Sports club hosts Scarborough charity match for Nepal flood relief

Winning isn't the goal for these soccer players. The match in Escobar Park is meant to raise money for those affected by the catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet, where many filling the fields worry about their loved ones from thousands of miles away, like Rahul Shrestha, whose uncle went missing. We were trying to call him, but it was not reaching out, so we were deeply worried. We were just praying every day for something good, but it's been three or four days, More than 600 people died in the floods, a number that's expected to rise as thousands are still unaccounted for. That includes dozens of Canadians. Many of those here are too traumatized to speak on camera as they pray for good news. But others, despite heavy emotions, want the world to know their stories. Sonam Dorja Sherpa is still waiting to hear that his next-door neighbours in Nepal are OK. And right now we are more in a tragic situation because the wife, she's all left home alone because her son was there with her father as well. I can't stop crying looking at those videos. After those videos, I'm just remembering my time with the people that are missing right now. The money they raise in these games will go to the Prime Minister's relief fund in Nepal, meant to help with rescue and recovery. Thousands were rescued so far. At this moment, the country and the victims need help from different countries, different individuals, different organizations. So I would encourage not just the Nepali community but any other non-Nepali community to help Nepal at this moment. After this match, a lot of these players will go back to checking their phones, hoping they finally got that text, confirming their loved ones are OK. Beyond raising money, they say playing out here gives them the chance to be surrounded by people going through the same thing and feeling the same pain. Namah Winegarden, CBC News, Toronto.