A TEAM of young Morton players have been boxing clever to help out a local charity.

The Ton 2012s recently visited Inverclyde Royal Hospital to help out Compassionate Inverclyde.

The charity hands out boxes to people being discharged from the hospital who live alone.

The boxes include essential items so that the patients can focus on their immediate recovery rather than having to shop.

Parents and coaches donated items for the packs and the Morton youngsters also made their own 'welcome home' cards with the Ton badge proudly on display.

Compassionate Inverclyde volunteer Allison Akhtar spoke to them about what the charity stands for and what their help and support means.

She said: “It's such a privilege for me to spend time with young people and get the opportunity to talk to them about kindness and loneliness as it has become such a big issue within our communities.

“One of Compassionate Inverclyde's aims is to bring to the attention of very young people that acts of kindness can be carried out by anyone, even young footballers.

"Saying hello, picking up litter around their street or chapping an elderly neighbour's door with a parent and offering to pick up basic essentials at the local shop, can make an enormous difference to someone's day.

“I like to remind the children that I work with that kindness is free and will always help make them feel happy in return.

“The kids worked hard with their coaches and parents to tape the boxes then fill them with all the items we need for each patient.

“Every child brought donations with them, and their fantastic cards.”

“I would like to thank the coaches Graham Walker and Raymond Carroll and Graham’s wife Catherine, who organised it all."