Editing Rangers F.C. (section)

===Support for charities===
{{Main|Rangers Charity Foundation}}

The Rangers Charity Foundation was created in 2002 and participates in a wide range of [[Charity (practice)|charitable work]], regularly involving Rangers staff and star players. The foundation also has partnerships with [[UNICEF]], The Prostate Cancer Charity and [[Erskine (charity)|Erskine]], and is responsible for over £2.3&nbsp;million in donations. As well as [[fundraising]], the Rangers Charity Foundation regularly bring [[Disease|sick]], [[disability|disabled]] and disadvantaged children to attend matches and tours at Ibrox, with the chance to meet the players.<ref name="Rangers charity foundation">{{cite web|url=http://www.rangerscharity.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=43|title=Introducing The Foundation|publisher=Rangerscharity.org.uk|access-date=25 August 2012|quote=Being a champion of charitable giving is our goal, and since our creation in 2002 we have donated over £1&nbsp;million in cash awards and over £1,550,000 of in-kind support to hundreds of groups and individuals, making a combined total of over £2,500,000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116232818/http://www.rangerscharity.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=43|archive-date=16 January 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Rangers charity foundation to be investigated">{{cite news|url=http://local.stv.tv/glasgow/299946-inquiry-into-rangers-charity-over-match-against-ac-milan/|title=Inquiry into Rangers charity match against AC Milan|work=STV Glasgow|publisher=STV|date=6 March 2012|access-date=22 December 2012|author=Farrell, Mike|quote=The charity, which has donated more than £2.3m to various causes since it was set up in 2002, has reduced the amount it will take from the game to 10%, meaning the majority of the money raised will go to the club, which is currently in administration.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513132400/http://local.stv.tv/glasgow/299946-inquiry-into-rangers-charity-over-match-against-ac-milan/|archive-date=13 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Through its support of the Rangers Charity Foundation, the club has helped a number of charities with support and financial donations. In 2008, the club became the first Scottish side to be selected as a partner club of [[UNICEF]].<ref name="UNICEF">{{ cite news | url=http://www.unicef.org.uk/UNICEFs-Work/Our-supporters/Organisations/Corporate-partners/Rangers/ | title=RANGERS | publisher=UNICEF | access-date=18 September 2012  }}</ref> The club's Charity Foundation has backed initiatives in Togo and India<ref name="UNICEF"/> as well as funding one million vaccinations for a children's vaccination programme.<ref>{{ cite news | url=http://rangers.co.uk/news/club/foundation-funds-1m-vaccines-unicef/ | title=Foundation Funds 1m Vaccines For Unicef| date=13 May 2016 | publisher=Rangers F.C.}}</ref> The club has been a firm supporter of [[Erskine (charity)|Erskine]], a charity which provides long-term medical care for veterans of the [[British Armed Forces]], and in 2012, donated £25,000 to fund projects within their care homes.<ref>{{ cite news | url=http://rangers.co.uk/news/club/25k-donation-to-erskine/ | title=£25k Donation To Erskine | date=18 September 2012 | publisher=Rangers Charity Foundation }}</ref> In January 2015, Rangers hosted a charity match for the benefit of former player [[Fernando Ricksen]] who had been diagnosed with [[Motor neurone disease]]; this raised £320,000 for him and [[Motor Neurone Disease Association|MND Scotland]].<ref>{{ cite news | url=http://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/320k-raised-from-ricksen-match/ | title=320k Raised From Ricksen Match| date=27 March 2015 |publisher=Rangers F.C.}}</ref>