The Wallington County Grammar School Fundraiser

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Wallington County Grammar School are excited to be hosting an inspirational workshop with Ade Adewale. Ade needs your help to raise funds for vital training, medical and competition costs. This money will also help your school and other athletes across the country, find out more below!

The Wallington County Grammar School believe that there are leaders of learning in every classroom. All staff and students lead in WCGS by modelling their core values and helping others in doing so by providing feedback and support as part of the close team that they are. Their school leaders strive to fulfil WCGS’ leadership framework they ensure that all leaders make decisions and act at all times to ensure the wellbeing and progress of all students within the school, ensuring their core purpose as professionals is fulfilled.

Who's Coming?

How I started:

I started track and field through my mum who pushed me to do a lot of sports as a child. I had played football growing up, and then gave track and field a try because I was very quick in PE, so my teachers told my mum to take me to a local athletics club! After the first session I wasn’t keen and wanted to continue playing Football because I had a trial with Chelsea. About three years later my mum didn’t give me the choice and took me down to the track, and from then on I continued sprinting and began to enjoy the sport and build a passion.

My Greatest Achievement:

My greatest achievement is running a 10.05 second personal best along with a lot of the medals I have earned throughout my career, the most special medals I have won are my U23 English Championships bronze medalist, two-time Senior English Championships bronze medalist, South England Indoor Championships 60m champion, Middlesex Indoor Championships 60m champion. I am proud of these achievements, and am looking to win more and break the 10 second barrier along with qualifying for the GB team coming into the new year and start of the indoor season.

My Greatest Challenge:

My greatest challenge was an attempted dislocation of the knee, this happened while I was training and my foot got stuck into the track with my spikes. I fell and the knee tried to dislocate, but didn’t. I was diagnosed and then began the recovery process, but this was clouded with more issues that slowed my progress down a lot. Overall this took three years to get over fully, this was in 2014, and because of my coach I still managed to run a new personal best but the extending complications of this injury kept coming back and hurt the following seasons too.

My Hobbies:

Outside of Sprinting I still play Football, and I also enjoy Boxing. I have a collection of Boxing documentaries at my house that I like to watch along with an extensive knowledge of the sport! In addition to this I like to prioritise spending time with friends and family too as I don’t have too much time outside of training and competing to see them.

My Future Aspirations:

In the future I hope to improve my personal best and break the sub 10 second barrier, and qualify for the GB team along with the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, and World Indoor Championships in China too! I also want to inspire the youth to look for and take up a sport to show the valuable lessons that being an athlete has taught me, and as an alternative to any other routes that they could take.

Who are Sports For Champions?

Great news! Sports For Champions UK (CIC) will soon visit your school! Your young people have been invited to join a sponsored fitness circuit led by a Professional athlete, who will educate, enable, and empower participants with a view to inspiring them to be the champions of tomorrow.

While we're not all athletically inclined, we strongly encourage participation; all young people have talent and require inspiration to pursue their dreams - whatever they may be!

After 12 years of success, we have perfected our inspirational events, and they are guaranteed to deliver for your school and pupils!

Sports For Champions events are held in support of schools, which keep 60% of the funds raised to spend on resources that will enrich young people's education/experience. Professional athletes in need of support are the only other beneficiaries from the remaining 40%. Sports For Champions is an audited organization that is voluntarily registered with the Fundraising Regulator, meaning you can support the initiative with assurance.

What will happen on the day?

During the assembly, Sports For Champions athletes show medals and tell their story, hard work, lessons, and insights shared to capture the imagination of all and inspire healthier active lifestyles. Athletes discuss challenges on the road to success, with resilience, nutrition, diet, and dedication forming key topics. Fitness is essential for every young person’s general wellbeing in physical and mental health. It is also proven to be a strong booster of learning potential or brain power. By inspiring children as champions of tomorrow, Sports For Champions envision young people developing in all walks of life as healthy, active, community-minded participants in society.

Alongside Team Sports For Champions, athletes engage in invaluable work within local communities to support their training-related costs (e.g. physio/travel). Most world-class athletes train a rigorous 35-hour week and struggle to find reliable work that fits their schedule. This is how the funds we raise enable athletes and your school/club to realize their potential. Many pro athletes are unsponsored, lose support, or cannot find it.

Sports For Champions offers schools the benefit of additional funds to go towards resources/facilities, whilst helping athletes with the funds required to sustain their journey with an contribution towards training and competition fees, medical costs, equipment, and more.

Wallington County Grammar School will be receiving an inspirational visit from Ade Adewale on the 23rd of May 2025 and we need your support!

The pupils will benefit from physical activity through our fitness circuit, an inspirational talk including medal display, and a Q&A session.

Where does the money go?

When parents and guardians offer their support to a Sports for Champions UK (CIC) fundraising event, they are nurturing not only their children's immediate environments but also the bright futures of many rising athletes. Here is a breakdown of how your contributions make a significant difference:

For each fundraising event, Sports For Champions looks to raise enough money to cover the costs that it takes to provide such an excellent service nationally. Once that goal is reached, surplus funds are allocated in a way that benefits both the school and our passionate athletes – 60% for the school’s continued growth and 40% contributing to the athlete fund.

At the core of the Sports For Champions UK (CIC) initiative is the Athlete Fund. Primarily, the fund aids schools in less economically privileged areas that might struggle with costs, ensuring that the administrative fee isn’t a barrier to vital opportunities. Additionally, it assists our dedicated athletes in moments of pressing need, whether it’s recovering from injuries, procuring advanced equipment, or embarking on warm-weather training camps. Our fundamental belief remains unwavering: no school should be compromised for its economic stance, and every promising athlete deserves a fair shot at excellence. Our commitment ensures no child or school is left behind due to circumstances beyond their control.

Challenges Athletes Face: Our partnering pro athletes and Team GB Olympians have a world of responsibilities on their shoulders. They juggle between a rigorous training schedule that demands over 35 hours a week and their personal commitments. This often leaves them with limited time and resources to focus on their careers, leading to financial constraints. Expenses for equipment, training, coaching, travel, and more pile up, making it a challenge for these athletes to perform at their best and represent Great Britain.

Why is this important?

Wallington County Grammar School is promoting health and wellbeing throughout the school, and with the help of a visit from Ade Adewale, this will be enhanced across all year groups and staff. They are also focusing on encouraging diversity and raising the aspirations of the pupils through sport.

Wallington County Grammar School will benefit from the money raised as they will be able to provide new equipment, fund opportunities for the children, and more.

How can you help?

We're asking all parents to help make it a memorable event for the pupils with the help of Ade Adewale, to raise funds for key resources for Wallington County Grammar School.

If you are a local business or a friend of the school and would like to contribute to help us get to our target, then please do make a donation and share our project as far as you can.