Watford Football Club's Community Sports and Education Trust has been awarded a £10,000 grant from the Sky Bet EFL Building Foundations Fund to create more activities for older adults.
These activities will provide a safe and inclusive environment for local older adults to come together and make new friends. They will be able to take part in free physical activities such as walking football and chair-based exercises. This will tie directly into our newly announced vision to build healthier, happier and stronger communities.
More than 60 EFL club community organisations have received a grant in the first phase of funding, which aims to improve the quality of life within communities through the access to, and quality of, football provisions and initiatives.
Applications covering projects across a range of categories, such as improving local sporting facilities or promoting the physical and social benefits of the game, were considered. Projects were then rubber-stamped by a panel of industry experts including Sky Bet ambassador Jeff Stelling.
The Building Foundations Fund represents the largest multi-year sponsor-backed fund dedicated solely to community activity.
The process is underway to give EFL Community Club Organisations a chance to bid for grants of up to £100,000 to invest in ongoing programmes or to develop new initiatives.
The EFL and Sky Bet agreed a record extension earlier this year which will see the sports betting brand continue as the League’s title partner until the end of the 2028/29 campaign. The commitment to a community fund was an integral part of the extension agreement.
To find out more about the Sky Bet EFL Building Foundations Fund with other examples of how the money is being used, click HERE.
