Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal

The Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal is a Scottish charity that donates money to children's causes in locations where the Scottish National Football team play overseas matches.

History
In 1999, a group of travelling football fans made a donation to support the purchase of a prosthetic limb for Kemal Karic, a boy who lost part of his lower leg as a result of a bomb blast in Bosnia during the Kosovo War. The organization was formally started in 2003 for the second donation in Lithuania.

Activities
As of October 2021, donations totalling over $200,000 (£145,000) have been made in 88 countries. Primarily, donations are made to local children's healthcare and rehabilitation organisations. Donations are typically collected from travelling Scottish football fans and total £1,000 to £5,000.

The charity is non-religious and non-political.

Notable donations

 * 1st donation,1999 Bosnia, prosthetic limb for Kemal Karic
 * 2nd donation, 2003 Lithuania
 * 50th donation, Nigeria
 * Jacksonville, Florida
 * Yokohama, Japan
 * Moldova, playground at a neurological hospital
 * Ukraine, medical care for children with impaired vision
 * Croatia, incubators for premature infants
 * Netherlands
 * 2012 Belgium
 * 64th donation 2017, Lithuania
 * 2016 Malta
 * 2017 Budapest, Hungary, orphanage
 * 87th donation, 2021 Faroe Islands
 * 88th donation, 2021 Moldova

Notable members

 * Neil Forbes, Chairman
 * John Daly, former Chairman
 * Craig Couper, Steering Group
 * Jennifer Blackwood