OXFORD United in the Community has been boosted after The M&M Group backed its ‘Friends of the Community’ fundraising campaign for fans and local businesses.
The waste management, demolition and land remediation group has thrown its support behind Oxford United’s official charity, which harnesses the power of the club badge to inspire happier, healthier and better-connected communities.
By contributing £100 each month, The M&M Group will link arms with other community-focused firms across Oxfordshire with a view to raising £25,000 annually in support of the charity’s work.
Matt Everett, CEO of Oxford United in the Community, said:
“One of our key challenges historically has been making people aware of the scope of work our team delivers.
“We’re far more than a group of coaches delivering holiday camps to schoolchildren.
“Today, we work with people of all ages and backgrounds to help them become the best version of themselves, and Friends of the Community is our way of making it easier than before for fans and businesses to support our work.”
Founded in 1989, Oxford United in the Community operates as an independent charity on a not-for-profit basis with support from the football club.
Its programmes are delivered countywide to people of all ages and cover participation and experiences, health and wellbeing, social inclusion and education and employability.
The charity’s most recent impact report found its team delivered more than £973,000 of social value annually, engaged 1,672 programme participants and delivered programmes in 28 separate venues across the county.
Rob Fluckigar, Group Managing Director at The M&M Group, hopes other businesses can back Oxford United in the Community’s ‘Friends of the Community’ campaign and inspire positive change in the lives of those who are less fortunate than others.
Rob said:
“Football has a tremendous power to bring people together and create positive outcomes for groups and individuals.
“The work of Oxford United in the Community is a shining example of this – and we’re proud to partner with the charity by backing its ‘Friends of the Community’ initiative.
“Football is about much more than the time between 3pm and 5pm on a Saturday afternoon. For many, it’s a life-changing – occasionally lifesaving – outlet where people are granted the opportunity to make new friends, enhance their skillsets and develop positive life aspirations.
“We see this first-hand in the charity’s work, and through the release of its latest impact report, which demonstrates the significance of its wide range of projects and community programmes.”
Individuals and businesses interested in becoming a Friend Of Oxford United in the Community can do so by visiting: www.ouitc.org/friends-of-oxford-united-in-the-community/.
