Variety Golf Impact Report 2022

OUR IMPACT IN 2022...

a great year for Variety Golf Not only did we hold a record number of events with record attendances, we also raised enough money to put forty Sunshine Coaches on the road...

...equivalent to more than £2m!

“Thank You, Variety Golf...”

What having a Sunshine Coach means for a School “Getting on with each other as a group is another valuable life skill that regular trips on a Sunshine Coach help to develop.”

Our Sunshine Coaches have become a common sight on Britain’s roads, ferrying eager children to their next destination 97% of Coaches are used many times a week and often several times a day 86% of the children they carry have physical, sensory or learning disabilities 71% of use is for educational, recreational and residential trips

‘When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going...’

On 23 March 2020, the government took the unprecedented step to go into national lockdown, paralysing the economy.

Many charities went into a state of hibernation for the next two years – but not Variety Golf!

As an outdoor activity, golf was exempt enabling us to carry on with a slimmed-down programme of events.

In 2020 we presented 20 Sunshine Coaches, followed by 26 in 2021 and, last year coming out of COVID - a record 40 Coaches!

“The Gift of a Sunshine Coach” In 2022 Variety Golf presented Sunshine Coaches to all these Schools and Institutions throughout the UK ...helping more than 10,000 children!

Bramingham Primary School Luton

Kisharon Noe London

Trinity School Essex

Slated Row Bucks

Log Cabin Charity London

Woodlands Academy Lincs

The Livity School London

Allens Croft Primary School Birmingham

Kettlebrook Short Stay Staffordshire

Foxwood Special School Nottingham

Perrymount School London

Greenfields Academy Lincs

Willaston Community Farm CIC Neston

Addington School Berks

Queens Park Primary London

Summerdown School East Sussex

Walton Leigh School Surrey

Baraka Community Association London

Durham Trinity School & Sports College Durham Children’s Hospice Across Scotland (CHAS) Scotland Riverside School London The Oak Lodge Foundation London Broadfield Specialist School Lancashire Grange Park Primary School Kent Jigsaw Trust Surrey West Heath Kent Noah's Ark Children's Hospice, London The Harbour School Portsmouth, Hampshire

Twydall Primary School Kent

Abercorn Secondary School Glasgow, Scotland

Dorchester Learning Centre Dorset

Greenhill School Cardiff, Wales

Richmond Park Academy London

Ynysowen Primary School Merthyr Tydfil, Wales

Ysgol Penmaes Brecon, Wales

Teaching Golf to Disabled Kids In 2022 we helped provide 226 Golf Lessons for more than 1,350 Disabled Children Through our association with Golf for Disabled Children and the Golf Trust we are currently involved in recruiting more and more golf club professionals to give up some of their time to teaching groups of disabled children to play golf.

In 2022 Variety Golf became the first official sponsor for 24-year-old Kipp Popert, who has since risen to the top of the world rankings for golfers with a disability and is currently number one in the world.

“I’m a great admirer of Variety Golf and I’m only too pleased to play in their events and help raise money for Sunshine Coaches. Anything that helps disabled youngsters has to be a good thing, as I know better than most”.

Kipp Popert

Thanks to our Sponsors We couldn’t achieve what we do without the generosity of our sponsors, both individual and corporates. We love them – but they love us, too!

“Jamie & his team at Variety Golf have run our Edit

Residential Company Golf Day at The Grove for the past four years from start to finish and every detail was handled perfectly.

We were delighted to raise enough funds after two Golf Days to present our own Variety Sunshine Coach to an amazing Special Needs School located just round the corner from our office.

The satisfaction we get from seeing that actual Sunshine Coach on our way to work makes it so very special”.

Jamie Aherne, Managing Director, Edit Residential

“Variety Golf is such a unique organisation and we have been thrilled to present five Sunshine Coaches in the last five years at our own Synecore Charity Golf Days.

To see the smiles on the children’s faces when they receive their Sunshine Coach makes it all worthwhile. And what’s even better is we get to invite our clients to support the event and they all can see what the fundraising goes towards!

Last year, we were invited by the school to meet their children who told us how much joy the Sunshine Coach has brought to their everyday life. Thanks to Variety Golf for making this happen!”

Paul Thomas, CEO, Synecore “JOIE have presented over 20 Variety Sunshine Coaches to 20 Special Needs Schools and Children’s Hospices in the past five years.

Because JOIE is a baby products company, we couldn’t be happier to support Variety Golf as a Children’s Charity – it is such great synergy!

We are looking forward to presenting another five more Variety Sunshine Coaches in 2023. JOIE are delighted to be a partner of Variety Golf to help us change the lives of so many children for the better and put ‘A million miles of Smiles’ on the children’s faces.”

David Welsh, CEO, JOIE BABY UK

Who we are and how we do it

At Variety Golf we run a very tight ship – making sure that our overheads are as low as possible and 90% of the money we raise goes towards purchasing Sunshine Coaches Under the practised eye of Jamie Little, ex-European Tour professional, Variety Golf runs smoothly and efficiently with only two full-time members of staff – plus a lot of input from its members. It’s fun and it works!

Why not come and join us? Get in touch with Jamie on 07801 098101 or e-mail him: jamie@varietygolf.org.uk.

We look forward to hearing from you...