Ulises de la Cruz - listen to 5Live later - charitable works
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Just heard an interesting item on FiveLive about his charitable work back in Ecuador. Apparently there will be more on this evening's show between 7 and 10pm
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westendgirl Just heard an interesting item on FiveLive about his charitable work back in Ecuador. Apparently there will be more on this evening's show between 7 and 10pm
Im gonna cancel all my wild plans for tonight so I can sit next to my radio for 3hrs so I can catch an informative 10min interview. Cant wait!
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It may clash with the BBC Berks Kevin Doyle interview so I'll have to listen to two BBC radio stations simultaneously, one with each ear.G'Lawestendgirl Just heard an interesting item on FiveLive about his charitable work back in Ecuador. Apparently there will be more on this evening's show between 7 and 10pm
Im gonna cancel all my wild plans for tonight so I can sit next to my radio for 3hrs so I can catch an informative 10min interview. Cant wait!
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If you're interested in this, you can hear Sarah Sturdey's report from Ecuador again and read about it by clicking here.
Ollie If you're interested in this, you can hear Sarah Sturdey's report from Ecuador again and read about it by clicking here.
Thanks Ollie.
I'm sorry but this is amazing - I had no idea.
This should be splashed out across HNA, not just a "have a look if you're interested" type thread.
This guy is defo a legend to me now. How many of us would send a slice of our salary to help out people who "have nothing".
This deserves a proper article on HNA not just a random ignored thread.
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(westendgirl great post - can you edit the title to be a bit more obvious please?)
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"The small town of Piquincho, three hours north of the Ecuadorian capital Quito, holds only three thousand inhabitants - but as he grew up, Reading's Ulises De La Cruz was one of them.
By the standards of Piquincho, De La Cruz has gone on to scarcely imaginable wealth with Aston Villa and Reading. But unlike some Premiership stars, he sends a large slice of his monthly wage packet straight home to Ecuadorian charities.
The area around Piquincho has, amazingly, produced more international footballers per square kilometre than anywhere else in the world - five locals played for Ecuador in the last World Cup. But you won't find many other success stories.
"In my country the people don't have anything, and football changed my life," Ulises told our reporter Sarah Sturdey.
"My village needs help in everything: school, water, education, medical centres."
De La Cruz has funded schools and medical centres
In fact, De La Cruz practically bankrolls his local area in the absence of any real government funding, or interest.
Among other things, the money Reading pay him is currently funding a medical centre, plus the salaries of a doctor, dentist and nurse.
The headteacher of the local school says De La Cruz has paid for hundreds of books, a new school roof and playground, and even finances breakfast and lunch for a hundred schoolchildren each day.
De La Cruz learnt his footballing trade on a makeshift pitch of dust and stones. Six years ago fellow international Agustin Delgado set up a football academy in Piquincho, and now De La Cruz is behind a brand new sports and community centre being constructed.
"It's very important for the future of the young people," he says.
You can hear about the work Ulises De La Cruz is doing in Ecuador on BBC Radio Berkshire from 6pm until 7pm on Friday 26 January 2007, then Five Live Sport from 7pm."
Wow, the guy is a complete saint,
much respect to DLC
By the standards of Piquincho, De La Cruz has gone on to scarcely imaginable wealth with Aston Villa and Reading. But unlike some Premiership stars, he sends a large slice of his monthly wage packet straight home to Ecuadorian charities.
The area around Piquincho has, amazingly, produced more international footballers per square kilometre than anywhere else in the world - five locals played for Ecuador in the last World Cup. But you won't find many other success stories.
"In my country the people don't have anything, and football changed my life," Ulises told our reporter Sarah Sturdey.
"My village needs help in everything: school, water, education, medical centres."
De La Cruz has funded schools and medical centres
In fact, De La Cruz practically bankrolls his local area in the absence of any real government funding, or interest.
Among other things, the money Reading pay him is currently funding a medical centre, plus the salaries of a doctor, dentist and nurse.
The headteacher of the local school says De La Cruz has paid for hundreds of books, a new school roof and playground, and even finances breakfast and lunch for a hundred schoolchildren each day.
De La Cruz learnt his footballing trade on a makeshift pitch of dust and stones. Six years ago fellow international Agustin Delgado set up a football academy in Piquincho, and now De La Cruz is behind a brand new sports and community centre being constructed.
"It's very important for the future of the young people," he says.
You can hear about the work Ulises De La Cruz is doing in Ecuador on BBC Radio Berkshire from 6pm until 7pm on Friday 26 January 2007, then Five Live Sport from 7pm."
Wow, the guy is a complete saint,
much respect to DLC
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el_presidenteSpaceCruiser How large a slice of his wages is it? Things must be cheap in Ecuador.
"Among other things, the money Reading pay him is currently funding a medical centre, plus the salaries of a doctor, dentist and nurse."
why don't you sponsor a ecuadorian doctor, dentist & nurse if it's so cheap?
I don't earn thousands of pounds a week. I meant in terms of buildings compared to the cost here. De La Cruz can't be earning much more than £8K-12K a week?
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SpaceCruiserel_presidenteSpaceCruiser How large a slice of his wages is it? Things must be cheap in Ecuador.
"Among other things, the money Reading pay him is currently funding a medical centre, plus the salaries of a doctor, dentist and nurse."
why don't you sponsor a ecuadorian doctor, dentist & nurse if it's so cheap?
I don't earn thousands of pounds a week. I meant in terms of buildings compared to the cost here. De La Cruz can't be earning much more than £8K-12K a week?
According to 5 LIVE he earns 50k per month and sends a percentage of it to charity regularly.
De La Cruz has funded schools and medical centres
In fact, De La Cruz practically bankrolls his local area in the absence of any real government funding, or interest.
Among other things, the money Reading pay him is currently funding a medical centre, plus the salaries of a doctor, dentist and nurse.
Legend huh, he's bigger than that. Pound for pound he's a bigger man than Abramovich.
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