Budding footballers from Moorthorpe & South Elmsall District JFC U14s are celebrating being awarded a grant for brand-new kits as part of Royal Mail’s Kits 4 Kids programme.
The team received the funding as part of the company’s drive to support employees’ local grassroots teams and help young people get active.
The team was nominated for funding by Leanne Harris, a long-standing supporter who works at Royal Mail as an Advanced Customer Advisor. Royal Mail is now the club’s back-of-shirt sponsor.
Royal Mail’s Kits 4 Kids was launched in response to many requests from colleagues across the country who want to help their local youth sports teams by funding new kit. Royal Mail and Parcelforce employees were encouraged to nominate their local grassroots youth sports teams to receive grant funding. 1,500 nominations were received, with successful clubs chosen randomly by region.
Moorthorpe & South Elmsall District JFC are a grassroots football club for children aged between 5 and 15, giving boys and girls the chance to play football in their local community. The club has been run voluntarily for over 10 years and over 120 children train with them each week.