A children's football team in need of new kits will be the first UK side to benefit from a fund set up in memory of a man killed in the September 11 terror attacks.
King George United, a Southwick-based club for children aged five to 16, will today receive £1,000 from the Robert Eaton Memorial Fund (REMF).
The charity was set up following the death of Mr Eaton, from Ditchling, who died in the World Trade Centre tragedy two years ago.
Friends and family set up the project in his honour because the 37-year-old merchant banker and former Brighton College pupil had been a keen Brighton and Hove Albion supporter.
The charity has already raised more than £30,000 for soccer teams in New York.
Now the charity organisers are turning their attention to UK teams.
Members of King George United, set up by Steve and Lisa Brazier, will formally receive the money and show off their new kits at Southwick Leisure Centre tonight.
Gareth Glover, from the fund, said: "We are now bringing the fund back into the UK to recognise the links Robert had in Sussex."
Other teams can apply for grants of £1,000 by visiting the fund's web site at www.remf.net
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