Footballers at Hessle Rangers FC were celebrating this week following the receipt of £400 pounds worth of kit & equipment provided through a grant awarded by the Football Foundation, the UK’s largest sports charity.
The kit & equipment, which will be distributed to various teams in the Club, is awarded as part of the Foundations' Junior Kit Scheme. This provides new strips & equipment to teams across the country and is fronted by Arsenal & England star Theo Walcott.
The Football Foundation provides £1m worth of kit & equipment vouchers to junior clubs & schools, ensuring young players of all abilities have the best possible start in the game. Items available include a full strip, training bibs balls, flags and kit bags – everything young footballers need to play the game. A female range is also now available to encourage girls to get into the game.
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 the Government, the Football Foundation is the nation’s largest sports charity with a £45m budget going straight into the heart of football.
“Sport is playing a central role in helping people to stay fit, strengthen communities and promote responsibility amongst young people.”
“I know how important it is for young players to feel they are wearing the best kit and using the best equipment. The JKS is a great opportunity to get the free kits from the foundation which I wear in the Premier League”. Theo Walcott, England and Arsenal striker and Ambassador for the Football Foundation’s Junior Kit Scheme
