West Ham United were another club that put a great deal of thought and effort into their Creating Chances initiatives, going out into their community and beyond:
At Richard House Hospice for life-threatened and life-limited children Anton Ferdinand and Mark Noble spent the afternoon baking cakes and making music with children from the hospice.
For Children in Crisis Kieron Dyer and Craig Bellamy visited a school in Elephant and Castle and took part in a quiz with year 6 children about the effects of drink and drug misuse.
Dean Ashton helped open a new Portakabin, which was donated by the Newham Kickz project. The Portakabin allows the Kickz project to deliver social education workshop sessions next to the football pitch.
And way down in Hastings Lucas Neill went to raise awareness for Decoda, which is a musical gym for children and adults with multiple learning disabilities.
For further information on the club's every day community work please click here
While the Creating Chances Launch was attended by Robert Green, here follows a breakdown of West Ham's Creating Chances beneficiaries:
PLACES FOR PLAYERS WINNERS
Each of the following received a £2,000 donation and a player appearance:
Children in Crisis - Kieron Dyer & Craig Bellamy
Decoda - Lucas Neill
Diabetes UK - Calton Cole & James Collins
CLUB COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES HIGHLIGHTED
The following received a £2,000 donation and player appearances:
Learning Zone - Luis Boa Morte
Healthy Living Education Day - Alan Curbishley
Kickz Programme - Matthew Etherington
CLUB CHARITIES HIGHLIGHTED
The following received a £2,000 donation and player appearances:
Bobby Moore Cancer Fund - Sports Quiz, Robert Green
The Richard House Trust - Anton Ferdinand & Mark Noble
PROMOTIONAL
The following promotion work to support Creating Chances was undertaken:
Bobby Moore Sports Quiz - Rob Green @ Sports Quiz
West Ham United PLACES FOR PLAYERS RUNNERS UP
Each of the following received a £2,000 donation:
Add + Up
Barking and Dagenham PD Support Group
COSMIC
deafPLUS
Ellenor Foundation
Greenhill Aphasia Group
Havens Hospices
Hutton FC
Out and About
5NAPAC
Peace Direct
Peaceful Place
RADDISH
Range Rovers Junior Football Club
Saint Francis Hospice
Scorpions Football Club
The Sick Children's Trust
Someone Special
Special Olympics Eastbourne
Whitstable & Herne Bay Lions Club
West Ham United 'YOUR SHOT' COMPETITION WINNER
Ms Antionette Harris, from Lancashire, won the West Ham United Your Shot Experience and was able to:
Feature on the front cover of a one-off specially printed programme
Be presented with a full home kit on arrival at Upton Park with personal name and number on the back
Assist kit man to lay out the kit
Enjoy a full, personal ground tour with briefings from various Heads of Department as to what their role is on a matchday
Eat pre-match with the players in the Players Lounge
Meet and greet the team Captain and have a photo taken with him
Read out the teams over the PA system
Join Chairman in his suite for a pre-match beverage and a photo
Run out with the team as the '12th man' and join in pre-match warm-up
Sit directly behind the dugout to watch the match
Take part in a half-time crossbar challenge
Be interviewed by WHUTV about her day
Conduct an interview for WHUTV with her chosen player
Sit in on Alan Curbishley's post-match press conference and ask one question
Access the Manager's Lounge to meet Curbs and have a photo
Access the player's lounge for further photos and autographs
Receive a voucher for the Club store to the value of £50, from the Man of the Match
Enjoy one night's stay at the West Ham hotel in a room that overlooked the pitch (included breakfast)
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