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Grant awarded to club
THE CareTech Foundation has awarded a community grant of £2,500 to Aldershot Town Football Club to enable older supporters to travel to football matches.
During the pandemic the club, which plays in the Vanarama National League, realised that a large number of older people in the community were isolated, so worked with care homes to distribute free tickets for Saturday games.
The club has now formalised this and launched ‘Eldershot’ and secured a sponsor to fund tickets for groups in local homes. The Foundation’s grant will be go toward helping fund transport for the Eldershot programme.
Jonathan Freeman MBE, CEO of CareTech Foundation, said: “During the pandemic so many older people were isolated and unable to connect with their communities.
“The Foundation is delighted to be able to support Aldershot Town Football Club’s Eldershot programme, with funding for transport, so older residents in care homes can travel to matches on a Saturday.
“This is a terrific programme and it will help to make a difference to the lives of older residents in care homes interested in football in Aldershot.”
The Foundation receives an annual donation of 2.5 per cent pre-tax profit from CareTech Holdings Limited, the founding corporation and social care provider for adults and children’s services in the UK.
With this donation the CareTech Foundation delivers meaningful impact to communities in the UK and overseas by supporting and championing the social care sector, care workers and those living in care.
