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| CC/PL001 |  ACT AGAINST BULLYING: CYBERKIND CAMPAIGN CyberKind is a campaign by Act Against Bullying, the high profile UK charity helping parents and children deal with school bullying. With the increase in young people using social networking sites on a daily basis and as their major source of communication, the aim of this new initiative is to counteract and reverse the growing trend of cyber bullying - on the increase and now responsible for many teen suicides - by making a conscious effort to reward 'niceness on the net'. It is motivated by the charity's belief that the active promotion of good internet manners may significantly reduce the misery that is suffered by so many children, sometimes over meaningless comments and thoughtless behaviour. It may even save lives. They are looking for a major sponsor for the campaign to invest around £10,000. This would buy the company their logo on the charity's website, and on all printed and e-mailed public relations material connected with this particular campaign, which they expect to get extensive media coverage. In addition, the sponsor's logo will be included in the campaign posters which have been designed by book illustrator Katy Dynes and they would receive verbal acknowledgement and tickets to the launch party, which is to be held at the House of Lords on November 11th, as well as public relations opportunities at a public event to be held in central London on the charity's Cool to be Kind Day on November 18th, and any other 'spin offs', such as panel debate involvement, etc. on this subject. Act Against Bullying Founder Director Louise Burfitt-Dons is a well known figure in the humanitarian campaigning field and regularly appears on national TV and radio programmes. As a motivational speaker, the ethos of the organisation she founded is a combination of the inspirational and practical and there is a wealth of information and advice for young people as well as parents and social workers on the website at www.actagainstbullying.org (link below). She writes extensively for the media on bullying issues, has led the field in identifying modern issues such as ECD and tribalism and has been a speaker at national conferences and seminars. Act Against Bullying was shortlisted for the Guardian Charity Award 2008. Act Against Bullying is a 'celebrity favourite' and has held many prestigious and star-studded events. For example, currently popular Britain's Got Talent finalists Strike are raising the profile of AAB as they are touring schools. The charity is active on YouTube and Twitter and has a growing following of fans worldwide who enjoy the honest apolitical approach to this complex social problem, as well as their catchy campaigns such as Cool to be Kind Day. They are also the UK representative of the World Kindness Movement. Contact: Louise Burfitt-Dons, Director. Address: 68 Duke Road, London W4 2DE. Tel.: 0845 230 2560. Fax: 0208 995 9500. E-mail: info@actagainstbullying.org. link to website
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| CC/PL002 |  ATLANTIC FREEDOM In December 2009, Mark Story and Steve McCann from Cornwall are rowing the Atlantic as part of the 'world's toughest rowing race' to raise £100,000 for south west based children's charity Ellie's Haven. They are looking for a gold sponsor, who will get to name the boat and have it painted with their corporate colours/logo; and for silver sponsors whose logos will feature prominently on the boat. They offer exposure through media in the South West (newspapers and television) and through a range of large scale fundraising projects, including an initiative involving up to 10,000 school children. They also offer talks, regular blogs and mid-Atlantic footage. Contact: Mark Story, Project Leader. Address: 64 Macey Street, Torpoint, Cornwall PL1 12AL. Tel.: 07974 561901. E-mail: mark@atlanticfreedom.com. link to website
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| CC/PL003 |  CHAMPION BEHAVIOURS Champion Behaviours is a registered charity, based in Hampshire, set up to deliver workshops, free through schools, for young people 11-16 years old who are in danger of exclusion. The charity aims to help reduce exclusion, crime and fear of crime in the community (the Hampshire Police Authority area), and develop inclusion by helping young people to become valuable members of their commumity by adding to it. Young people can be influenced by poor role models and behaviours, or by champions in sport, life and business and their champion behaviours. The charity's workshops are about encouraging and developing Champion Behaviours based on the behaviours of Champions that the young people know. Workshops are delivered at schools, youth clubs, sports centres and suitable venues. Champion Behaviours needs ongoing financial support via sponsorship to deliver workshops in Hampshire and other areas. Vodafone, for example, bought days for young people in Trowbridge; and a national house builder supported the organisation's Solent Swim fundraiser, whilst other sponsors simply donate money and goods to the project. "We need cash on an ongoing basis: the more cash we raise, the more workshops we can deliver - and the more young people we can help. If you can help us, please do call us or visit the JustGiving website for Champion Behaviours. We need a sponsor for the 2010 Solent Swim and can work with a sponsor for many months leading up to the summer swim. 2010 will be the fourth Solent Swim, which has grown from twenty swimmers in 2007 to sixty swimmers in 2009! You can have your logo on the shirts, web site and banners to suit and we will help with PR for you. You can buy workshops for young people or schools in an area of your choosing. How about buying one of our CSR programmes that links your team building and people development with our programmes for young people? PJ Stevens and many of the Champs Team are highly skilled and qualified in corporate training; indeed PJ Stevens is one of Europe's top ten SDI trainers and has delivered corporate teambuilding, leadership and communication programmes in the USA, Europe, UK, north Africa and the UAE. He has worked with many corporate clients, some Olympic sailors, golfers and Premiership footballers. So if you want to develop your company and your people, whilst helping local schools and young people, we will be delighted to speak with you. The profit from these CSR sessions will go into running our charity and further programmes for young people. Sadly there are some 100,000 young people temporaily excluded from school in the UK, and we all know the challenges young people face and the dangers of knife crime amongst young people. Therefore our marketplace is huge! And we need help to help young people. Some schools we work with have 10% of their year groups who need our help, whilst one school has 46% of year groups who need extra support and help! And with the Olympics coming in 2012 even Boris Johnson is looking to help young people - or rather he wants to clean up London, and that means helping young people. Our workshops can delivered anywhere, subject to financial support". Contact: Paul J Stevens, Founder. Address: 127 Southampton Road, Lymington, Hampshire SO41 9GR. Tel.: 01590 689 289. E-mail: info@championbehaviours.com. link to website
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| CC/PL004 |  CHARIOTS OF FIRE DRIVING CENTRE
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| CC/PL005 |  THE CHILDREN'S TRUST: CHARITY CYCLE RIDE
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| CC/PL006 |  CLIC SARGENT The CLIC Sargent Annual Christmas Concert at the Royal Albert Hall is an extremely popular event with its supporters and is a sellout to an audience of 4,000. This is a very attractive pre-Christmas marketing/sponsorship opportunity, the next concerts being due to take place in December 2009 and 2010. The event, which features a 1,500 strong choir of children from schools throughout London and the south east, boasts celebrity headliners such as the hugely popular Lee Ryan (formerly with boy band Blue), Joss Stone, Lamar (The Fame Academy), Billie Piper, Hear'Say and Miss Dynamite. The show presents a host of professional singers and variety performances, including circus acts and dance groups, making this a thoroughly modern and highly entertaining way to celebrate the festive season. Past concerts have attracted a host of star supporters amongst the 4,000 strong audience, with recent attendees including Cherie Booth QC (CLIC Sargent Patron), Annie Lennox, Eddie Jordan, Ian Wright and Lady Helen Taylor (CLIC Sargent Ambassador). This year's event is sure to be no exception, with celebrities hoping to help ensure the Christmas Celebration will once again be a resounding success for CLIC Sargent and the many hundreds of families it aids and supports. This family festive evening is an extremely successful event and the Title Sponsor will be synonymous with this high-profile charity concert. "We will offer you maximum brand exposure to the thousands of concert attendees and our wider audience, before and throughout the Christmas Celebration". Contact: Paul Turner, Head of Major Fundraising. Address: Griffin House, 161 Hammersmith Road, London W6 8SG. Tel.: 020 8752 2835. E-mail: paul.turner@clicsargent.org.uk Branding opportunities
All signage at venue to read: CLIC Sargent Christmas Celebration, sponsored by (sponsor's company name/logo)
Verbal acknowledgement on evening by MC and Conductor Guest hospitality Press and Public Relations opportunities "The knowledge that you will be supporting the UK's leading children's cancer charity".
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| CC/PL007 |  ENTERPRISE EDUCATION TRUST The Enterprise Education Trust is national business and enterprise education charity, originally founded in 1977 to bridge the gap between education and work. Its mission is to empower young people of all abilities and background with the information, knowledge and life skills necessary to realise their potential through business and enterprise, change their conception of the world of work and help them become financially responsible individuals. The charity runs interactive and experiential one-day and two-day Programmes in schools and colleges nationwide. Through business activities students identify, develop and practice essential skills such as team working, problem solving, communication and presentation, or learn about different aspects of business such as HR, sales and marketing, management, finance and IT. The Trust works with business volunteers who are part of its school Programmes in a number of ways: seminar leaders, facilitators, business plan coaches/judges or guest speakers. They share their knowledge and experience, engaging students in real business activities and discussions and playing a significant role in informing, involving and inspiring young people about their future. The Trust also trains teachers to deliver a year long in-depth business start up and personal development Programme in which the students run their own business and learn key employability skills. As one of the Trust's partners, it's possible to sponsor Programmes, to sponsor a school or even sponsor an area. The sponsor can have their own themed Programme. They can host events such as Business Plan Competitions or Summer BizCamp - or become a Corporate Member, with the Trust, training the sponsor's employees to become active Seminar Leaders/Volunteers. The trust is currently looking for sponsorship to roll out nationally its new financial capability Programme for 14 to 16 year olds, Your Money. Contact: Marie-Pierre Darneau, Business Development Manager. Address: Enterprise House, 1-2 Hatfields, London SE1 9PG. Tel.: 020 7261 4510. Fax: 020 7261 4539. E-mail: mdarneau@enterprise-education.org.uk link to website
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| CC/PL008 |  EXPEDITION EQUUS Becky Sampson and her pony Bertie's Quest are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime to raise money for charity. Their adventure, Expedition Equus, is a four year horse ride from London to Tokyo, spanning two continents, fifteen countries and more than 15,000 kilometres. Becky believes she will be the first woman in history to undertake this incredible journey, and has already been heralded one of ten 'Great Modern Travellers'. Both horse and rider are going to visit villages built and run by SOS Children, the world's largest orphan charity, in support of whom Becky is undertaking the journey. She will take letters and pictures from schoolchildren in the UK, who are linking with SOS Children's villages en route. The adventure has been recognised by the expedition leader and travel writer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, who says of the journey: "The true spirit of adventure lives on; Expedition Equus has set a great challenge and I wish them both luck and success". There has been great media interest, both nationally and internationally, and Becky has been requested interviews with media agencies throughout the ride. Filming for a documentary is already underway and a book and exhibition of photographs are planned upon completion. The expedition can be followed at www.expeditionequus.com, which currently receives over 1,000 hits a month. Contact: Becky Sampson. Tel.: 07825 738 769. E-mail: info@expeditionequus.com link to website
Sponsorship opportunities
Becky is seeking sponsorship to aid the funding of the expedition. In return for financial support she can offer global awareness for her sponsors through the following:
Other benefits of being a sponsor
: sponsor to receive regular updates throughout the expedition
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| CC/PL009 |  FOOTBALL FOR FANS LIMITED Sponsorship opportunities are available for sponsors who would like to be associated with a recently formed football company which specialises in dream-come-true experiences for football fans everywhere (adults and children) and footballers at grassroots level. These opportunities will also appeal to sponsors who would like an association with the nation's Number 1 sport, not to mention its global appeal; and, at a time when there is such focus on obesity, to those who are seeking a link with a concept which encourages children - and adults - to live a healthy lifestyle by playing football. The concept has been tried and tested very successfully at a top venue and other venues are now being sought to expand the business. The adults' and children's events at the Premier League club are sold out months in advance, where the opportunity is also taken to raise money for charity. The company enjoys a very good relationship with The Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity and looks to raise money for this most worthwhile of charities, as well other deserving causes, at all its events. Whilst the stadium experiences form the "core" of the business, the company has also successfully staged other events, such as theatre shows, where fans get the chance to meet former idols of the game and listen to stories of their football careers as well as interact in question and answer sessions. Currently there are other exciting events in the pipeline and one in particular which will be certain to receive excellent local media, and possibly TV, coverage. The signs of growth for this young company are excellent and sponsorship is considered very important as the company looks to expand and fully realise its potential and nationwide aspirations. Contact: Jeff Garner, Director. Address: Panorama, Kellington Road, Canvey Island, Essex SS8 8EL. Tel.: 01268 680170/07941 877570. E-mail: jeff@footballforfans.co.uk link to website
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| CC/PL010 | 3RD GEE CROSS (HOLY TRINITY) SCOUT GROUP 3rd Gee Cross (Holy Trinity) Scout Group want to replace their present building. It is an old ex-MOD timber building which when erected was expected to last twelve years. It has now been the group's headquarters for over forty years. A new purpose-built headquarters is desperately needed to enable them to continue to offer scouting within their local community. The scout group is open for members aged from six years to fourteen years. Membership is available to both males and females and the group has forty-five young people as members, with fifteen adult leaders/helpers. The group's insurance cost alone each year is in excess of £2,500. This is a constant drain on their limited funds - and has led to the group having to increase their subscription fees to the young people. A new building, which would be available for use by other community groups, would be much cheaper to run. And, by being able to accept other users, the group would be able to reduce subscriptions making scouting available to everyone, without a financial worry for membership. Young people from 6-14 would be able to experience a wide varity of actiities, both indoor and outdoor. 3rd Gee Cross (Holy Trinity) Scout Group has been active for the past sixty years. They will be seeking publicity for the new building which will, of course, feature any sponsors and their help given to achieve this project to keep scouting alive within the local community. Sponsors would be able to have their own adverts included with the building. In addition they could benefit from any publicity that the group can generate showing how the sponsor has helped the local community. Contact: John McKenna, Group Scout Leader. Address: 1 Hepworth Street, Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire SK14 5SF. Tel.: 0161 368 2474. E-mail: gslgx@talktalk.net
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| CC/PL011 |  GLOBAL EYES Global Eyes is a new initiative working with children and young people in the developing world from 2010. Sarah Gooda will be spending a month in two communities in 2010, working with some of the poorest children, on a range of educational activities through the performing arts, in order to improve their knowledge in areas such as hygiene, disease prevention and locally important issues such as HIV, landmine awareness and community regeneration. The topics for each project have been chosen in consultation with a local leader within the developing country, and will involve the use of local cultural traditions, dance and musical styles, as well as working to give the local people a voice and showing the children that their opinion is important. Another part of the project is cultural exchange, which will be achieved by working with primary school children in the UK, setting up an exchange of letters or drawings, and teaching the children in each country about the culture of their exchange school. In the developing country, the work will lead to a performance by the children at the end of the month, which will be open to the whole community and which will also be filmed to be watched by the UK children, placed on the global-eyes website, and used for archive and future fundraising purposes. The communities Sarah will work with in 2010 are a camp for returnees in the north of Burundi and a children's home in Burma. The sponsor would have their logo prominently displayed on the global-eyes website and on all marketing material and information stands for fundraising events. They would also receive a monthly newsletter informing them of the progress of fundraising and of the project itself, and they would be entitled to presentations on the project for their staff or clients at any time before or after the project. They would also receive a DVD copy of the performance and workshops in the developing country, and would be able to use this project as a case study for their sponsorship work. "This project is designed to be ongoing, working with more communities in the future and building cultural links between children in the developed and developing world. For the first year, I am looking for funding in the range of £4,000, but am also interested in 'in kind' sponsorship - particularly the use of venues for fundraising activities, or donations of equipment such as art materials, toothbrushes, soap, etc. to take to the developing countries. Please see the Global Eyes website for further details or contact me - sarah@global-eyes.co.uk - for a discussion about possible sponsorship". Contact: Sarah Gooda. Tel.: 07942 268190. E-mail: sarah@global-eyees.co.uk. link to website
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| CC/PL012 |  JOY HOME FOR CHILDREN Joy Home for Children is an Indian orphanage based in Hyderabad, India. It offers a home for orphan children, eliminating the feeling of loneliness and desertion, to provide them with a safe and secure family environment. "As we are a small charity, any help makes a massive difference. Any help or support we receive is acknowledged on our website. So make a difference on a personal level". Contact: Raj Gosai. Address: Joy Home for Children, 85 Hamilton Avenue, Tolworth, Surrey KT6 7PS. Tel.: 07958 048549. E-mail: info@joyhomeforchildren.com. link to website
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| CC/PL013 |  MANOR COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTRE Manor Community Childcare Centre needs sponsors' money to help disadvantaged children and parents in Sheffield. The centre is a community nursery located in the Manor area of Sheffield. It provides affordable, quality childcare linked to training opportunities for families living in the City of Sheffield. The children that attend the centre are aged between six months and five years old - it is registered for up to sixty-five children at any one time. The Manor area is an estate in Sheffield that is disadvantaged and where unemployment and crime levels are very high. By providing training/work opportunities linked to quality childcare the centre aims to make a positive, lasting difference and to improve the lives of families in the local community. It also aims to improve educational achievement and health for children, reduce crime and enable parents to study or take up employment. The Office for Standards in Education visited the centre to carry out its periodical inspection of the nursery and deemed the centre to be 'Very Good'. This rating is the highest status OFSTED awards and is based on all areas of activities carried out for the care of children in the centre. The centre's staff and management are very proud of what they have achieved so far and would like to continue their success. For this to happen they need to raise money through donations and, hopefully, sponsorship. Sponsorship could take the form of sponsoring a childcare place for a disadvantaged child or even through supplying equipment that could benefit the children's play experiences. In return the centre will happily promote the sponsor's business/product on its stationery, its website and on all its publicity leaflets and posters. "We hope you will support our work!" Contact: Sally Firth, Development Worker. Address: 33 Vikinglea Road, Sheffield S2 1BE. Tel.: 0114 264 2594. Fax: 0114 264 2594. E-mail: staff@manornursery.demon.co.uk. link to website
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| CC/PL014 |  THE MEND PROGRAMME
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| CC/PL015 |  NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF IRAQ Britain is the first outreach undertaken by the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq, after their hugely successful first concert in north Iraq last year. They plan to share Iraqi and western classical music with other young players in London, perform in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and then collaborate with Edinburgh Youth Orchestra in a joint performance. This includes a new piece by their honorary composer-in-residence, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, with Julian Lloyd Webber as soloist. The players have been struggling against war, terrorism and lack of teaching for years. Through the NYOI, they can come together from all over Iraq to share a hopeful, dynamic and positive side of their country and cultures. The NYOI is driven by love, respect and commitment. "We need your support to help rebuild music in Iraq. Among other benefits, coverage of our proposed visit is being discussed with radio, television, internet and newspaper media. Our souvenir brochure and the tour website will carry your logo". (This year, finances are managed by British Council Iraq, a registered charity). Contact: Paul MacAlindin, Musical Director. Address: Boissereestrasse 22, D-50674 Cologne, Germany. Tel.: +49 151 237 35 985. E-mail: macalindin@hotmail.com link to website
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30th June, 2010 |
| CC/PL016 | THE SHONA SMILE FOUNDATION The Shona Smile Foundation is a charity aimed at helping children from birth to eighteen suffering with cancer in its many forms. "It was the wish of Shona that we help others - in her memory the Charity progresses. We offer financial support to the child and family. We offer mental support, at what can be a very traumatic time for any family. It is the intention of the Foundation to raise funds to enable research into Rhabdomyosarcoma, a predominantly childhood cancer and also to increase payments to children and families". Contact: Pete Gill, Director. Address: 33 Rectory Road, Ipswich IP2 8EH. Tel.: 01473 682550. Fax: 01473 682550. E-mail: pete.gill30@btinternet.com link to website
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| CC/PL017 |  SIDNEY SUSSEX MAY BALL 2010 Founded in 1596, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge is an idyllic representation of a traditional Cambridge University college. It boasts an excellent location on Sidney Street in the very centre of the city. Elizabethan brickwork, a charming Cloister Court, a haunting Chapel, exquisite rococo Hall, mediaeval cellars and beautiful ancient gardens all lie within its walls. Cambridge May Balls are a traditional way for Cambridge colleges to celebrate the end of the academic year. They are renowned as some of the most impressive and extravagant events in the world. This year, Sidney Sussex hopes to continue this tradition, providing over 1,500 guests with an evening of fine dining and fantastic entertainment. In the past, Sidney May Balls have been labelled as 'an emerging contender for the greatest show on earth' and as consistently rivalling and, more often than not, exceeding its competitors. 'Aurora', Sidney's 2008 May Ball, was said to have 'really embarrassed the efforts of other balls with twice the budget. It was a real stormer!' Held within Sidney's charming grounds, Sidney Sussex May Balls never fail to sell out, with guests including prominent alumni, renowned business figures and students from across the University. Sidney Sussex May Ball 2010, which takes place on 16th June, will have considerable local and nationwide exposure. In addition to this, the Ball's publicity will be directed at over 15,000 Cambridge students in all thirty-one Cambridge colleges through a variety of methods. These include its website (www.mayball.com), tickets, programmes, a banner that will be seen by over 60,000 people and a range of other promotional material, such as posters and flyers. Sidney Sussex May Ball 2010 is raising money for Great Ormond Street Children's Charity (© 2007 Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity. Registered Charity no. 235825). "In order to raise as much money as we can for our partner charity, Sidney Sussex May Ball 2010 will be donating a percentage of money made from ticket sales, and will also give at least 5% of the total amount raised from sponsorship. Therefore, if you choose to sponsor or donate money to Sidney Sussex May Ball 2010, 5% of whatever you give will go direct to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity. Sponsoring Sidney Sussex May Ball 2010 is a fantastic opportunity for any company looking to increase its exposure amongst a lucrative student market". Contact: Daniel Garsin, Sponsorship and PR Officer. Address: Sidney Sussex College, Sidney Street, Cambridge CB2 3HU. Tel.: 07764500292. E-mail: daniel@mayball.com. link to website
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| CC/PL018 |  SOS CHILDREN SOS Children is the world's largest orphan charity, caring for over 60,000 children in unique SOS Children's Villages in 123 countries. The charity helps a further one million in the community through SOS Medical Centres, SOS Social Centres and SOS Vocational Training Centres. In times of disaster, the organisation runs SOS Emergency Relief Programmes using its local knowledge and rooting where it is often first on the scene and works long term with communities. Child sponsors and donors support SOS Children's work by helping them to give children a family for life. Sponsorship for events and partnerships with companies also helps the charity's work and supports its annual awareness campaign, World Orphan Week. Contact: Andrew Cates. Address: SOS Children, 59 St Andrew's Street, Cambridge CB2 3BZ. Tel.: 01223 365589. E-mail: info@soschildren.org link to website
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| CC/PL019 |  SUPPORTLINE SupportLine is a small national charity providing emotional support and information to children, young people and adults throughout the UK by a telephone helpline, email and postal support. It is primarily aimed at those who are vulnerable, isolated, at risk and victims of any form of abuse. SupportLine deals with issues relating to child abuse, self harm, bullying, eating disorders, domestic violence, rape and sexual assault, depression, mental health. The organisation is looking for sponsorship for its website, for its publicity posters and leaflets which are distributed throughout the UK and for fundraising events such as Celebrity Football Matches, Celebrity Golf Days and Health and Well Being Days. The charity is also looking for an overall sponsor for the whole organisation. SupportLine is based in Ilford, Essex and its patron is the actor Glen Murphy. It is a member of the Telephone Helplines Association and receives regular referrals from the media and other agencies as well as from police officers and GPs, teachers etc. SupportLine is doing vital and much needed work which really does make a difference to people's lives (see the feedback from callers on the charity's website). "We need financial sponsorship to enable us to keep helping those who are most vulnerable in society". Contact: Mrs Geri Burnikell. Address: PO Box 1596, Ilford, Essex IG1 3FW. Tel.: 020 8554 9006. E-mail: info@supportline.org.uk link to website
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| CC/PL020 | THE VAUGHAN SPORTS FOUNDATION The Vaughan Sports Foundation, based in west London, was established in November 2007 with the aim of addressing the decline in extra-curricular sporting activities in schools and to promote community sport in healthy recreation within the Greater London area. The Foundation's vision is to enable young people from a variety of backgrounds to use sports as a means of development and to build confidence, to improve health and to further their educational opportunities. The Foundation was set up in partnership with the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, an inner London comprehensive. The Foundation is based in north Kensington, recognised as an area of social deprivation. In the borough itself, 46% of children do not have English as their first language. The trustees acknowledge that participation in sport can be one of the major factors in breaking down barriers to inclusion for children. Participation in sport is also known to have a positive impact on academic performance, as recognised by Ofsted. There is also a need to address the growing prevalence of obesity in young children. If present trends continue, by 2020 one in three adults, one in five boys and one in three girls will be clinically obese. Such sporting opportunities can provide solutions to the problem of health, education and social development and enable the local youth to participate in society as mature and responsible adults. The Foundation sets out to extend provision of extra-curricular courses and activities for young people. Participants will be coached in a range of sports, fitness training and leadership skills. They have established a varied programme of sporting activities for young people during the school holidays, run in partnership with governing bodies such as the RFU and FA and other sporting institutions. The Foundation also intends to provide opportunities to participants to acquire coaching qualifications themselves so that they gain the confidence and skills needed to organise and supervise sports activities and competition in the local communities. It is hoping to add rowing and fencing to the list of options. Involvement in sports, particularly within a structured environment, is a fun and constructive way for young people to use their spare time, find new friends and obtain new skills. By taking part, young people will acquire a sense of achievement and self esteem - and realise that they can set goals and challenges and reach them. The Foundation's ambition is that all young people who benefit from its activities will raise their aspirations so that sport and healthy activities become part of the fabric of their lives. Contact: Nicholas Kehoe, Director of The Vaughan Sports Foundation. Address: 89 Addison Road, London W14 8BZ. Tel.: 0207 605 8748. E-mail: nicholas.kehoe@cvms.rbkc.sch.uk
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| CC/PL021 |  VISION CHARITY The aim of Vision Charity is to raise money for the benefit of blind, visual impaired and dyslexic children. Donations to the charity assist in maximising the potential of these children and improving the quality of their lives and the lives of their families, teachers and carers. The organisation achieves this through actively encouraging participation from its supporters, both corporate and individuals, as well as via sponsorship of its exceptional fundraising events. Sponsors wishing to reach a family audience may well be interested in Vision’s ambitious initiative, SchoolsRadio.com. All schools are eligible and competition entries are in contention for awards presented at the radio industry’s major awards events, the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards and the Sony Radio Academy Awards. Contact: Mrs. Bernie Muir. Address: Vision Charity, PO Box 553, Chatham ME4 9AN. Tel.: 07774 106064. E-mail: bernie.muir@visioncharity.co.uk. link to website
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| CC/PL022 |  WELLCHILD The WellChild Awards is a prestigious and star-studded occasion held to raise awareness of children's health in the UK. The awards recognise and encourage all those dealing with childhood health issues on a daily basis, especially those dedicated doctors, medical researchers, nurses and teachers who care for sick children every day. Perhaps most important of all, they recognise those children who have coped against the odds with a serious illness or disability and who are an inspiration to us all. The 2008 media partner was the Mail on Sunday's You magazine and will be hosted by BBC News' Emily Maitliss, with each award to be presented by a celebrity. In the past, these have included Prince Harry, Rod Stewart, Duncan Bannatyne, Westlife and the Strictly Come Dancing team. Previous events have been extremely high-profile, attended by over 500 people. It received the following press coverage • Television - ITV News, BBC (South, East and Liverpool), Community Channel • Newspapers - The Sun, Daily Mirror, Metro, The Times • Magazines - Hello!, Best, Reveal, Real People, First News • Websites - channel4.com, mirror.co.uk, dailymail.co.uk, people.com, itn.co.uk. A full press pack is available and video highlights can be viewed on the website. A number of sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact: Karl Gwilliam, Fundraising Manager. Address: WellChild, 16 Royal Crescent, Cheltenham, GL50 3DA. Tel.: 01242 548766. E-mail: karlgwilliam@wellchild.org.uk link to website
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| CC/PL023 |  WEST END KIDS West End Kids is a centre of excellence based in London for young performers aged 10-18 who show exceptional talent and dedication in musical theatre and the performing arts. In turn, the company provides the "Kids" with challenging performance experiences via workshop style coaching. Since its creation in 2001, West End Kids has provided dedicated students with all the tools they need to progress into outstanding performers, with focus on singing, choreography, attitude, mental toughness, work ethic and expectation. West End Kids is very proud of the fact that a very high proportion of its pupils have successfully applied to the performing arts school/college of their choice including the Brits School, Sylvia Young and Mountview. Furthermore when its students move into work professionally, there is no shock to the system as they have been working to the same standards for years. This makes the transition smooth for them and ensures they are a pleasure for directors to work with. Recently, a West End Kid, Holly-Anne Hull, won the Disney Channel's prestigious My Camp Rock competition. This was a great honour for both West End Kids and its Managing Director Martin Williams, who has provided personal vocal tuition to Holly-Anne for many years. Moreover, Holly-Anne displayed perfectly the standards that all West End Kids aspire to and indeed achieve. West End Kids is very active in using many forms of the media both for communication with its pupils and promotion of the company. Its website www.westendkids.co.uk receives 120,000 hits per year. West End Kids is also very active in Facebook and YouTube where it publicises its various activities and performances and as a consequence has a loyal following of thousands of fans throughout the world. The cost of running West End Kids is, not surprisingly, very expensive. In particular, London rehearsal venues are not cheap, therefore the company faces constant financial constraints. On the other hand the company is committed to providing professional advanced coaching to young performers with talent, regardless of financial circumstance. Faced with this persistent financial conundrum, West End Kids is looking for sponsorship of its rehearsal overheads so that it can continue to offer its current first class coaching programme to young musical theatre talent rather than restrict it merely to those who can afford it. West End Kids is confident that sponsors of the company will benefit from its growing national recognition via the ever-increasing demand for public performances, open workshops and media promotion. Indeed, this is a wonderful opportunity for a sponsor to gain excellent publicity, especially within the youth sector as West End Kids would be looking to promote the sponsor's name at all its events throughout the year. Over the last twelve months, the West End Kids brand was seen by in excess of 300,000 consumers. If such sponsorship fits in with your profile in this sector West End Kids would be delighted to discuss this matter. Contact: Mrs Julie-Ann Harris. Address: 36 Chestnut Avenue, Coney Hall, West Wickhem BR4 9ES. Tel.: 020 8123 2025. E-mail: julie.harris@westendkids.co.uk link to website
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| CC/0001 | AWARDS FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS Giving awards worth £55,000 per year to individual talented young musicians towards instrument or tuition costs is only part of what Awards for Young Musicians (AYM) does in trying to help them to achieve their potential. AYM also aims to help families struggling to meet the costs of having a musically talented child by collaborating with other music organisations. The projects the organisation has devised provide opportunities for young people to, say, borrow a small-size or outstandingly good instrument; attend a specialist ensemble course; or participate in local masterclasses. Sponsorship opportunities exist for all these projects, which are eminently “brand-able”. Involvement in supporting “excellence” in the community is something that potential sponsors would consider a valuable addition to their public perception, say AYM. Director Bridget Sime would be happy to talk to anyone interested in either providing awards for certain categories of instrument, eg “76 Trombones” (or fewer!); or learning more about their collaborative projects. Patrons of AYM are Richard Baker, Nicholas Daniel, Sir John Drummond, Evelyn Glennie, Nigel Kennedy, Sir Jonathan Miller, Murray Perahia, Sir Simon Rattle and Marisa Robles. AYM has support from many leading trusts and foundations and from Allianz Cornhill Musical Insurance. Contact: Bridget Sime, Director. Address: Awards for Young Musicians, PO Box 2097, Wickford, Essex, SS12 OZQ. Tel.: 01268 571887. E-mail: awards@a-y-m.org.uk. link to website
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| CC/0002 | BAGGATOR - ACTION LEARNING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Baggator is a Bristol-based registered charity that works with disadvantaged young people from the inner city and outlying housing estates. The organisation runs a structured programme of adventure camps and uses 'Action Planning' to help the young people take progressive responsibility for their own input into the programme. In addition to their club nights at Felix Road Adventure Playground (Wednesdays 1930-2130), they are now working to develop The Pickle Factory as an open access café/drop-in for young people. More information is available on the charity's website. They are in urgent need of funds to maintain this innovative programme that has enthusiastic support from the young people involved and are anxious to hear from sponsors to tell them more and to discuss ways in which they work with sponsors for mutual benefit. Contact: Pete Daintree, Co-ordinator. Address: The Pickle Factory, 13 All Hallows Road, Easton, Bristol BS5 0HH. Tel.: 0117 955 7733. E-mail: info@baggator.org. link to website
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| BARNARDO'S Barnardo's is the U.K.'s largest children's charity, helping nearly 100,000 children through over 300 projects throughout the U.K. Barnardo's works with the most vulnerable children and young people in society, to transform their lives and fulfil their potential. To help 'give children back their future', corporate sponsors have the opportunity to support a variety of exciting, high profile events throughout the year that deliver real tangible benefits and P.R. Contact: Phil Wormley, Corporate Account Manager. Address: Tanner's Lane, Barkingside, Ilford, Essex IG6 1QG. Tel.: 020 8498 7427. Fax: 020 8551 6870. E-mail: phil.wormley@barnardos.org.uk. link to website
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| BIG BROTHERS & SISTERS Big Brothers & Sisters is a mentoring charity working towards a national network of agencies, supplying volunteer mentors to children between the ages of 6 and 16 from lone parent families. The result is a two-way friendship benefiting both child and adult. The charity crosses the boundaries of working with children and parents and adults between the ages of 20 and 35. The charity offers many ways of working for mutual benefit with sponsors. Address: Big Brothers & Sisters, 1d Yukon Road, London SW12 9PZ. Tel: 0208-673-3030. Fax: 0208-675-2020. E-mail: friends@mentors.org.uk. link to website
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| BIGFOOT THEATRE COMPANY Since its launch in January 2000, Bigfoot Theatre Company has become the UK's largest and most progressive theatre in education company, they tell us, working within over three hundred schools across the capital per school term. Its service of providing out of school drama clubs, Saturday classes and comprehensive summer arts courses has made it the most sought after theatre company for inner city schools. Bigfoot now requires specific sponsorship support packages to help the expansion of its services nationwide. Its aim is to use drama as a tool to help develop confidence, self-esteem and good communication skills for deprived and disilusioned children and young people. With a plethora of exciting projects formulating its termly programmes, Bigfoot has the scope to develop long term partnerships with organisations that wish to share in its success. Reg. charity no.: 1069710. Contact: Karl Wozny. Tel: 020-8761-2111. E-mail: karl@bigfoot-theatre.co.uk. link to website
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| CC/0006 | BIRMINGHAM NORTH CITY TENNIS CLUB Birmingham North City Tennis Club is an inner city no-profit tennis club, based in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, whose members come from a mix of ethnic backgrounds. The club was launched in 2005 through grants by partners including the local council; but the club is now not going to be funded after August. The club has been producing players who have been successful in playing and winning tournaments against more established clubs both in team and individual events. More than this they have been seeing children become more positive people - and also becoming fitter. The club meets all the criteria that the government has said that they would like to see for children in such organisations. Despite this, Birmingham Nortn City Tennis Club is in danger of going under as it does not receive support. "It takes approximately £40,000 annually to run the club and we would like sponsorship for at least three years, after which time we are aiming to be able to sustain ourselves". Contact: Lawrence Douglin. Address: Hamstead Hall Community Learning Centre, Craythorne Avenue, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham B20 1HL. Tel.: 07815 309515. E-mail: douglinl@hamhall.bham.sch.uk
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| CC/0007 | BULLYING ONLINE Bullying Online is a UK charity helping parents and children deal with school bullying. There is a wealth of information on the website at www.bullying.co.uk (link below) and personal advice is given by email on help@bullying.co.uk. Bullying Online was runner-up in the New Statesman/BT New Media Awards 2001 and a winner for the Yorkshire and Humber region in the National E-Commerce Awards 2002. Director Liz Carnell was runner-up in the Internet Journalist of the Year section of the BT Northern Media Awards 2002, as well as one of the regional finalists in the Good Housekeeping Women Who Make a Difference Awards 2002. Bullying Online is part of the government's National Grid for Learning and is linked from more than sixty local councils and eleven UK police force websites. It also has a link on more than sixty local newspaper websites throughout the UK owned by Johnson Press. Bullying Online receives a great deal of publicity and was featured in the DfES Parents Magazine in Summer 2002. Liz Carnell is a journalist on the Yorkshire Evening Post and regularly appears on national TV and radio programmes. She writes extensively for the media on bullying issues and has been a speaker at national conferences and seminars in the UK and Canada. Bullying Online is looking for major sponsorship to continue its work. Contact: Liz Carnell, Director. Address: 9 Knox Way, Harrogate, N. Yorkshire HG1 3JL. E-mail: help@bullying.co.uk. link to website
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| CARING FOR LIFE Caring For Life is a Christian charity based in Leeds, helping homeless and vulnerable young people. It locates suitable housing, provides work experience training and offers long-term support. Other services offered include help with decorating homes and other forms of help (eg budgeting and literacy skills). Once settled, the young people are encouraged to become involved in daytime activities at Caring For Life's farm base, where work experience is offered in agriculture, horticulture, conservation and workshop skills. The organisation is currently seeking sponsorship funding and particularly help with funding transport (two of the organisation's cars are rapidly ageing and in need of repair to keep them roadworthy). Contact: Lis Wilcox, Support Co-ordinator. Address: Crag House Farm, Cookridge, Leeds LS16 7NH. Tel.: 0113-261-2131. Fax: 0113-230-0415. E-mail: lis@caringforlife.karoo.co.uk.
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| CC/0009 | CENTREPOINT Centrepoint is the national charity helping homeless young people. Whether they have run away from neglect or abuse to sleep rough, or been thrown out at sixteen to fend for themselves, young people are vulnerable on the streets and need help. Centrepoint offers safe accommodation and a chance to turn things around with counselling, education and training for life. Sponsorship opportunities are now available. Contact: Jessica Board, Corporate Fundraising Officer. Address: Centrepoint, Central House, 25 Camperdown Street, London E1 8DZ. Tel.: 020 7423 6867. Fax: 0845 466 3500. E-mail: JBoard@centrepoint.org. link to web site
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| CC/0010 | CHILDLINE ChildLine is the UK’s free, 24 hour helpline for children and young people. Since it was launched in 1986, ChildLine has counselled more than one and a half million children, saved children’s lives, brought abusers to justice and found refuge for children in danger on the streets. Every day calls from around 2,300 children are answered by ChildLine. However, the enormous demand for its service means that hundreds more children each day are unable to get through and hear a message asking them to call again later. The organisation desperately needs people and companies to raise vital funds. With sponsors' help, ChildLine can ensure that these children reach the vital support, advice and protection their counsellors provide. ChildLine offers a wide range of sponsorship packages to corporates. A company might choose to sponsor ChildLine's helpline and the cost of counselling children who call. Alternatively, they could sponsor all the calls that come in concerning a specific issue such as bullying or abuse. ChildLine regularly produces information leaflets and reports aimed at children and parents and they will happily discuss the opportunity to sponsor a forthcoming publication. A sponsor might choose to support one of ChildLine’s annual fundraising activities – for example, Pedal Push, where children from over 1,000 nurseries, playgroups and schools across the UK are sponsored to pedal, push or ride around a small course or route. ChildLine has partnerships with some of the UK's largest companies - and some of the smallest. They are proud of their experience, success and professionalism, and will work closely with the sponsor's company and staff to meet their objectives. They understand that when ChildLine benefits, so should their partners. Contact: Corporate Partnership Team. Address: 46 Folgate Street, London E1 6GL. Tel.: 020 7650 3350. E-mail: corporatepartnerships@childline.org.uk. link to website
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| THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY The Children's Society has been striving to help children and young people since 1881 and has played an important role in addressing the injustices of society, past and present. Children and young people are shaped by the communities they live in, and by the people who surround them, the Society points out. Their prospects can become bleak when these influences let them down. So The Children's Society concentrates its resources on tackling the root causes of the problems these children and young people face. It listens to children and, armed with their experiences, it challenges the injustices that they face by speaking out with them. A range of sponsorship opportunities is available, many of which may be suitable for sponsors with particular interests in children and community work. Contact: Michael Horsley, Corporate Account Director. Address: Edward Rudolf House, Margery Street, London WC1X 0JL. Tel.: 0207 841 4552. Fax: 0207 841 4555. E-mail: michael.horsley@childrenssociety.org.uk. link to website
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| CC/0012 | CHILDREN WALKING TALL Children Walking Tall is a UK-based charity working in Goa, India, to improve the deprived lives of street children. The organisation hopes to provide a shelter to which all children, no matter what their background, religion or circumstance can come for healthy food, a safe, dry place to rest and to join in with creative and fun education and also time to do what children the world over should do, PLAY! The charity aims to offer street children nourishing food, medical care, education, clothes and showers and toilets. Doing these basic tasks, Children Walking Tall will ensure that they provide some love and care for children that otherwise have nothing and no-one to turn to. The charity is looking for any kind of sponsorship or donations whether it be money, materials, services or volunteers. Contact: Robert Lyon, Co-Founder. Address: 10 Byron Close, Darlton, Newark, Notts. NG22 0TG. E-mail: please contact via the organisation's website. link to website
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| CHILDREN WITH LEUKAEMIA TRUST A number of sponsorship opportunities are available. Address: London House, 100 New Kings Road, London SW6 4LX. Tel.: 0207-731-8199. Fax: 0207-731-4228. link to website
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| CC/0014 | CHILDRENS SAFETY EDUCATION FOUNDATION The Childrens Safety Education Foundation is a national charity dedicated to promotion of a child's personal, social, health and citizenship education. Each year the Foundation reaches 500,000 children attending over 11,000 schools. The Foundation aims to prioritise work with the most vulnerable children and young people in society, to transform their lives and enable them to stay safe and fulfil their potential. Corporate sponsors have the opportunity to support a variety of exciting, high profile campaigns throughout the year that deliver life saving messages and P.R. Contact: Patrick O'Malley, Head of Development. Address: Hilton House, Lord Street, Stockport SK1 3NA. Tel.: 0161 477 5122. Fax: 0161 476 2786. E-mail: patrick.omalley@csef.net. link to website
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| CC/0015 | CLIC - CANCER & LEUKAEMIA IN CHILDHOOD Founded in 1976 by Robert N. Woodward, CLIC decided to concentrate on three specific elements to help sick children and their families: medical resources, practical help and research. CLIC aims to develop exciting ideas and partnerships with local and national community groups,individual donors and companies in the business sector. These ideas have been designed to create a mutual support network between these sectors and the charity. Every service CLIC provides is paid for by public donation or sponsorship. CLIC believes it is vitally important that having a similar thought process with its supporters will allow the needs of all concerned to be met in full. Registered charity number 802396. Contact: Ian Fraser, Head of Regional Fundraising. Address: CLIC, Abbey Wood, Bristol BS34 7JU. Tel.: 0117 311 2631. E-mail: ian.fraser@clic-charity.demon.co.uk. link to website
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| CC/0016 | CLUBS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE - NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Clubs for Young People - Northamptonshire (CYPN) offers the chance to make a difference to the personal and social development of young people in the area. Sponsors can support the organisation's publicity, information and events - from annual reports to leaflets circulated throughout the county of Northamptonshire. Activity, event and company sponsorship opportunities are available, from skate and music festivals to attendance at national fun and competitive events with up to 500 people in attendance. Contact: Emma Haggar, County Director. Address: CYPN, 8th Earl Spencer Centre for Young People, Bedford Road, Northamptonshire NN4 7AA. Tel.: 01604 624611. Fax: 01604 624611. E-mail: office@cypn.org.uk. link to website
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| CC/0017 | COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE Colchester Arts Centre is a multi-art, performing arts venue, holding over 300 events each year. In 2006 the Centre would like to hold a one month Children's Summer Festival to include a drama/theatre workshop week, puppet- and model-making week and music workshop week. The Centre urgently requires and welcomes any sponsorship to help them make this a reality so that they can offer the workshops to children from the most deprived areas of Colchester and the surrounding area. Any sponsorship support will go towards being able to offer the workshops at a nominal charge to ensure that all children have access to a wonderful event. Contact: Philippa Nee, Administrator. Address: Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester CO1 1NF. Tel.: 01206 500 901. E-mail: pip@colchesterartscentre.com link to website
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| CC/0018 | COMMUNITY LINK CHILDREN'S CHARITY Community Link Children’s Charity provides affordable, accessible childcare citywide in Aberdeen. The organisation aim to develop a broader range of interests for all children attending its clubs. The children are free to explore new activities and interests with their peers in a relaxed, homely and caring setting. The charity's staff are selected carefully and it is imperative that they work in a child-centered manner, allowing choice and discovery in an environment that encourages social development and recognises individuality. The children who attend the clubs come from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds and attend for many diverse reasons such as parents going back to work, respite or to improve social interaction with others. Community Link Children’s Charity ensures the safety and security of children in its care, which in turn gives parents/carers peace of mind. To meet increasing demands, the charity is seeking sponsorship to further support and maintain its work. Contact: Grace Taylor, Fundraising Co-ordinator. Address: Block CG, Hilton Campus, Hilton Place, Aberdeen AB24 4FA. Tel.: 01224 355675. Fax: 01224 283855. E-mail: grace63@btopenworld.com. link to website
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| CC/0019 | CONCERN WORLDWIDE Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation working in twenty-nine of the world's least-developed countries on both emergency relief and long term development programmes. The organisation works with the poorest people - often women and children - on a range of projects including health, water and sanitation, agriculture and HIV. Contact: Ash Akhtar. Address: Concern Worldwide, 100 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB. Tel.: 020 7863 3075. Fax: 020 7863 3082. E-mail: ash.akhtar@concern.net. link to website
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| CC/0020 | FACING THE WORLD Facing the World is a UK-based charity that offers facial reconstructive surgery to children who are unable to access treatment in their own countries as a result of lack of finance, infrastructure or skills. Without treatment, these children suffer extreme prejudice as well as medical complications. Reconstructive surgery for those with severe disfigurements requires multidisciplinary teams and high tech. medical equipment - something that is only available in very few countries. Facing the World's medical team are all volunteers. Patients and their guardians stay in the UK for an average of three months. Sponsorship support is requested. Contact: Sarah Driver-Jowitt, Executive Co-ordinator. Address: Facing The World, London House, 266 Fulham Road, London SW10 9EL. Tel.: 0207 352 6702. Fax: 0207 352 0052. E-mail: info@facingtheworld.net. link to website
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| GATESHEAD EARLY YEARS DEVELOPMENT & CHILDCARE PARTNERSHIP "In plain language - we need your money to help children and parents. Don't expect any huge accolades, VIP luncheons or big events. We are the little people, working daily with parents, increasing childcare provision and helping working parents by giving them impartial information of registered, police-checked childcare providers. We also give free training to enable folk to gain accredited qualifications in childcare and so continue to improve the way we live. We love our work and want to do the best possible for the parents around us. You'll be alongside us in all our promotional materials, roadshows, banners on footbridges and websites and have the opportunity to share your product with our children and parents at our many events". Contact: Mrs. Rosemary Hendry, Children's Informations Services Officer. Address: Gateshead Early Years, Dryden Professional Development Centre, Low Fell, Gateshead NE9 5UR. Tel: 0191-491-5979. Fax: 0191-491-5979. E-mail: chis039@iclwebkit.co.uk. link to website
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| CC/0022 | GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL CHILDREN'S CHARITY For over 150 years, Great Ormond Street Hospital has been a provider of world-class specialist paediatric care, research and training. Every year, the hospital's specialised doctors and nurses care for around 90,000 children from all over country. Many of these children are suffering from rare, complex and sometimes life-threatening conditions. Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity is asked to raise £20 million each year to keep the hospital at the cutting edge of paediatric medicine. This money provides support services for seriously ill children and their families, funds the most up-to-date equipment, contributes to the ongoing rebuilding and refurbishment of the hospital and funds vital research at the hospital's research arm, the Institute of Child Health. Companies can support the charity in a number of ways: Charity of the Year - many companies are discovering the fun and benefits of supporting a chosen charity. This can be a great way of motivating staff behind one objective, with a variety of team building, exciting and social activities; Cause related marketing partnerships - the famous GOSHCC name and teardrop logo can be licensed, for use on a company's product or service and thus help to build strong brand values with its target customers. Contact: Clare Cook, Senior Press Officer. Address: 40-41 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AJ. Tel.: 020 7916 5678. Fax: 020 7831 1938. E-mail: sheehyc@gosh.nhs.uk. link to website
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| CC/0023 | HARINGEY WARRIORS YOUTH ORGANISATION The Haringey Warriors Youth Organisation (HWYO) is a community group that provides youth services in north London. It has been established since December 3rd, 2001, providing sessions in sport and music based activities. HWYO has upwards of 700 registered members with over 100 children and young people using its services weekly, a number that is growing as more children and young people become aware of HWYO and what they offer. HWYO is creating positive community leaders who approach life with a different attitude and who empower themselves and their community. HWYO is providing The Professional Clubs and Sports Coaching Program, The Get Qualified Project, HWYO Sports-Camps and Peace In The Community Showcase, combined with youth mentoring. These projects are a unique approach to working with children and young people, designed and implemented by HWYO. The way HWYO has combined different learning aspects into the projects makes it very special in comparison with other service providers. When participants experience the combination they must have more. HWYO is about enabling children and young people to make a change in their own lives their family’s lives and the lives of the people living in their community. HWYO provides disadvantaged children and young people with life skills and steers them away from anti-social behaviour and crime. Life skills involve confidence building, anger management, understanding people, character building, personal development, family development, inter-personal relationship building, leadership skills, working with others and creating friendships. The community that HWYO seeks to serve is ethnically and socially diverse. By bringing together young people in this community, HWYO enables young people to share ideas and learn from each other and about different cultures. HWYO links with, and adds value to, current council projects and local service providers. HWYO targets children and young people between the ages of 6 and 25, with learning sessions taking place during their free time. Contact: Mr. Jesse Peters. Address: 99 Granville Road, Wood Green, London N22 5LR. Tel.: 0208 888 6629. Fax: 0208 888 6629. E-mail: Haringeywarriors@aol.com. link to website
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| CC/0024 | HCPT GROUP 21 HCPT Group 21 is part of the international children’s charity HCPT The Pilgrimage Trust. HCPT Group 21 organises a number of events during the year including a Christmas Party for one hundred disabled and disadvantaged youngsters. The charity also holds a number of day trips for smaller groups of about fifteen youngsters as well as the annual one week pilgrimage holiday to Lourdes at Easter which consists of a group of fifteen children and twenty helpers (including a Group Leader, nurse and Chaplain). Some of these helpers are Sixth Form students from local secondary schools who also need some financial support to be able to take part. These activities help volunteers to be fully involved in their local community and and encourage disabled and disadvantaged youngsters to gain self esteem and feel part of the community in which they live. There are a variety of ways in which sponsors can help the work of HCPT and the cost of some items is listed below. Contact: Patrick Kelleher, Deputy Group Leader. Address: 9 Appleford House, Bosworth Road, London W10 5EQ. Tel.: 07736 038789. Fax: 01226 720706. E-mail: patrick2.kelleher@uwe.ac.uk. link to website Current opportunities Drinks/ice cream on a day out or at a Café in Lourdes - £100 Day-out in London (includes transport and venue costs) - £200 Sponsorship of a Volunteer (60% of full fare) - £300 Sponsorship of one child on the annual pilgrimage to Lourdes - £550 Sponsorship of Group Sweatshirts - £750
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| CC/0025 | HERTFORDSHIRE FOOTBALL SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE Hertfordshire Football School of Excellence specialises in training players from the local community to substantially improve their skills and knowledge in football, in order to reach their maximum potential. The school's goal is to get young people off the streets to do something positive and try to network the players to professional clubs. It is working with Youth Connexions Watford to provide a high level of training for the boys in the Hollywell project, as well as young released ex-academy players. The School aims to provide training, counselling (one to one emotional support), nutritional education, shared experience of becoming an adult and responsibilities and Level 1 coaching qualification, for each player to progress in the field of football should they wish to do so. HFSE will be the focal point of finding talent throughout Hertfordshire. It currently has twenty-five boys in its group and intends to substantially increase its numbers. This is an exciting sponsorship opportunity for any organisation looking for brand awareness or affiliation with a start up that is growing fast, is focused on improving the local community and has the potential to be significant in the development of young players through to professionals in English football. "If you are interested in sponsoring us, we offer to carry your logo on all of our kits, including match day wear, training wear and coaching wear visible to all supporters, parents, staff and local representatives your logo and link on our website. We will be working with schools to identify further talented players which will give your brand logo more coverage. We are in negotiations with the local press and media regarding advertising and awareness". Contact: Daniel Max, Commercial Director. Address: 6 Ashleigh Court, 29 Loates Lane, Watford WD17 2PJ. Tel.: 07719420766. E-mail: hfse@footballer.com link to website
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| LEARNING THROUGH LANDSCAPES Learning Through Landscapes is 'The UK School Grounds Charity' and its mission is 'to ensure that children enjoy the opportunities and experiences that well planned and designed school grounds can offer'. LTL has a portfolio of national and regional educational and environmental projects available for sponsorship, linked to promoting and enhancing the development, use and value of school grounds. These include National School Grounds Week, a national award scheme, a major secondary school grounds campaign and a cause-related marketing project. Contact: Stephen Webb, Head of Fundraising. Address: South Side Offices, The Law Courts, Winchester SO23 9DL. Tel.: 01962-846258. Fax: 01962-869099. E-mail: swebb@ltl.org.uk. link to website
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| CC/0027 | THE LOWE SYNDROME TRUST The Lowe Syndrome Trust is the only UK charity dedicated to raising funding for medical research into the incurable children's disease called Lowe Syndrome - sadly life expectancy is short. To date the Trust has set up a UK Scientific Advisory Board of eminent professors of medicine and awarded four UK medical research grants to Great Ormond Street, University College London, Imperial College and Dundee University. The Trust has also contributed funding to three USA projects. The children are loving, affectionate, happy children in spite of the horrendous features of the disease - blindness, seizures, arthritis and much more. Contact: Lorraine Thomas, Chair. Address: 77 West Heath Road, London NW3 7TH. Tel.: 0208 458 6791. Fax: 0208 455 2680. E-mail: lthomas@care4free.net. link to website
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| CC/0028 | MISSING PEOPLE Missing People provides support for missing children, vulnerable adults and families left in limbo. The charity offers families of the missing specialist advice and practical support as well as searching - securing publicity that could end years of heartache. Missing People relies on donations from individuals and companies in order to provide its services and reunite families. This year the organisation offers a new opportunity: to sponsor a phone and help the charity to provide hope and support to children like Sam. Sam ran away to escape his father's constant abuse. He was alone in a phone box late at night when he contacted Missing People. Sam said that no one cared, that he had nowhere to go and that he wanted to hurt himself. With sponsors' help, Missing People will be there for every desperate caller like Sam. In return, Missing People will provide • the sponsor's name or company logo on www.missingpeople.org.uk (50,000 visitors a month) • a recognition plaque at Missing People HQ • recognition in supporter communications • PR activity throughout the campaign • a 'Thank you' letter from Sir Trevor McDonald. "Most importantly, you will receive a full update of who your company has helped. We have a range of other opportunities to support our work, from sponsorship of our flagship running event, spaces for your company's team at the Virgin London Marathon, to getting your company to take on a challenge for the charity; or it might be as simple as setting up a payroll giving scheme at your work or even recycling your old mobile phones. We also need volunteers throughout the year across the charity, so, whatever time and skills you have, we'd love to hear from you. Whatever you, or your company, do it will ensure our phones are there 24 hours a day to help young people like Sam. Call us now on 020 8392 4510 or email marketing@missingpeople.org.uk to discuss ways you or your company can help". Contact: Pete Richardson, Marketing Officer. Address: 284 Upper Richmond Road West, SW14 7JE. Tel.: 020 8392 4516. Fax: 020 8878 7752. E-mail: pete.richardson@missingpeople.org.uk. link to website
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| NCH ACTION FOR CHILDREN Contact for information about how companies can get involved: Sally Torrington. Tel: 0207-704-7167. Switchboard: 0207-704-7000. Fax: 0207-226-2537. Address: NCH Action For Children, 85 Highbury Park, London N5 1UD. E-mail: sallyt@nchafc.org.uk. link to website
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| THE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BUREAU Companies can help by sponsoring a project or event. Contact the Fundraising Office. Tel.: 0207-843-6320. Fax: 0207-843-6306. Address: 8 Wakley Street, London EC1V 7QE. E-mail: fundraising@ncb.org.uk. link to website
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| THE NATIONAL DEAF CHILDREN'S SOCIETY As the only UK charity dedicated to all deaf children and young people, the NDCS is able to 'think global' - but it 'acts local' through a network of advisers and 127 groups. There is a wide range of sponsorship packages to choose from, funding everything from high profile community projects to family-friendly resources. Contact: Joanna Conlon, Corporate Fundraising Officer. Tel: 020-7490-8656. E-mail: joanna@ndcs.org.uk. link to website
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| THE NATIONAL LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND - CHILDREN'S FICTION CAFE WEBSITE The National Library for the Blind exists to ensure that blind and partially-sighted children and adults can enjoy reading just the same as sighted people. It is now seeking sponsors for its interactive, international award winning website called Fiction Cafe. Traditionally, NLB has loaned Braille books to readers all over the world. However, developments in new technology mean that visually-impaired people can read electronic text through the use of voice synthesis software or a refreshable Braille pad linked to a PC. This has opened up a host of opportunities for the NLB to deliver services to readers electronically. Through the website, children can select and order books from different 'menus' and a special book selection facility suggests titles that they may be interested in - encouraging children to try new authors and genres. Sponsorship benefits include branding and website links on the website, promotion events and media coverage. Contact: Karen Hay, Corporate Fundraising Co-ordinator. Address: National Library for the Blind, Far Cromwell Road, Bredbury SK6 2SG. Tel.: 0161-355-2000. E-mail: karen.hay@nlbuk.org. link to website
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| NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN (NSPCC) Contact: Alex McDowell, Community Appeals Manager. Address: NSPCC London, 3rd Floor, Arnold House, 36-41 Holywell Lane, EC2A 3EL. Tel.: 020 7596 3700. Fax 020 7596 3737. E-mail: amcdowell@nspcc.org.uk. link to website
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| CC/0034 | NETHERLEY VALLEY CHILDCARE INITIATIVES Netherley Valley Childcare Initiatives are seeking a sponsor to support this community childcare organisation in enhancing the lives of families with children. They are committed to providing quality childcare training to people over the age of twenty-five years and then employing their graduates within their mobile creche service operating across Merseyside. Developments are underway to create a home sitting service for vulnerable families, parents with sick or disabled children, lone parents, new parents and those wishing to return to work or education. Their highly trained nursery nurses provide rich and varied learning activities within the family home rather than at a day care setting. The organisation is a social enterprise and charity seeking to strengthen the family by creating worthwhile opportunities for parents and children. Contact: Diane Severs, General Manager. Address: The Business Centre, 304 Childwall Valley Road, Belle Vale, Liverpool L25 2RJ. Tel.: 0151 498 4408. Fax: 0151 487 6147. E-mail: nvci.4@virgin.net.
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| CC/0035 | NEW PATHWAYS New Pathways is a registered charity of eleven years, supporting men, women and children who have suffered trauma due to rape and sexual abuse. It is the first organisation in Wales to house a Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC). The organisation offers counselling and support to all children, regardless of the trauma suffered. New Pathways is seeking a sponsor who can help in any way. Contact: Peter Green. Address: 57-58 Lower Thomas Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 0AD. Tel.: 01685 379310. E-mail: newpath7@aol.com. &nbp; |
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| CC/0036 | OCEAN YOUTH TRUST NORTH WEST Ocean Youth Trust North West (OYTNW) operates a 76-foot traditionally rigged gaff ketch out of Liverpool. The trust sends young, disadvantaged people on 5-6 night voyages on the Irish Sea. Berths sell for an average cost of about £300 each, but this only covers about 65% of the organisation's total overheads. OYTNW are always looking for grants/ donations/sponsorships, so that the young people of the North West can benefit from an experience that will change their life. Any amount would be most welcome. Contact: Gill McKinnon, Office Manager. Address: Unit 4, 7 Brandon Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 5HN. Tel.: 0151 666 1664. Fax: 0151 666 1664. E-mail: info@oytnw.org.uk. link to website
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| CC/0037 | OCEAN YOUTH TRUST SOUTH Ocean Youth Trust South is a registered educational charity (no. 1079959) which offers adventure sail training to young people aged 12-25 on board the 72-foot yacht John Laing. The organisation gives young crew members the chance to overcome personal challenges and achieve things they would never have believed themselves capable of doing. They would like to hear from sponsors who are interested in being associated with their work in one of three ways: 1. Major sponsors are sought to help replace John Laing with an exciting modern vessel that should set the standard for sail training yachts for years to come. Naming rights and other sponsorship benefits are available - there is a £1.4 million appeal. 2. Sponsorship is also sought in connection with the vessel's maintenance and refit (there is an annual £60,000 appeal). 3. Bursary funding for deserving and disadvantaged young people who cannot otherwise afford to sail is also sought. Costs are as follows: £325 per person for a five night voyage; £3,900 for a full group of twelve young people. The charity is seeking support currently for groups including siblings of life-limited children in local hospices; for a Portsmouth-based teenage sea shanty group to sail to a festival and perform there; for young carers, homeless teenagers and victims of bullying or abuse; and also for people with physical or learning difficulties. Adult sailing, corporate days, client days and marketing opportunities are also available to sponsors. Contact: Caroline White. Address: Ocean Youth Trust, PO Box 203, Gosport, Hampshire PO12 9AZ. Tel.: 0845 365 6781. E-mail: webmaster1@oytsouth.org. link to website
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| CC/0038 | OPPORTUNITY LINKS Opportunity Links is a childcare information service, working closely with the Department of Education & Skills to support working parents. Opportunity Links has recently developed a Working Families Tax Credit Calculator to help parents work out their tax credit entitlements. Following its initial success, the organisation is now looking for sponsorship to send the calculator to relevant organisations such as colleges and libraries throughout the country. Contact: Steve, Marketing & Communications Co-ordinator. Address: Opportunity Links, Trust Court, The Vision Park, Histon, Cambridge CB4 9PW. E-mail: steve@opp-links.org.uk. link to website
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| CC/0039 | REBOUNDERS Rebounders is a registered charity that provides trampoline therapy to children and adults with any type of special needs or disability. It is based in Cardiff and serves the South Wales area. It has over seventy members currently attending each week, varying in age from two to 64 (the majority are children). Members range from those with minor language or coordination problems to those with little or no speech, understanding or mobility. The charity is staffed mainly by volunteers, and all the coaches are fully qualified to work with special needs clients. Sponsorship is sought to help Rebounders establish its own disability trampolining venue in Cardiff to provide a safe and relaxed environment for these children to meet and play, rather than being restricted to hiring a court in a leisure centre, with all the many distractions around. Sponsorship will also help them meet the demands of an ever-growing waiting list. Contact: Heather Sargent. Address: 26 Cheriton Drive, Thornhill, Cardiff CF14 9DF. Tel.: 029 2075 9196. E-mail: heather@rebounders-tramp.co.uk. link to website
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| CC/0040 | ROB BURTON SOCCER SCHOOL Rob Burton Soccer School is a soccer school for disabled children and young people. A sponsor would have pride of place on the school's website which attracts a large number of hits each month, as well as shirt sponsorship and name checks when the team is featured on local radio and newspaper media. Newspaper articles would be reproduced on the club website. "The domain name www.disabilityfootball.com has proved to be a massive hit all over the world!", says Rob Burton. "With such an amazing domain name the money from sponsorship would go to promoting my disabled soccer school and expanding it into wheelchair sports and other specialist areas". Contact: Rob Burton. Tel.: 07974 121 701. E-mail: rburton1978@yahoo.co.uk link to website
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| CC/0041 | ROCKMEONTHEWATER.COM The Dutch barge Alida cruises the river Cam from Cambridge to Ely. Sponsorship is needed to support charity cruises for children with cancer (and their families) selected by Cambridge charity COPARS, the Childhood Cancer Organisation for Parents and Relatives Support. Child victims of violent crime and their families are also supported via the charity Victim Support. Sponsorship is quid pro quo for corporate or private time aboard the barge. More information is available via the organisation's website. Contact: Kent Cassels, Captain. Address: Alida, Orchard Moorings, High Street, Horningsea, Cambridge CB5 9JG. Tel.: 01223 864724. E-mail: kent.cassels@hotmail.com. link to website
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| SAVE THE CHILDREN Sponsorship opportunities are available for a special corporate hospitality package at Christmas time. Other opportunities also available throughout the year. Contact: 0207 012 6409. Tel.: 0207 012 6409. E-mail: s.cunningham@savethechildren.org.uk. Address: 17 Grove Lane, London SE5 8RD. In Scotland, contact Mary or Clare on 0131-527-8222. E-mail: m.cresswell@scfuk.org.uk. link to website
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| CC/0043 | SCOTT MALVERN Scott Malvern is a talented young motor racing driver who has followed the same career path through karting that launched the career of Lewis Hamilton. Like Lewis, he hails from a very ordinary working class background. Having impressed British Champion Formula Ford team Jamun Racing in a test, he accepted an opportunity to work for them as a race engineer when he couldn't raise the funding to drive. He is unique in this position in that, as well as being an excellent driver, he has a sound knowledge of car set up and engineering. Jamun have put him back in the car as driver at the end of this season and he has impressed them greatly. He has also been offered tests with two other teams and was equally impressive; enough to be offered a deal to sign as a race driver at subsidised cost - but Scott has very little funding available. He therefore seeks a backer to underwrite his race costs and in turn will give a good return on that investment. Motor racing is a very exciting sport and it presents many opportunities and benefits to investors. "This is not a begging bowl or money pit. Scott will give a real return on your investment. He will also use his motorsport activity to raise funding and awareness for his chosen charity, The Haven House Children's Hospice. Don't let this opportunity and his rare talent go to waste!" Contact: Dominic Malvern. Tel.: 07890 117414. Address: 9 Fencepiece Road, Barkingside, Ilford IG6 2LY. E-mail: dominicmalvern@yahoo.co.uk.
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| CC/0044 | SIERRA LEONE WAR TRUST FOR CHILDREN (SLWT) SLWT (a registered charity) works to promote the education, health, rehabilitation and self-sufficiency of children and youth affected by war in Sierra Leone through advocacy and the provision of financial and technical support. Its vision is to become an authority on the welfare of the war-affected children of Sierra Leone, and secure a better future for them. The charity organises a wide variety of events in support of its activities. Contact: Folu Olajide, Project Co-ordinator. Address: 7 Thornton's Road, Potter's Bar, Little Heath, Herts. EN6 1JJ. Tel.: +44 208 874 2051. E-mail: info@slwt.org. link to website
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| CC/0045 | SPEEDMARK (SPORT & LEISURE) LTD. SpeedMark are actively seeking a sponsorship partner or partners. The company works within primary and secondary schools throughout Great Britain, employing ex-professional footballers to carry out unique football fundraising events. To date they have been in front of 425,000 children aged from 4-16, and will be in front of a further 225,000 children of the same age over the next twelve months. This figure represents a major opportunity for potential sponsors, whose brand would also be seen by an average of 2.21 million parents and guardians. Speedmark have raised over £500,000 for schools - and have endorsements from the Rt. Hon Richard Caborn MP, Minister for Sport, Sport England and the Professional Footballers Association (the PFA), of which they are extremely proud. This is an ideal opportunity for a child-friendly brand to be associated with an established and fast growing company in the primary and secondary school market. Contact: Nick Palich, Marketing Director. Address: Speedmark, 3rd Floor, The Old Tannery, Eastgate, Accrington, Lancashire BB5 6PW. Tel.: 01254 230099. Fax: 01254 382282. E-mail: nickpalich@speedmark.org. link to website
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| SPORTS LEADERS UK In September 2004, the operating name of the British Sports Trust (BST) was changed to Sports Leaders UK, its motto: ‘Inspiring people and communities through leadership qualifications in sport’. As part of the change process and positioning on the National Qualification Framework, Sports Leaders UK have also developed existing award titles and created new awards, all of which are available for sponsorship. The awards are as follows: • the Young Leader Award is for children aged between 9 and 13 years; the Sports Leaders UK Young Leader Award can aid in learning through being actively involved and sharing out the responsibilities when playing games; participants will eventually be able to take on the role of leader; it is appropriate for use in primary and secondary schools as well as sports clubs, uniformed organisations and other community groups • the Award in Dance Leadership is for people interested in dance; Sports Leaders UK's Award in Dance Leadership will help them to develop vital skills for life such as planning and organising oneself and others, teamwork, communication and motivation; the award can be a stepping-stone to employment, further education or training; above all, it’s a fun course, open to all, that helps people to grow and develop • Key Skills in Sports Leadership - Sports Leaders UK have been working in partnership with OCR (the Oxford, Cambridge and RSA examinations boards) to produce Sports Leaders UK's Key Skills In Sports Leadership, a set of support materials to assist learners in gathering portfolios of evidence required to achieve key skills through sports leadership; Key Skills are nationally recognised standards of achievements in skills related to life; they allow learners to prove their ability to use certain transferable skills, equipping them for the workplace and further education • Women, Get Set, Go! - as an award designed specifically for women, Sports Leaders UK's Women, Get Set, Go! has been developed by the Women's Sport Foundation, with the support of Sports Leaders UK and Sport England and is based on a highly successful Norwegian model. Women, Get Set, Go! is a personal development programme, which is intended to provide a springboard for women into sport or activity leadership, whether as coaches, leaders, administrators or officials. Everyone can gain from involvement in the Sports Leader Awards, say the organisation, whether through a more active, healthier lifestyle, the satisfaction of contributing to community life, meeting new people through sport - or simply through the confidence that comes from developing leadership potential and skills for life. Contact: Midge Blake, Commercial Development Director. Address: British Sports Trust, 23-25 Linford Forum, Rockingham Drive, Linford Wood, Milton Keynes MK14 6LY. Tel.: 01908 689190. Fax: 01908 393744. E-mail: mblake@sportsleaders.org. link to website
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