Saracens Storm fixture becomes Blues Foundation Charity Day

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We are delighted to announce that Bedford’ Blues home pre-season fixture with Saracens Storm this Saturday at Goldington Road has been designated as a Blues Foundation Charity Day.

Following three gruelling fixtures in preparation for the Championship campaign, Mike Rayer’s side conclude their pre-season schedule against the five-time Premiership champions and on match day, you could help support our charity while cheering on the team!

Can you help fundraise this weekend?

We need volunteers to help raise money for our charity. Contact Tom Harwood via info@bluesfoundation.org.uk for more information.

Since official launch in April 2020, we have been able to impact on hundreds of people from differing demographics and backgrounds through some of our flagship activation and community outreach programmes. Click here to read about our impact.

Some key statistics of our work so far includes:

  • Over 5000+ hours of physical activity delivered since July 2020

  • 21,000 items donated to Bedford Foodbank for Christmas 2020

  • Over 5,500 meals delivered to vulnerable families and individuals

  • Flagship projects Tackle LIFE & ABILITY Blues launched and piloted

  • Partnerships developed with Bedford Borough Council and Bedfordshire Police, supporting young people at risk of offending

  • Relationship built with Bedford College to deliver well-being and activity packages

  • Over 350 children aged 5 – 15 engaged with as part of our Summer Holiday Programmes

  • More families encouraged to exercise as part of our Families Fund Project

  • Bespoke physical activity project for Penrose Housing targeting the promotion of positive mental and physical health

We are extremely proud of the impact we have already been able to make across Bedfordshire and are excited to build further key relationships and projects to directly influence the lives of as many people as possible in our county.

You can play a huge part in helping our charity to flourish, and alongside the chance to join our CHAMPION scheme, there are many more ways you can have your own impact at Saturday’s game.  

We are looking for volunteers to help us carry out our festivities on match day, including a whole host of fun activities as well as helping collecting funds for our charity.

With numerous prizes to be won, our first ever Blues fundraising home match is set to be a thriller!

Think you can help? Contact Foundation Manager, Tom Harwood on info@bluesfoundation.org.uk and help us continue our impact across Bedfordshire.

If you can’t make it to the game, don’t worry, you can still show your support. You can send us a one-off donation just by clicking here and stay up to date by hearing the impact of your generosity by subscribing to our newsletter here.

You can also stay up to date with our Goldington Road activities through social media. You can find Blues Foundation on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. We look forward to seeing you all on Saturday!

Tom Harwood