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8 June 2023

The Sporting Influence Foundation continues to support children in our local community to provide opportunities that they wouldn't usually be able to access.  At every camp we run at Ashville College, we provide free places for some of the families and children who need help.We work with some fantastic sponsors and local charities to allow us to raise funds to support this.  At our last camp we were able to provide 20 places for children to attend and have a fun, safe and active experience whilst improving confidence and making new friends.This wouldn't have been possible without the support and backing of The David Brown Foundation. A fantastic local charity that supports Foundations like ours and through their very own fundraising events they were able to make this happen.Ollie Ward and James Butterfield, pictured here with David Moss from Sporting Influence, completed an incredible 4 ultra marathons in 4 days this month. All of the money was raised in memory of their great friends Dave and James. A monumental achievement by both.Well done guys and thanks very much for your support. It was much appreciated by the children and families that benefited. One parent commentedYou guys have been an absolute lifesaver for a single mum like me. Just wanted to say how grateful I am, for allowing me to work etc... my children love it every time they come.If you would like to support either of these great causes or donate to the Sporting Influence Foundation, please make contact and make a difference to children's lives in our community.

10 February 2023

💚 WOW WOW WOW 💚🏃 We started the week with no idea how far the children in Sporting Influence schools would be able to run. Not in our wildest dreams did we think we would be in 🇫🇷 Paris by Wednesday morning... We certainly didn't think we would make it to 🇦🇹 Salzburg by Friday evening. The children of 35 schools have covered an impressive 1,216.8km in 5 days! Working out at 34.7km per school. We cannot thank the schools enough for their eagerness to be involved in our challenge and also their publicity to parents who have kindly donated to the foundation. Also, a massive thanks to Your Harrogate who as always were brilliant prior to the challenge spreading the word.The main aim of the challenge was to show just how achievable things are when we come together and have a shared goal. This is transferable across all scenarios in life... #LetsConnectYes, it is #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek but lets not wait another year until we remember about children's mental health!#TogetherWeAchieve 

14 November 2022

Epi Phys Ed - A blog for physical educationMr Atkinson has started to put his Masters in Physical Education into a blog, wanting to share research, findings and developments about all things Physical Education. Why Epi Phys Ed?The Sporting Influence Foundation is about more than just sport and activity, it is about more than results. It is about what is above (Epi) physical education, what are the peripheral benefits of physical education?To find out more click the link below.https://epiphysed.blogspot.com/2022/11/success-vs-success-rich-vs-rich.html

15 June 2022

We are delighted to announce that we have been successful with our application for funding to allow children to access 135 places at the Sporting Influence Activity Camp this Summer. We are working closely with nine local Primary Schools to identify children who will benefit from activity and healthy eating during the holidays. The children will access exactly the same camp as all children but will receive a healthy lunch and take part in healthy eating activities. We look forward to getting our ACTIVE SUMMER project started!Thank you to North Yorkshire Together - FEAST PROJECT, North Yorkshire County Council and the Department for Education for making this possible.

26 May 2022

Sporting Influence Foundation CIC has been busy creating local partnerships with charities, businesses and partners. We are proud to annouce partnerships with Just B, IDAS & Resurrected Bites. These partnerships will ensure that we are able to support those children in the holidays who miss out on activity, structure or maybe just some time with others. IDASResurrected BitesIt is nearly time for all of the members of The Foundation to meet and discuss current and future plans. These meetings are extremely important to ensure that The Foundation are working specifically and solely on their aims. Big thanks and congratulations to Georgia and Tom who have completed their work placement with Sporting Influence. The work placements were made possible thanks to a partnership between Leeds Trinity University and Sporting Influence Foundation. GeorgiaTomWe look forward to offering more placements to students at local Colleges and Universities.

17 March 2022

Next Wednesday (23rd) will see the end of our fundraising effort for #TheTogetherProject. Over the last six weeks have seen great generosity from local people and businesses wanting to help and support young local children throughout the school holidays.  We must also extend our thanks to Sport England and CrowdFunder who have between them, not only made the fundraising effort possible but also matched funding up to 50% of our £4000 target.The monies raised will be going towards children, identified by local schools, where extra activity or continued routine will aid their educational development during term time. If you would like to donate, please follow the link belowhttps://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-together-project