Kick for Children with Cancer is back for 2009!

CLIC Sargent are urging Staffordshire football clubs and schools  to help raise funds for children with cancer and their own football team this summer .

Last year over 80,000 children and young people took part in Kick for Children with Cancer, raising in excess of £200,000.

Organised by local schools and clubs, Kick for Children with Cancer events run throughout May to July and encourage kids to be active by getting them involved in penalty shoot-outs, skills classes and tournaments where they're sponsored to take part.

Every day in the UK, 10 families are told their child has cancer or leukaemia. 75% of the money raised by Kick for Children with Cancer will be used by the charity to provide ongoing care and support for those children and their families. The schools and clubs taking part will be able to keep the remaining 25% of the money they raise to use on their own local initiatives.

Organising a Kick for Children with Cancer event is simple. All the fundraising materials that teachers or club leaders need are provided, right down to the footballs! The event can easily fit in with the National Curriculum, with downloadable lesson plans online. Or if you're a club or team, organising a fun event can really liven up a training session!

For more information or to register to take part in Kick for Children with Cancer log onto here

For more information please contact: 08451 20 22 32.