AFC Bournemouth Charity Partnership raises £4,725 for Home-Start Wessex

Families charity Home-Start Wessex is delighted to have received a donation of £4,725 from AFC Bournemouth following their two-year charity partnership.

Over the past two seasons, AFCB has worked closely with Home-Start Wessex and its other charity partners, Stormbreak, Helpful Hounds, and Mosaic, to involve their beneficiaries and teams in club activities, utilising the power of football to raise awareness of their vital work within local communities.

The club worked closely with Home-Start Wessex, hosting their family Christmas event at The Vitality Stadium, and a matchday activation at the AFC Bournemouth Men’s match against Brentford, where the charity served as flagbearers. To celebrate International Women’s Day, young supporters of the charity walked out as mascots with AFC Bournemouth Women’s players at the Ringwood Community Hub.

Whilst the primary objective of the partnership is to work alongside the charities to raise the profile of the positive work they are doing within the local community, funds from events such as the club’s Sporting Dinner and Corporate Golf Days are collated and shared between the charity partners and the Cherries Community Fund. To mark the end of the partnership, a total of £18,900 was shared equally among the four Charity Partners, with each receiving a cheque for £4,725.

Caroline Pope, Corporate Partnerships & Marketing Manager at Home-Start Wessex, said, “We are incredibly grateful to AFC Bournemouth for their fantastic support over the past two years. Their donation will enable us to continue our life-changing work to give children the best possible start in life.”