The Cricket Foundation is hoping that at least 400,000 can be raised by the 2005 National Annual Club Draw - providing valuable funds for clubs to boost cricketing opportunities for young people.

Cricket Foundation helps Cricket
Clubs

 
The Cricket Foundation is hoping that at least
400,000 can be raised by the 2005 National Annual Club Draw - providing
valuable funds for clubs to boost cricketing opportunities for young
people.
 
For the past four years the Cricket Foundation
has promoted the National Annual Club Draw, a scheme whereby cricket clubs can
raise considerable funds and ease some of the financial challenges with which
most have to contend.
 
The Draw is open to all clubs and in 2004 just
over 1,159 clubs generated in excess of 289,000, every pound of which was
retained by the clubs to spend in developing their club to the benefit of young
cricketers.
 
Cricket Foundation Director, Nick Gandon, said:
"It is our ambition that at least 1,500 clubs participate in 2005 and that the
sum raised increases to at least 400,000.
 
"The Draw offers cricket clubs an entirely
fail-safe, risk-free opportunity to fund cricketing opportunities for young
people. All that clubs are required to do is to apply for tickets, sell them and
retain 100 per cent of the income as a donation from the Cricket
Foundation.
 
"This is on an understanding that they will agree
to return 10 per cent of what they raise back to the Foundation to help us cover
some of the costs. All the prizes are found, all the costs are underwritten and
all the work is undertaken by the Cricket Foundation. It really couldn't be much
easier!"
 
To
download an application form and an information letter from Cricket Foundation
Director, Nick Gandon - visit <A
href="http://www.play-cricket.com">www.play-cricket.com</A>

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