Walk the Walk
We’ve been official vehicle supplier to breast cancer charity, Walk the Walk, for seven years. And we’ll be continuing to supply a fleet of vehicles, including the new Ford Galaxy, for transporting courageous volunteers to fundraising walks in London, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Bristol.
We’ve been official vehicle supplier to breast cancer charity, Walk the Walk, for seven years. And we’ll be continuing to supply a fleet of vehicles, including the new Ford Galaxy, for transporting courageous volunteers to fundraising walks in London, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Bristol.
MacMillan Cancer Support
Every year, cancer charity MacMillan Cancer Support holds a national event, the Longest Day Golf Challenge. The aim is for a team of three or four players to play four rounds of golf in one day, and raise as much money as possible. It’s a good cause and a great way to boost the charity’s funds, so we encourage potential golfers to register at participating Ford Dealerships.
Wooden Spoon Rugby Charity
We’re sponsors of, and vehicle suppliers to, the rugby charity called Wooden Spoon. Set up in 1983, Spoon supports children and young people with a range of physical, mental and social handicaps. It has committed over £14 million in projects, and organised over 2,000 fundraising events.
These include the Ford Great Lakeland Challenge which takes place on Friday 11 September 2009. In less than 12 hours, teams of three will canoe the 10.5 mile length of Lake Windermere, cycle 26 miles over England’s steepest road pass – the 1:3 gradient Wrynose – and finally, conquer Scafell Pike, navigating an 8.5 mile route from Wasdale Head to the Langdale Valley.
We’ll be supplying a vehicle for each team, which has a target of £3,900 in sponsorship.
The Lord’s Taverners and the Ford Inner Cities Cup
The Lord’s Taverners was originally set up by a group of cricket-loving actors in the Tavern at Lord’s Cricket Ground. The charity helps young people, particularly those with social, environmental, physical or learning disadvantages, to enjoy cricket and other sporting and leisure activities.
We provide the charity with its distinctive green Taverners minibuses, so children with special needs can go to the seaside, theme parks, day care centres and other facilities.
We also sponsor the Ford Inner Cities cup. This under-14 national cricket competition takes place across the UK, with finals week held in the stunning grounds of Arundel Castle in Sussex. We supply vehicles each year for the finalists to travel to Arundel Castle.
Boots for Africa
The Boots for Africa charity was set up by the officially recognised, world’s oldest football club – Sheffield FC. It is committed to collecting up to two million pairs of used football boots from schools and junior clubs, in time for when Africa hosts the World Cup in 2010.
Football helps to build communities, develops social understanding and improves the lives of millions of people around the planet. The charity’s aim is that disadvantaged children in Zambia, South Africa, Ethiopia and Ghana can develop their skills, fitness and enjoyment of the ‘beautiful game.’
In our capacity as official vehicle supplier, we’ve donated Ford Transit Vans for teams of people to collect used, wearable boots of any size.
If you have any football boots you could donate to this fantastic cause, or you’re involved with a school, club or other sporting or children’s organisation, please get in touch with Boots for Africa.