We did it! ‘WE RAISE £2,000 EACH YEAR WITH OUR STAFF VS PARENTS FOOTBALL MATCH’


‘Like many schools, most of our events have been very female-heavy in terms of organisation, help and attendance. I wanted to create an event that would get more men involved in fundraising, which is how I came up with our staff vs parents and carers football match. We held our first event two years


ago. We started planning around two months before the event,


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booking a local football pitch and getting players to sign up and seek sponsorship. We encouraged women to get involved, too, but the majority of players were men. The event was held on a Saturday


in March, starting at 10am. We had around 18 parent players and more than 100 attendees. We ran football skills activities for the children at half-time, including beat-the-goalie


and dribbling challenges, and we boosted profits by selling drinks and cakes, and running a lucky dip. Primarily, this was a community-


building event, but we also set up a parent sponsorship page through BT MyDonate. We raised more than £2,000 in total, which has helped to revamp our outdoor areas. This event was – and continues to be – a great opportunity to show


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