Who are we?
We are Bridgend District Schools Football, currently running girls teams aged 11 to 16, we are affiliated to the Welsh Schools Football Association.
Why are we crowdfunding?
We are crowdfunding as we are looking to expand our organisation to take on more teams, to include children of younger ages, both boys and girls.
We are a part of the schools programme but are not linked to any education establishment, we are run independently and therefore we do not receive any help/funding for our activities. We currently have no sponsors backing us and we are reliant on subs alone to keep things running.
In order for us to expand, we are going to require more equipment and more kits.
We want to give all the children within Bridgend the opportunity to play for their county team, give them the opportunity to progress and try out for the national teams and gain their schools caps in the process.
How you can play your part
There are four simple ways to help us reach our target, and make this project a reality.
1. Make a pledge. Don’t delay if you’re going to support us because momentum is key to our success!
2. Spread the word. Share our project on your social media pages and tell the world to get behind us! The more people we reach, the more support we will get.
3. Offer rewards. Get involved if you are a local business by donating things we can offer to our supporters. We will give you a shout out!
4. If you want to run your own fundraiser to support us, maybe a sponsored activity or similar, use the 'contact project' button at the top of our page to let us know. Setting up your own page only takes a few minutes and you won’t need any bank details. Just a fun idea!
How we’ll spend the money raised
In order for us to expand, we are going to require more match kits to suit the different ages we will be looking to accommodate, we will require cones, pop up goals, balls possibly for each team. We would also like to get our current and new members a training kit if possible.
Community impact
Expansion of our organisation will be beneficial to any children attending a Bridgend District School who are interested in playing football.
We are the gateway to the schools national team run by the Welsh Schools Football Association. We provide great opportunities to the children within out community and we sincerely hope we can fulfil our ambitions and open up these opportunities for all within our community.