SPONSORBANK SUPPORTS THE DON'T X THE LINE CAMPAIGN
SponsorBank have joined forces with Mal Lee from the Don't X The Line Campaign to help bring respect back to the grass roots game.
The award winning campaign was founded by Mal Lee in 2003 and is supported by oraganisations including The FA, The PFA, Liverpool FC and Everton FC to name a few.
Mal had witnessed one too many unacceptable incidents in his role as manager of junior teams.

He said: “I was walking across Stanley Park with a fellow referee and decided that something had to be done. Between Anfield and Goodison Park this was an inspirational place to have the idea.”
One of the worst incidents of the time was a pitch invasion by two u/14 teams, managers and parents in a mass brawl which so easily could have led into serious injuries. Luckily we the committee were on hand to calm the situation, remember this is junior football.
More details can be found on the campaigns website www.dontxthelinecampaign.com

SponsorBank have agreed to supply the Don't X The Line Campaign Respect Barriers which will help to control parent and spectators and allow match official and managers to be able to do their job more effectively.
Details on the campaign barriers can be found at www.sponsorbank.org.uk/DXTL_barrier.pdf

SPONSORBANK SPONSOR THE GREATER MANCHESTER SPORTS AWARDS

For the second year SponsorBank are the proud sponsors of the Greater Manchester Sports Award, Club of the Year catagory.
The Greater Manchester Sports Awards are set to take place on Friday 11 April 2008 at the City of Manchester stadium.

SPONSORBANK GOES BACK TO SCHOOL

Up to 30,000 primary school children across the North West are to be given free sponsored pedometers and mini beanbags in the fight against childhood obesity.

SponsorBank has joined forces with Manchester based charity, MedEquip4Kids, in launching a new schools programme visiting hundreds of primary schools throughout the region to help tackle the growing epidemic of overweight youngsters.

Pupils aged 7 to 11 years of age will each be given a pedometer as an incentive to increase their daily number of steps, while younger children aged three to six years old will get a mini beanbag and be shown a number of fun exercises that can be done with them.

The 'Get Active with Pip' programme has been created in conjunction with Manchester Primary Care Trust encouraging children to adopt a healthy lifestyle and get the recommended one hour of exercise every day.

MedEquip4Kids schools presenters will speak to pupils about the five steps to stay healthy - healthy eating, drinking water, staying active, getting enough sleep, and personal hygiene - before giving out games to play at home along with the pedometers and beanbags.
MedEquip4Kids Community Fundraiser Rose Franks said: "We spend hundreds of thousands of pounds each year providing hospitals with medical equipment for children to make them better and are now hoping our new schools programme will encourage the youngsters to do all they can to stay fit and healthy."

Allistair Carmichael, SponsorBank MD continued, “In order for children to stay fit and healthy, we need to make sure they enjoy some form of regular physical activity. This project is not just a short term “fix”. In addition to providing the pedometers and bean bags we will continue to work with all of the schools involved to ensure that as many children as possible will be able to continue to partake in regular exercise.”

Pictured above from left to right: SponsorBank representative and Great Britain heptathlete, Katia Lannon, MedEquip4Kids mascot Pip, MedEquip4Kids community fundraiser, Rose Franks and two children from Seedley Primary School, Salford, Manchester where the project was launched.

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