As
@HibernianFC
official charity, we champion the club’s charitable origins and values to drive positive change in health and living standards in our community.
Hibernian Community Foundation will be participating in the 2024 Edinburgh Kiltwalk ! 🏴
You can participate in the 'Wee Wander' free of charge and raise essential funds for our Community Academy ⚽️
Full information can be found by clicking below 👇
Christmas Day 2022 💚
340 meals provided at Easter Road ✅
160+ Hot meals delivered to homes across Edinburgh ✅
All extra food donated to local community partners ✅
90 Incredible volunteers kindly giving their time to help community members ✅
Thank you from us all 💚
We begin this week by applauding
@dothebartman1
, who is continuing to challenge racism and discrimination in all its forms 👏
Marvin played 92 games for
@HibernianFC
between 2015 and 2019 🏆
#BlackHistoryMonth
Meet Blair Davidson, our maintenance support assistant here at Easter Road 🏟
Blair joined the foundation last October on the Kickstart scheme as has now secured himself a full-time position here at Easter Road through his hard work and commitment.
Congratulations, Blair! 👏
So our Community Ambassador Michael Hogg has had an exciting day today meeting Scotland’s First Minister
@NicolaSturgeon
Michael has been a great friend to
@hibsincommunity
raising money to help us help others. Nice top too 😉
Souleymane Bamba, the French centre back, played 75 games for
@HibernianFC
between 2008 and 2011, scoring 4 goals for the Hibees ⚽️🇫🇷
Bamba went on to establish himself in the first team and left for Leicester City in 2011.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Ulises De La Cruz signed for
@HibernianFC
in June 2001 for a club record fee of £700,000 😯
The Ecuadorian defender spent the full 2001-2002 season with Hibs, making 32 appearances and scoring 2 goals, both of which came in a 2-1 victory against Hearts ⚽️
#BlackHistoryMonth
⚽| FIFA 21 Giveaway
We have 2 copies of
@EASPORTSFIFA
to giveaway on release day for 1 Xbox one and PS4.
To be in with a chance of winning a copy⬇️
Follow
@hibsincommunity
🤝
Like and Retweet this post💚
Winner announced on release date - 6th October 2020 🥇
#WeAreAllHibs
🆕| Education Officer Joins Foundation
We are delighted announce the appointment of Sue McLernon as
@hibsincommunity
Education Officer.
Sue will support the delivery and development of Hibs Class across all our partner schools in Edinburgh and East Lothian!
#WeAreAllHibs
💚
This morning we delivered Christmas meals to community members across the capital 🍽
🎄 A number of the recipients are isolated and would otherwise not had a meal today!
A big thanks to William and the hospitality team at
@HibernianFC
for pulling the meal together 💚
Strips Donated To Malawi 💚
Today we received an update from our partner Ray at Strips For Malawi 🤝
Following two donations in 2023 so far it is great to see the strip have arrived 👕
The Kalilombe Primary School football team based in Dedza now wear
@HibernianFC
for games ⚽
🇨🇩 Striker Dominique Malonga, joined
@HibernianFC
in 2014 and made 43 appearances for the club.
⚽️ Scoring 17 goals as a Hibee, his last came in the 4th round of the Scottish Cup against Raith Rovers... the rest is history! 🏆
#BlackHistoryMonth
🛍 Massive thank you to all Hibees who donated to our food bank.
This will help over 250 kids a week in the local area who arrive at school with no snack / having had no breakfast 💚
💚 | Competition Time
We’re nearly at 5,000 followers. Help us get to the magic number by following and retweeting this message to be in with a chance of winning a Signed Ofir Marciano Match Worn top !Winning follower picked at random.Good Luck!
#WeAreAllHibs
#StaySafeStayHome
🍽 | Christmas Day at Easter Road
@hibsincommunity
joined
@HibernianFC
staff and volunteers at Easter Road this afternoon to deliver a Christmas meal to over 150 guests. A big thank you and well done to
@TescoLeith
for supporting the event
Merry Christmas 🎄
#WeAreAllHibs
💚 No child deserves to go hungry.
🛍️
@JLMurray17
was on hand to help deliver food packages to
@StNiniansRCPS
and
@st_marys_leith
.
🔢 Latest research shows that one in four children in Scotland are living in poverty.
🤝 It's a small part we do to help make a big difference.
Russel Latapy was an integral member of the league winning side of 1998, scoring 6 goals.
⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
He went on to make 84 appearances for the
@HibernianFC
scoring another 16 goals in the process.
#BlackHistoryMonth
⚽| ICYMI - FIFA 21 Giveaway
We have 2 copies of
@EASPORTSFIFA
to giveaway on release day for Xbox one and PS4.
To be in with a chance of winning a copy.
Follow
@hibsincommunity
🤝
Like & Retweet this post💚
Winner announced on release date - 9th October 2020🏆
#WeAreAllHibs
🇳🇬 Efe Ambrose, made 69 appearances for
@HibernianFC
between 2016 and 2019. He chipped in with 6️⃣ goals throughout his time at the club.
What was your favourite Efe moment? 🤔👇
#BlackHistoryMonth
💚 | Competition Time
We’re nearly at 5,000 followers. Help us get to the magic number by following and retweeting this post to be in with a chance of winning a Signed Ofir Marciano Match Worn top! Winning follower picked at random - Good Luck!
#WeAreAllHibs
#StaySafeStayHome
💚| We are delighted to report that our logo will appear on the front of the stunning new
@HibernianFC
strips as part of the exciting next step in our partnership!
💻 You can read a bit more about the background to it all here -
Christmas Day at Easter Road was incredible!
We would like to thank
@ScotlandSky
for attending the Christmas lunch and highlighting the importance of bringing our community together 💚
🗣️ "We are here to serve the community. Everyone is welcome."
@HibernianFC
boss Nick Montgomery and his players were at Easter Road on Christmas Day helping
@HibsinCommunity
serve around 600 meals for free to those in need.
We are completely blown away by the number of Winter coats that were donated this afternoon!
Over 700 donations have been made and each coat will go to a family in need this Winter ❄️
Thank you for your incredible support 💚
We recognise the achievements of Kevin Harper. Signed for
@HibernianFC
in 1992 at the age of 1️⃣7️⃣ from Hutchison Vale.
Kevin went on to make 94 appearances for the Hibees, scoring 15 goals. More recently he was manager of Albion Rovers.
#BlackHistoryMonth
We also share a partnership with
@werderbremen_en
through our FairPlay programme - below is a picture from our latest meeting in London! Good luck this weekend! Impressed by your choice
@HibernianFC
#WeAreAllHibs
💚
Day 3️⃣ of
#BlackHistoryMonth
sees us recognise Tony Rougier.
Signed from Raith Rovers in 1997, the Trinidadian midfielder spent 2 years at
@HibernianFC
, appearing 45 times and chipping in with 4 goals ⚽️
Defender
@LiamFontaine
, spent 4 years with
@HibernianFC
between 2014 and 2018, scoring 2️⃣ goals during his time at Easter Road.
Pictured after gaining promotion to the Premiership, Fontaine was also part of the historic Scottish Cup winning side 🏆🏆
#BlackHistoryMonth
Our Christmas Appeal has seen incredible success so far with almost £20,000 raised!
We are now giving Hibees the chance to WIN a signed & framed 2017/18 jersey ⚽️
To enter, all you have to do is like and share this post!
The winner will be announced tomorrow.
Good luck 💚
Strips Donated To Malawi💚
Last week we received an update from our partner Ray at Strips For Malawi🤝
Our donations of
@HibernianFC
strips have arrived and are already in use with Kalilombe Primary School football team for games & practice⚽
We look forward to sharing more👍
Strips Donated To Malawi 💚
Last week we made a further donation of
@HibernianFC
kit to Strips For Malawi, we look forward to our next update from Ray and the team 🤝
Following two donations in 2023 it was great to see the strips have arrived and are being put to great use
'Sir' David Gray Cycle For Autism 🚴♂️
David is challenging fans to join him in cycling the route that the Scottish Cup trophy made from Hampden Park to Easter Road Stadium in 2016 💚
Funds raised will enable another 180 children with autism and other neurodiverse conditions to
SCOTTISH FA GRASSROOTS AWARDS | We won an award at last night's ceremony! "Best Professional Club in the Community"
Thank you to everyone in the Hibernian Family. 💚
Story here :
The Foundation is delighted to announce the Ron Gordon Extra Time programme!
This programme will see 60 children from four primary schools in Leith receive up to 10 hours of coached football every week ⚽
Full details can be found below 👇
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💚 | Good Luck
@HibernianFC
Some of our Boys Academy players took their time yesterday to send in messages of luck for today’s semi final.
Best wishes from the mini hibees.
#WeAreAllHibs
💚
📦 Over the last six months, we have been able to deliver over 2350 food parcels to families in Edinburgh and the surrounding areas.
🤝 This would not have been possible without the help from
@FShareCSEScot
and
@TescoLeith
.
💚 No family should go hungry.
#WeAreAllHibs
🎄 We have been going door-to-door delivering food parcels and will continue to do so into Christmas Day.
💚 While we can't have supporters at the stadium this year, we hope this small gesture can help bring Christmas to them.
🤝
@SPFLTrust
#FestiveFriends
🆕 Community Foundation News
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Lewis Melee as Chief Executive Officer following the departure of Charlie Bennett.
We would like to thank Charlie for all his work with us over the last 5 years and wish him well within his new role.
👩🎓| Congratulations to our Admin Supervisor Karen McEwan on passing her Diploma in Digital Marketing. Karen is our own wee superstar, hard working, conscientious, and always with a smiling face.
Well done Karen. Great achievement!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Our signed Rob Jones shirt, raffle winner! 🥳
Congratulations, Leon! 🎉
Thank you to all who purchased a ticket and helped us raise over £300 for
@DniproKids
! 🙌
💚 While we can't have players back down to hand out gifts at
@street_work
this year, that hasn't stopped us helping those in need.
🧥 We have dropped off warm jackets and thermals to be distributed to those who need it most this winter.
💚 | The Famous Five A Day Project Launch
This weekend we will provide over 100 food parcels to families in Edinburgh + East Lothian. Volunteers met this afternoon to pack all the resources following support from
@TescoLeith
@Forth1CFK
@FShareCSEScot
&
@TKMaxx_UK
#WeAreAllHibs
💚 | The Famous 5000 - Thank You
Thank you to everyone who has helped us reach over 5000 followers on Twitter.
As promised one of our new followers will receive our signed match worn Ofir Marciano shirt. We will be in contact with our winner over the weekend.
#WeAreAllHibs
🧠 Rivalries aside, we can all get behind talking about our mental health.
🤝 That's why we've joined forces with
@bighearts
to raise awareness of The Changing Room project and the importance of mental health support.
💚 This isn't a battle you need to do alone.
We continue to reflect on the contribution of black footballers for
@HibernianFC
during
#BlackHistoryMonth
Farid El Alagui, the striker was signed in the summer of 2014 and will be remembered for his 2️⃣ goals against Hearts ⚽️
💚| Hibs Maths Class
Over the next 2 weeks we will share a new maths challenge every day for school children to complete. We have a variety of questions linked to
@HibernianFC
and
@HibernianWomen
Keep hold of all your answers as we reveal them the next day 📚
#WeAreAllHibs
Hibernian Community Foundation is delighted to officially announce a full rebrand!
Following extensive planning and discussions regarding the identity and future ambitions of HCF, we are thrilled to be progressing with a full rebrand as we prepare to expand our services in 2024.
👏🏻 Thank You NHS
🏥 This morning staff provided
@NHS_Lothian
Western General Hospital with refreshments for frontline workers.
📦 Our donation was made up of items shared to us from
@GraceFoods_UK
@FShareCSEScot
and
@HibernianFC
supporters.
Together we can make a difference 💚
🇲🇦 Moroccan-born ‘Benji’ Benjalloun joined
@HibernianFC
in 2006 and spent 4 years with the club.
Appearing 81 times and chipping in with 1️⃣1️⃣ goals for the Hibees! ⚽️
#BlackHistoryMonth
The Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Lewis Melee as Community Development Manager.
Read more about Lewis and his new role here.....
🚨 On Sunday at Easter Road, we are holding a food bank collection, our team will be opposite the club store from 13.45 until 14.50.
We are looking for long life healthy snacks that can be given to children in local schools.
The Marathon World Record was broken in a
@HibernianFC
kit at the recent Edinburgh Marathon! 🟢 ⚪️
We would like to congratulate
@J_Mac1875
on his incredible achievement 🏅
You can find out more and make a donation by clicking below 👇
🌟Rest in peace Jordan Banks.
💚All of Hibernian Community Academy send love to Jordan’s family & friends during this devastating time.
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💚 What a second half peformance by
@HibernianFC
!
🤔 Who is your Man of the Match?
🗳 Vote below and retweet this tweet for a chance of winning a Community Foundation notebook!
#WeAreAllHibs
👟| Football Boot Donation
We're delighted to donate 26 pairs of new football boots to our local secondary school & fantastic partner
@Leithpe
as part of the school's recent request. Looking forward to seeing the pupils on the new pitch!
#WeAreAllHibs
Dylan Vente is the next player to have officially signed up for the Edinburgh Kiltwalk!
Hibs’ latest arrival will be taking part in the ‘Wee Wander’ 🏴
Fancy joining Dylan? Click the link below to find out more 👇
💚 | Community Donation
This morning
@freja_fashion
visited us here at Easter Road to pass on a donation of £600 following the sale of her fantastic ‘GGTTH’
@HibernianFC
face masks.
Thank you for your support it is greatly appreciated by us all at the Foundation.
#WeAreAllHibs
🆕 We are delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Cheshire, as our new Community Development Manager here at
#HibernianCommunityFoundation
.
Welcome to the team, Andrew! 🙌
💚 | REH Visit
We visited the Royal Edinburgh Hospital to donate 8 iPads. Our support will benefit patients and staff to communicate with friends and family during these challenging times.
We thank
@NHS_Lothian
for their continued hard work.
#WeAreAllHibs
#StayAtHomeSaveLives
Everyone at Hibernian Community Foundation is deeply saddened at the news of Ron’s passing today.
All our thoughts are with Gordon family at this time.
Thank you for all your support and kindness Ron it will never be forgotten.
Rest in peace 💚
As part of the Foundations ongoing Changing Room and Hibs SOS programmes, Hibernian Director of Football, Brian McDermott, kindly shared his experience with his own mental health at Easter Road last night.
We would like to thank Brian for his time 💚
💚 | Competition Time
We’re so close 5,000 followers. Help us get to the magic number by following and RT this post to be in with a chance of winning a signed Ofir Marciano match worn shirt!
The winning follower picked at random - Good Luck!
#WeAreAllHibs
#StaySafeStayHome
Fancy joining Joe Newell at this years Edinburgh Kiltwalk?
Click the link below to find out more about this event and how to secure your FREE place 👇
#WalkWithHibs
💚
Ron Gordon's Extra Time Programme 💚⚽️
We are delighted to be partnering with the
@ScottishFA
in this game changing programme which will see us provide 60 local Leith families with after school activity, food provision, clothing and additional family support. 🙌🏼
In partnership with
@scotgov
, the Scottish FA Extra Time programme has been providing after school and holiday activity clubs for primary school aged children across the country.
The programme aims to tackle poverty through accessible childcare for low-income families.
Thank you, Hibees! 💚
Thanks to your donations we received over 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ tickets for tomorrow's
#PremierSportsCup
Final! 🏆
🎟 These tickets have been distributed to local schools, youth clubs and charities.
#GGTTH
Jean-Marc Adjovi-Bocco (Or Jimmy Bocco) spent a season with the Hibees in 1997-1998.
The Beninese defender made 29 appearances for
@HibernianFC
that season.
#BlackHistoryMonth
💚| The Famous 5
Help us reach 5000 followers on our account
@hibsincommunity
by following and retweeting this post. Do this and you could win our signed Ofir Marciano match worn
@HibernianFC
shirt #️⃣1️⃣
We will announce our winner shortly after we reach 5000!
#WeAreAllHibs
Congratulations and good luck to
@NeilR92
on his new appointment with
@edinburghcoll
Sorry to be losing such a talented, hardworking and loyal member of staff but delighted the role
@hibsincommunity
has played in his development. Best wishes Neil!