Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Arsenal will donate £1 from every ticket sold for this weekend’s game against Stoke City to helping victims of the crisis in Syria.

The club are also understood to be coordinating further fundraising initiatives at the Emirates this weekend to support Save the Children’s Child Refugee Crisis Appeal.

The Gunners have long supported the charity’s work with Syrian refugees with Martin Keown opening a football pitch for Syrian children in the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan as far back as 2012. In 2013 a charity ball run by The Arsenal Foundation raised further funds to provide learning spaces and materials for child refugees.

In total it’s estimated that the Gunners have raised upwards of £400,000 for Save the Children’s Syria-related efforts.

Since announcing the charity as their first ever global charity partner in July 2011 over £1 million has been raised with funds also being directed towards disaster relief work in the Philippines, Sierra Leone, Syria and, most recently in Nepal. The partnership also supports the charity’s work in China and Indonesia helping children receive a quality education in a safe environment.

Update – €1 from all ticket sales for Arsenal’s game against Olympiakos – the club’s first home UEFA Champions League group stage – will also be donated to the crisis appeal. All 80 clubs playing in the Champions League and Europa League have agreed to do similarly.

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Arseblog News applauds the club’s efforts. If you want to donate to Save the Children’s Child Refugee Crisis Appeal, you can do so here. Alternatively, you can donate to their Syria-specific campaign here.

Via Arsenal.com – “Supporters are encouraged to donate £5 by texting HOPE to 70008.”

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