We’ve loaned our support to local grassroots football team, Washington FC U14’s Tigers. The team, which is coached by our Senior Sales Executive for the North, Shaun Gale has shown serious prowess on the pitch this past year, winning 11 of 18 games and scoring 96 goals.
Bluebay’s sponsorship will provide the team with much needed new equipment and kit such as training balls, as well as funding towards being able to play home games in poor weather. Ordinarily in these circumstances, games must be played at alternative venues such as Washington’s state-of-the-art football hub which incurs an additional cost for the team for pitch hire and referee fees. This year alone that has resulted in eight missed games due to lack of available funds which is why we’re delighted to be stepping in with some support.
Shaun tells us: “I’m incredibly grateful for Bluebay’s support. Coaching the Tigers is a huge passion of mine, and it can be pretty heartbreaking not being able to play our games due to rain and waterlogged pitches. This sponsorship will completely change that. It’s tough as the club is responsible for over 90 youth teams so it’s down to each individual team to garner their own reinforcement where they can.
“I feel very fortunate that I work for a company who is keen to help and support their employees in this way.”
Our Managing Director Lucy Furnival adds: “We’re proud to support grassroots football – a vital and collaborative community effort which encourages young people to stay active and learn new skills.
“It’s wonderful to see one of our colleagues commit to this young team and give so much of his free time. Rest assured that all of us at Bluebay will be cheering the Tigers on next season, and wish the very best of luck to all the players.”
The Tigers sponsorship is just one of our initiatives to create a positive social impact with Bluebay also sponsoring the Band of Builders charity. Read more on that here.