[cma-l] Fwd: ONE GAME, ONE COMMUNITY CASH FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS

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From: Danny Lynch <danny at kickitout.org>

ONE GAME, ONE COMMUNITY CASH FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS

Kick It Out, football¹s equality and inclusion campaign, is urging community
groups in the area get in contact to receive money to run football projects
this autumn.

Thanks to help from the Football Foundation, the UK¹s largest sporting
charity, cash is currently up for grabs and will allow grassroots groups to
contribute to the One Game, One Community weeks of action, a two-week
national initiative in October highlighting diversity and inclusion in
football.

Grants of up to £1,000 are available to help fund activities that raise
awareness of the One Game, One Community weeks of action, use sport to
tackle discrimination and social exclusion and celebrate diversity. Projects
previously awarded funding have included drama productions, youth forums,
photography projects, educational programmes and football events for young
people.

Piara Powar, Director of Kick It Out, said: ³The weeks of action seek to
engage with community groups and highlight the way in which football can be
used as a unique social force. This money will allow community organisations
of all shapes and sizes to make their own unique impact on the initiative."
The grants on offer can enable groups to expand their membership base and
help publicise their activities throughout the local community. Previous
grant winners have used the opportunity as a springboard, using the contacts
and experience of Kick It Out to assist their work in the longer term and
find solutions to the issues they face.

Paul Thorogood, Chief Executive of the Football Foundation, said: ³We are
delighted to be supporting One Game One Community with Kick It Out once
again this year. I look forward to seeing some of the imaginative ways
organisations across the country will be using the power of football to
promote social cohesion during the two weeks of activity in October.²

The deadline for receipt of applications has now been extended to
Friday 7th August at 5pm.

An online application form with guidance notes about how to apply for
a grant is available at www.kickitout.org/290.php

If you have an idea for a project, and would like to discuss it with a
member of the Kick It Out team before making an application, please
call us or email our Grassroots Development Officer, Kevin Coleman at
kevin at kickitout.org

The One Game, One Community weeks of action has now become one of the
largest community engagement initiatives in the country, bringing
people together to make a stand against discrimination and to
celebrate diversity.

We hope that you will get involved in this year's activities. If you
would like more ideas or support about the weeks of action, your event
or how you we can work together please call us on 020 7684 4884 or
email the Kick It Out team on info at kickitout.org.

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For further detail please contact Danny Lynch at Kick It Out on 020 7684
4884 or danny at kickitout.org

The Football Foundation is dedicated to revitalising the grass roots of the
game, constructing modern football facilities, developing football as a
force for social cohesion and as a vehicle for education in communities
throughout the country. Funded by the Premier League, The Football
Association and Government, the Football Foundation is the nation¹s largest
sports charity with a £40m budget going straight into the heart of football.