Youth was one of the big themes from Arsenal as children's initiatives dominated their Creating Chances appearances. Some of their highlights are detailed below:

  • Manuel Almunia taking local children to the old Highbury site before helping in a geography lesson as part of Arsenal's Double Club, their innovative education and football programme, at the Emirates Stadium.

  • Philippe Senderos joining Ainsley Harriott in a Ready Steady Cook healthy snacks challenge for parents and children at the Evelina Children's Hospital.

  • Theo Walcott and Justin Hoyte meeting with youngsters and joining in the activities at the Kickz boxing and football projects at Islington Boxing Club and Elthorne Park.

  • Cesc Fabregas and William Gallas, with a little extra help from Matt Lucas of Little Britain fame, took part in an art class with autistic children and created a print doing foot painting to raise awareness for TreeHouse, the national charity for autism education.

    For further information on the club's every day community work please click here

    While the Creating Chances Launch was attended by William Gallas, here follows a breakdown of Arsenal's Creating Chances beneficiaries:

    places for players winners

    Each of the following received a £2,000 donation and a player appearance:

    Evelina Children's Hospital Appeal - Philippe Senderos
    FACT - Lukasz Fabianski
    Link Community Development - Kolo Toure, Emmanuel Eboue, Emmanuel Adebayor & Alex Song

    CLUB COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES HIGHLIGHTED

    The following received a £2,000 donation and player appearances:

    Kickz - Theo Walcott & Justin Hoyte
    Double Club - Manuel Almunia
    Arsenal Visually Impaired Soccer School - Whole Team

    club charities highlighted

    The following received a £2,000 donation and player appearances:

    TreeHouse - Cesc Fabregas & William Gallas
    Whittington Hospital - Mathieu Flamini

    promotional

    The following promotion work to support Creating Chances was undertaken:

    Radio 1 Extra - Theo Walcott & Justin Hoyte

    arsenal places for players runners up

    Each of the following received a £2,000 donation:

    The Access to Sports Project
    Army Welfare Service (Sweets Way Branch)
    Camden Jobtrain
    Caxton House Community Centre
    Chance UK
    Children's Active Involvement Service
    Computer Aid International
    Fibromyalgia support
    Groundwork North London
    Headway East London
    HNG Street Project
    London Borough of Islington
    Lowe Syndrome Trust
    The Pillion Trust
    Pro Touch Soccer Academy
    Restricted Growth Association
    The Royal British Legion
    Sense
    Timbuktu Adventure Playground
    The Winchester Project

    arsenal 'your shot' competition winner

    Peggy Goulding, aged 70 from Middlesex, won the Arsenal Your Shot Experience and was able to:

  • Receive a signed shirt presented by a player
  • Meet the players' chef and experience a behind the scenes tour of the players restaurant
  • Assist serving the players a meal in the restaurant
  • Enjoy a night's stay at a hotel close to Arsenal's training ground
  • Experience a tour of the stadium by an Arsenal Legend
  • Receive two seats for a match in Club Level (premium half way line seats, with a la carte meal for two)
  • Meet the players after the match
  • Feature in a match day programme
  • Visit the Arsenal training ground on a training day, watch a training session and meet some of the players

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