sport alongside coaches from Leicester Riders, five-time winners of the British Basketball League Play-Offs.
"I always enjoy being asked to come along to activities like this, whether it be football, basketball or whatever sport you like!" said Elliott, Leicester City's League Cup hero in 2000. "It takes me back to my youth, I used to love a bit of basketball.
"Myself and Steve Walsh mucked in with the kids to have some fun... and Filbert, of course! It's all about exercise and participation, but also having a good time first and foremost. It's vital that you can see ongoing results of such an initiative. It's important that it's ongoing and there are results down the line.
"As a consequence of the food parcels being received, some of them are here today to have a good time. They were sad to go home, but they've had a wonderful time meeting new friends and getting some exercise in. There's many benefits in many different areas."
Meanwhile, Walsh, another iconic former Foxes skipper, who scored twice in the 1994 First Division Play-Off Final over Derby County, was also thrilled to see the benefits of the scheme firsthand after playing such a prominent role over previous weeks.
"It's fantastic to see kids getting active with a smile on their faces," he said. "It's important to get exercise. It's just great to see them running around and getting back to sport, especially after the last year. It's really vital that this happens and it's great what Leicester City do in the community.
"This initiative with the Council really is a great thing to be going on in the holidays. I've done plenty of these things in the past and it's great to be involved because it shows things are slowly getting back to normal. For parents, it can be hard to find things to do at the moment, so this is a great initiative.
"I enjoy my basketball, I used to play, and we're quite competitive, me and Matt! I've been beaten, but there you go!"