Our friends at SportsAid Scotland have supported many young fencers over the years with grant applications and funding, and we are asking the Fencing community to get behind SportsAid as they compete for the Persimmon Homes Building Futures fund.
Please have a read below and cast your vote!
VOTING NOW OPEN TO BOOST SPORTSAID SCOTLAND’S CHANCE OF WINNING SHARE OF HOUSEBUILDER’S £1MILLION CHARITY GIVEAWAY
Edinburgh-based charity SportsAid Scotland is in the running to win a share of a £1million Persimmon Homes Building Futures fund aimed at supporting under-18s across the UK but first they need online votes to win.
Persimmon Homes East Scotland is backing SportsAid Scotland to be a prize winner at a special event later this year, where cash awards of £100,000, £50,000 or £20,000 will be made to those with the most online votes.
“We’re so proud to be chosen as a regional finalist and it’s given everyone a massive boost. The last 18 months or so have been extremely challenging for charities across the UK, including ourselves, so we’d really appreciate if people would get behind us and start voting,” chief executive Roddy Mackenzie.
“If we could win any of the top three cash awards then it would make a massive difference to the young athletes and para-athletes we support. We have backed the likes of Sir Chris Hoy in the past and we find athletes can hugely benefit from our annual awards.
“Voting could not be simpler. Just visit www.persimmonhomes.com/building-futures/ and select SportsAid Scotland, it would mean the world to us if we could have your support.”
Building Futures is delivered through the Persimmon Charitable Foundation in partnership with Team GB, the British Olympic Association.
Through Building Futures, a total of 128 grants of £1,000 have been awarded to groups supporting sport, education & arts and health across Persimmon’s 31 regional businessesand its head office.
As well as the £100,000 first prize, there will be a £50,000 second prize and a £20,000 third prize in each category, while a further 87 shortlisted projects will each receive £5,000.
Online voting opened on Monday 11 October and runs until midnight on November 19.
To support SportsAid Scotland please visit www.persimmonhomes.com/building-futures/. or https://bit.ly/3oGLC2Q
