Burnley FC in the Community are delighted to announce that the charity’s Community Day will take place when the Clarets host Aston Villa at Turf Moor on Saturday 7th May!
The day will highlight and celebrate the continuing work across Burnley, East Lancashire and West Yorkshire.
With the Clarets in action at home against Villa, BFCitC are taking over for a designated matchday to raise awareness and secure funds for the charity.
BFCitC run over 50 projects in and around the local area to improve the lives of residents and the local community.
Programmes range from education and employability, community welfare and inclusion, football development as well as our facilities, BFCitC Foodbank, The Leisure Box and Whitehough Outdoor Centre.
On the day, there will be plenty of fun activities to do for all the family.
On the day:
The charity will be taking over the Papa John’s Fan Zone, with Bertie Bee making an appearance and a number of fun activities for all the family will take place. We will be selling limited edition wristbands to commemorate the day!
We will be showcasing across the ground all the great work by the charity, and during half-time our CEO Dr. Sara Ward will be interviewed, highlighting all the great work that continues within the charity and the community.
For the second time this season, there will be a penalty shoot-out competition with our Player Development Centre teams taking part during half-time. We we will also be presenting a signed programme to the winner of the competition who designed the front cover, which was a competition rolled out to eight local primary schools.
Limited edition Community T-shirts which will be worn by the first-team squad during warm-up, these will be signed and later go up for auction! Signed match shirts will also be available, so stay tuned for further details on how to get your hands on one!
CEO Dr Sara Ward said: “The day is set to be an exciting one and a fantastic opportunity not only create awareness, but to celebrate all the great things going on within Burnley FC in the Community.”
In the lead up to the match and on the day, we will be encouraging fans to support our great cause, so please bring change to bring for the bucket collections or text ‘UTC’ TO 70560 to donate £5 today!
