UEFA and TFF's gift to orphanage
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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The player escorts for tonight's final will be provided by the Zübeyde Hanım Çocuk Sitesi'ni orphanage and it has been rewarded with gifts of tournament clothing.
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Zübeyde Hanım Çocuk Sitesi'ni is home to 346 children aged up to 12, and also provided the escorts for Turkey's opening match against the Netherlands at the Mardan Sport Centre. Orphanage deputy director Musa Okur, universally known as 'Papa', said: "I thank UEFA and the TFF for this gesture." UEFA development competitions manager Claudio Negroni added: "The visit was very enriching and gave us some ideas for future tournaments. We also feel that we need to include one piece of social action at each of our youth tournaments. "