If you were out and about in the past week, chances are, someone from Scotland was there.

 

An estimated 10,000 Scottish fans are in and around Providence, with the national team playing two World Cup matches in nearby Foxboro.

 

Before making their way across the pond, the Scottish fans created the “Providence Tartan Army.”

 

“This donation comes not from the people who organized the charity and advance committee,” member Ian Cox said.

 

“We are incredibly proud to be a small part of it, but it comes from all of you. It comes from the thousands of ordinary Scotland supporters who decided that coming to Providence and being part of something was more than just about 90 minutes of football … mainly because we didn’t expect to last much more than 90 minutes of football.”

 

“And so the songs will fade and the sounds of a ball being kicked will fade,” he continued, “but we hope that this legacy will live on.”

 

See more at wpri.com.