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S a d d l e r ss u p p o r tf u n d r a i s e r f o rV e r i t y i n 2023 Wal s al lFC Foundat i on s uppor t ed a f undr ai s erf orVer i t y ,apupi lf r om Ryder sHayes Pr i mar ySchooli nPel s al l . Ver i t ywasdi agnos edwi t har ar ef or m ofcancer t hi saut umn.A hi ghgr ade br ai n cancerwas f oundonherbr ai ns t em.Havi nghads ur ger yt o r emovet hemas si nSept ember ,s hehass i nce under goneal ongcour s eofchemot her apyand r adi ot her apy ,i nvol vi ng dai l y t r eat ment at home and dai l y vi s i t st o Queen El i z abet h Hos pi t alf orr adi ot her apyunt i lDecember . Hers chool ,Wal s al l ,and t hel ocalcommuni t y havebeenf undr ai s i ng,wi t havi ew t or ai s i ng enoughmoneyt os endVer i t yandherf ami l yon as peci alt r i p,pr ovi dedVer i t yi swel lenough. Many s peci al event s have t aken pl ace t o cont r i but et ot hi sgoalacr os sanumberofl ocal s chool sand t hel ocalcommuni t y‘ hel d hands f orVer i t y’i nas how ofs uppor tand s ol i dar i t y acr os st hevi l l age.
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AnAuct i onwi t hs eal edbi ds ,wasal s ohel dat Ryder sHayes ’Tr ai ni ngSchool ,wher el ot swer e vi ewed by t he publ i c,i ncl udi ng an of f i ci al McLar enT eam Caps i gnedbyLandoNor r i s ;a hos pi t al i t yboxatt heSaddl er svLeyt onOr i ent mat ch;as i gned T ys onFur yboxi ng gl oveand muchmor et oboos tt hef undr ai s i ng. Mr sPaul ,HeadT eacher ,s ai d:“Wear eont r ack t os mas ht heor i gi nalt ar getof£5000andgi ve t hef ami l yanamaz i nghol i dayt oget her ,aswel l as pr ovi de any s peci al i s t equi pment whi ch Ver i t ymayneedi nt hecomi ngmont hs . ” Asapupi latone ofourPar t nerSchool swe wer epr oudt os uppor tVer i t ywi t h; -Auct i onpr i z edonat i ons -Pr omot i ngef f or t svi as oci almedi a -At t endi ngandSuppor t i ngf unr ai s i ngevent s Ver i t yhasr es pondedwel lt ohert r eat mentand i sl ooki ng f or war dt o a gr adualand ver y wel comer ei nt egr at i onbacki nt os chool .
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b a c ko ny o u rf e e t ‘ Back On YourFeet ’l ookst o engage par t i ci pant s ,r ai s et hei rf i t nes s& conf i dence l evel s and of f er empl oyment t r ai ni ng and educat i on oppor t uni t i esast heyl ookt or egai nempl oyment . I npar t ner s hi pwi t hWal s al lCol l egeandt hel ocalJobCent r es ,andf unded by Act i ve Bl ack Count r y ,t he 12 week pi l otdel i ver ed s es s i ons att he Poundl and Bes cotSt adi um t os even par t i ci pant son aweekl ybas i s .The pi l othass er vedt os hapef ut ur edel i ver yoft hepr oj ect . I n2023AndySt r eet , Mayoroft heWes tMi dl ands ,vi s i t edt hef i nals es s i onof‘ BackonyourFeet ’ t o cas taneyeont hedel i ver y ,l i s t ent o par t i ci pant sand under s t and t he pr oj ectf ur t her .Hewasj oi nedbygues t sf r om t hepar t neror gani s at i onsand f or merWal s al lFC pl ayer ,Don Goodman,who s er vesasa Tr us t ee f or Wal s al lFC Foundat i on.
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‘ B E A TT H EB L O C K ’ p l a y e r Wewer eal s ohappyc ont i nuebui l di ngupont hes uc c es sofour ‘ Beatt he Bl oc k Cof f ee Af t er noons ’ .Thes es es s i ons of f er peopl eas af es pac et os oc i al i s ewi t hot her s ,s peakaboutt hei r ment alheal t hand enj oyahotdr i nk .Wehav ec ont i nuous l y added new t opi c sand t hemest o eac hs es s i on t o engage par t i c i pant sandac tasi c ebr eak er s ,t hi shasi nc l udedqui z z es , ar t s&c r af t sandboar dgames .
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h a y wa r d st r a n s p o r tk i tl a u n c h Thr oughoutt he year ,Wal s al lFC Foundat i on r unnumer ouss es s i onsever yweekt o benef i t t hel ocalcommuni t y .
"We under s t and how i mpor t antment alheal t h, phys i calheal t h and s es s i onsl i ke t hi sar et ot he communi t yandwant edt ohel pout . ”
f r om yout h s es s i ons f or Rangi ng di s advant aged yout hs ,t o wal ki ng f oot bal l s es s i ons f or t hos e aged 50+,we s t r i ve t o ens ur et her ei sa s es s i on f or ever yone t o benef i tf r om.
es s i onhasr eal l yi mpr es s ed me;wedi dn’ t "Thi ss compl et el y know what t o expect but t he commi t ment ,hones t yandhar dwor kwasal lt her e. We’ r er eal l yi mpr es s ed wi t ht he guysf r om t he Foundat i onandofcour s eal lt hepar t i ci pant swho geti nvol ved. ”
Fr i end oft he Foundat i on,Sean Haywar d of Haywar dTr ans por t ,haski ndl yof f er eds uppor t t ot hes es es s i onsbys pons or i ng af ul lcus t om Wal s al lFC ki tf orourpar t i ci pant st o wear . Thes e new ki t swi l lhel p ourpl ayer sf ur t her connectt oWal s al lFCandbet t eral l owt hem t o r epr es entt hecl ubatt our nament sandevent s acr os st hecount r y . I twasgr eatf orSean t o vi s i tusher e att he s t adi um t o meet s ome ofour pl ayer s and pr es entt hebr andnew ki t satourweekl yBeat t he Bl ock mat ch,a ment alheal t hf ocus ed f oot bal ls es s i on. Sean got i nvol ved i nt he hi ghl ycompet i t i vegamel ear ni ng whati t ’ sal l about f r om our r egul ar s and t he pos i t i ve i mpacts es s i onsl i ket hi scanhaveonpeopl e. Wes atdownwi t hSeanaf t ert hegamet ohear hi st hought sont hepr oj ect . "I t ’ sgr eatt o begi venachancef orHaywar d Tr ans por tt ogeti nvol ved, "hes ai d.
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Heal t h ManagerChr i sSpr i ngt hor pe added: “We r eal l y appr eci at et he s uppor tbei ng of f er ed by Haywar dTr ans por tandt hebenef i ti twi l lbr i ngt o ourpar t i ci pant s . “Bei ng a par t of t he f oot bal l cl ub i s what mot i vat esanddr i vesmanyofourpl ayer s ;i tgi ves t hem evenmor es ens eofcommuni t y .Thes enew ki t s ar e goi ng t o f ur t her expand on t hat connect i onbyenabl i ngourpar t i ci pant st obet t er r epr es entWal s al lFC. “Ours t af fandpl ayer sar eal r eadyl ooki ngf or war d t ous i ngt heki t satf ut ur ecompet i t i ons ;wecan’ t wai tt ogets t ar t ed. ” Thankyou agai nt o Haywar d Tr ans por tf ort hei r ki nd s uppor t , we hope t o cont i nue wor ki ng t oget herandbenef i t i ngt heWal s al lcommuni t y .
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2023 hass een cont i nualgr owt h and bui l tupon t he f oundat i ons ,hi ghs t andar dsands ucces sof2022wi t hi n t heSpor tDepar t ment .Thi sgr owt hhasenabl ed ust o i ncr eas e oppor t uni t i es ,as wel las pr ovi di ng qual i t y pr ovi s i on and exper i ence f oral lourpar t i ci pant st o enj oyandt hr i ve
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b e nl a n e Ben Lane i sa s t udent wi t hi n our Pos t 16 pr ogr ammeands t ar t edhi sJour neywi t husas a par t i ci pant on our weekl y Sat ur day Cl ub act i vi t i es . Thes e ar e f un cas ual f oot bal l s es s i onsf orchi l dr enofal labi l i t i esl ooki ng t o bui l d upon t hei ri nt er es t .Fr om her e Ben’ s ent hus i as mt owar dt hes por tbegant oi ncr eas e , he qui ckl y became a r egul ar f ur t her par t i ci pantwi t hi n ourhol i day camps t aki ng pl acedur i ngs choolbr eaks . Foot bal lwasawayf orhi mt omeetnewf r i ends whi l eal s oi ncr ement al l yi mpr ovi nghi sabi l i t yi n t hegame. Hi st i mef r om age9t o12atWal s al lFCal l owed Ben t of i nd a pl ace ofbel ongi ng t hatwas i r r epl aceabl e,enj oyi ng hi sexper i ence att he cl ubf uel l edhi sdes i r et ogoas t epf ur t herand ear n hi spl ace among ourT al ent ed & Gi f t ed Pr ogr ammeandMJPLs quads . s al lFC Foundat i onT al ent ed & Gi f t ed TheWal Devel opment Cent r es ar ef oot bal ls es s i ons coached i n an excl us i ve envi r onment by pr of es s i onal coaches , t hes e of f er an accel er at ed pat hway t o i mpr ovi ng young pl ayer sf oot bal labi l i t y .OurUnder11t oUnder 16agegr oupsar et henabl et ocompet ei nt he or Pr emi er League. Ben Mi dl and Juni mai nt ai nedhi spl acewi t hi nours quadsr i ghtup t ot heconcl us i onoft heUnder16s eas on.
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St i l lgr eat l yenj oyi ng hi st i mepl ayi ng f oot bal l under t he Foundat i ons Gui dance,and now i nt er es t edi npur s ui ngacar eeri ns por t ,i twas anat ur alt r ans i t i on f orBen t o enr oli nt o our Pos t16Foot bal l& Educat i onPr ogr amme. “Wi t hi n my cour s eI ’ m ai mi ng t or each a di s t i nct i ons oi tcans etmeupni cel yt owar dsa car eeri ns por t ,t her e’ sal s oappr ent i ces hi psat Wal s al lFC Foundat i onwhi chi sagr eatopt i on i fIdowel li nmyBTECs ” Beni snowal s oaqual i f i edr ef er eet hankst ohi s ef f or t sbeyond hi st i meatWal s al lFC,f ur t her gai ni ng exper i ence and knowl edge i nt he game.Hi smot heraddedt hef ol l owi ng; “Wal s al lhas gi ven Ben t he oppor t uni t yt o i mpr ovehi sgamebot honandof ft hepi t ch.I t hasi mpr oved hi ss el fconf i dence,s oci als ki l l s and knowl edge and under s t andi ng of t he wor l d.Benhasnow qual i f i edasar ef er eeand i sof t en one oft he of f i ci al sf ort he academy games . ” I thasbeengr eats eei ngBendevel opasbot ha per s onandapl ayerovert hepas t10year s .Hi s as pi r at i onsand ent hus i as mt owar dt he s por t have never waver ed as he cont i nues t o demons t r at e a pos i t i ve wor k et hi c and at t i t ude.Wehopet of ur t heractasani nt egr al par tofhi sj our neymovi ngf or war d.
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h o l i d a ya c t i v i t i e s Dur i ngOct oberHal ft er m,OneWal s al lhaver ecei ved£30, 000off undi ngf r om NHS Bl ackCount r yI nt egr at edCar eBoar dt obedi s t r i but edi nt hef or m ofs mal lgr ant s ofup t o £1, 000t o beus ed t ot ackl eheal t hi nequal i t i es .Weengaged wi t h100 f ami l i est hr ough ourHAF pr ogr amme t o cont i nue t o pr ovi di ng exper i encest o chi l dr enandt hei rf ami l i est hatwi l lbenef i tt hei rheal t handwel l bei ng.Thebi gges t i mpactwas chi l dr en and young peopl e maki ng new connect i ons wi t h ot her chi l dr en.New f r i ends hi pshavebeenf or medf ormanychi l dr enonHAFwhi chhas ovedt hei rconf i denceands el f es t eem. i mpr We al s o cont i nued ourHomes er ve Hol i day and Pl ay pr ogr amme dur i ng t he Febr uar y/Eas t erandWhi t s uns choolhol i days .Wedel i ver ed10daysofHol i day and Pl ay ,engagi ng wi t h 79 young peopl e,young peopl ei ns oci alcar e,young peopl ewi t hSEND andr ai s i ngchi l dr en' sment alheal t handwel l bei ngwi t hBl ack Count r yHeal t hcar eNHSFoundat i onTr us t ,communi t yr ef l ect i onst eam.
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s t r e e tg a me ss u p p o r t Aspar toft he Spor tf orDev el opmentCoal i t i on, St r eet Gameshasc ommi s s i oned 220or gani s at i ons nat i onal l y ,28 ac r os st he Wes tMi dl andsand 3 i n Wal s al l .Wal s al lFC Foundat i on ar e one oft hos e or gani s at i onst odel i v erment or i ng t hr oughs por t s t ot hos ey oungpeopl ewhoar ei nv ol v edi nc r i me, ant i s oc i albehav i ourand s er i ousv i ol enc e.Si nc e J anuar y we hav er ec ei v ed 32 r ef er r al si nt ot he pr ogr amme.
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WA L S A L LF CF O U N D A T I O NH O N O U R E D F O RC O MMU N I T YS A F E T YWO R K Wal s al lFCFoundat i onhaver ecei vedanat i onal awar df orourwor ks uppor t i ng young peopl e who ar e atr i s k off al l i ng i nt ot he cr i mi nal j us t i ces ys t em. Wal s al lFC Foundat i oni st hi syear ’ swi nnerof t he St r eet Games Communi t y Saf et y Awar d, whi ch r ecogni s esi ndi vi dual soror gani s at i ons who have gone above and beyond t o cr eat e s af erand mor ei ncl us i ve s paceswi t hi nt hei r l ocal i t i es . St af fwi t hi nt heEngagementDepar t menthave wor kedt i r el es s l yt odevel opnew i nt er vent i ons t os uppor tvul ner abl eyoungpeopl eandhave dones omeout s t andi ng wor kt o enhancet he l ocal communi t y' ss af et y and r educe t he l i kel i hood ofvul ner abl e young peopl e bei ng i nvol vedi nvi ol enceandcr i me. I n November2019,t he Foundat i on r ecei ved f unds f r om t he Pr emi er League Char i t abl e Fund buti ni t i al l ys t r uggl ed t o engageyoung peopl e f r om t he i mmedi at e vi ci ni t y . Undet er r ed,t heFoundat i onacces s eds uppor t vi aSt r eet Gamest odevel opr ef er r alpat hways i nandoutoft hepr ovi s i onswes etupt ohel p gui deyoungpeopl ei nt hel ocalar eat owar ds t hes uppor tt heyneed.
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I n2020,ut i l i s i ngt hel ear ni ngands uppor tf r om St r eet Games ,t he Foundat i on s ucces s f ul l y appl i ed f or a Spor t Di ver s i onar yI ncl us i on Pr ogr amme f und t o pr ovi de act i vi t i es and ment or i ng f or at r i s k young peopl e.
I ni t i al l y ,number sf r om t hel ocalar eawer el ow, andt he14+ cohor twasnotengagi ng.So,we f or med a par t ner s hi p wi t h al ocalyout h and communi t yor gani s at i oncal l edYout hConnect , whi ch had been wor ki ng i nt he hear toft he l ocalar eaf ors ever alyear sandhaddevel oped cons i der abl et r us twi t hl ocalyoungpeopl eby del i ver i ng det ached, out r each and cent r ebas ed yout h wor k. Thr ough t hi s par t ner s hi p,yout h wor ker swor ked al ongs i de Wal s al lFC coachest odel i verdoor s t eps por t s s es s i onsf oryoungpeopl ei nt hel ocalar ea. I n2021and2022,wer ecei vedf ur t herf undi ng f r om St r eet Gamesvi at hel ocalVRU cont r act , whi ch l ed t ot he devel opmentoft he Wal s al l Vi ol ence Pr event i on & Spor tPr ogr amme i n 202223.Thi spr ogr ammes aw 4l ocalgr oups , i ncl udi ng Yout h Connect and our s el ves , wor ki ngacr os sPal f r ey ,Cal dmor eandPl eckt o devel op s econdar yl evel i nt er vent i ons f or youngpeopl evul ner abl et oent er i ngt heYout h Jus t i ceSys t em andbei ngi nvol vedi nvi ol ence. Thepr ogr ammel edt oanear l y100% i ncr eas e i nweekl ydoor s t ep s por t ss es s i onsacr os st he LocalAut hor i t y ,goi ngf r om j us t15t o29,anda 250% i ncr eas e i n i nt ent i onal l y des i gned t ar get eds econdar ywor kf r om 4t o14weekl y s es s i ons . The Foundat i ons wor k and par t ner s hi p wor k was cent r al t o t hi s pr ogr amme' ss ucces s .
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