Betfair-backed scheme donates £10k to amateur sport
Dame Kelly Holmes has helped Cash 4 Clubs, the Betfair-backed scheme giving funding to grassroots sports groups, to make its first round of funding since launching nationally.
CASH 4 CLUBS, the Betfair-backed scheme giving funding to grassroots sports groups, has announced its first round of funding since launching nationally.
Cash 4 Clubs makes awards each quarter of up to £1,000 per sports club, with applications for the first four quarters judged by an independent committee made up of Alan Keen MP, Sportsaid CEO Tim Lawler, Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes and BBC Sport commentator Barry Davies MBE (pictured left to right).
Dame Kelly Holmes said: “Cash 4 Clubs is aimed at supporting grassroots community sport clubs and the people who invest so much time and energy to ensure the future of sport in this country.”
Fifteen sportsclubs were chosen from more than 2000 entries to receive a total of £10,000 funding between them from the scheme, which is funded by Betfair and supported by the sports charity SportsAid.
Betfair corporate social responsibility manager Georgina Corbett said: “I have been taken aback by the volume and high standard of entries for this round of funding and I know the panel found it very difficult to narrow down more than 2,000 applications into just 15 awards.”
The next round of funding will take place in December.