This amazing eight-year-old’s moving letter to Everton earned him a special meeting with the club
Alfie’s dad died in May, but he wants to help people less fortunate than himself.
Eight-year-old Alfie is the kind of young fan that gives football a good name.
The young Everton fan’s father died in May, while his mother has myalgic encephalomyelitis, a condition which sometimes leaves her bedridden. But despite the hardship he faces, he’s taken it upon himself to help others.
After meeting a homeless man and his dog in his home town of Liverpool on Saturday, Alfie wrote a letter to his club asking them to help him help those less fortunate than himself.
“I’m writing to you because I know how good you are at helping others.”
Alfie included in his letter a list of things he is good at, including “hugs” and “making toast”, and asked Everton for a meeting to discuss ideas.
The club accepted Alfie’s invitation, and called his mother, Allison Furlong, on Sunday to invite him to Finch Farm, Everton’s training ground.
Alfie was also treated to a tour of the facility and has been invited to be a mascot at Wednesday night’s match against West Ham.
Allison said the letter was all Alfie’s idea, she was just told to post it to Everton. When Alfie met the homeless man who inspired his writing he used his own pocket money to buy things for him and his dog.
“I’ve always known Alfie is a kind and considerate young man,” said Allison, who owns a dog accessories business. “He always thinks of others first and has grown up a lot over the last six months.
“He really wants to be an inspiration to other children who may be going through what he has been through.”
