[ORGANISATION] FROM [LOCAL AREA] JOINS THE SOCCER AID FOR UNICEF GREAT BIG KICKABOUT

[INSERT NAME, AGE], from [COMNPANY NAME], is grabbing a ball and getting together with colleagues for a Great Big Kickabout to raise vital funds for Soccer Aid for Unicef.

Whether it’s on a local Goals pitch, in the back garden or at the office, [NAME] is calling on people across [COUNTY/REGION] to hold their own Great Big Kickabout so kids everywhere can play.

With a suggested donation of just £5 to play, every header, volley, and near miss counts.The money raised will help make sure that children around the world are happy, healthy, and able to play. Better still, every £1 donated to Soccer Aid for Unicef until 23 July 2019 will be matched by the UK government, doubling the difference you make to children’s lives.

[INSERT DETAILS OF THE WORKPLACE ACTIVITY] [INSERT NAME, JOB TITLE] said [QUOTE ON WHY THE ORGANISATION IS INVOLVED, WHY IT IS IMPORTANT]

You can take part in your Great Big Kickabout anywhere – the back garden, the office, or your local Goals club – who will be opening their pitches for the weekend of 14-16 June. As part of The Walt Disney Company’s wider healthy living commitment to encourage kids and families to get active and be healthy, for every Great Big Kickabout booking at Goals centres, Disney will donate £10 to Soccer Aid for Unicef, to help provide safe spaces for active play, helping children to grow up happy and healthy. Goals sessions will take place during Soccer Aid for Unicef weekend, and the public can book their slots from 8th May to 16th June 2019.

During Soccer Aid for Unicef weekend, Goals centres will also be equipped with Disney∙Pixar Toy Story 4 photo opportunities for teams, in celebration of the upcoming theatrical release this summer. Participants will also have the chance to win a series of prize bundles.

For more information or to find out how you can get involved in the Soccer Aid Great Big Kickabout visit: socceraid.org.uk/kickabout

The Great Big Kickabout is not the only way to be involved in Soccer Aid for Unicef this year as we call on the whole nation to come out to play. Whether you are taking part in Playground Challenge on the 14th June or watching the Soccer Aid for Unicef football match on Father’s Day, Sunday 16th June broadcast live on ITV and STV, we want your help in defending play for every child.

Soccer Aid for Unicef is produced by Initial, part of Endemol Shine UK, for ITV.

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Unicef UK Registered Charity No. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland).

Notes to editors: For more information on Soccer Aid for Unicef please call: Unicef UK: 0207 375 6030 or email media@unicef.org.uk 

For Soccer Aid for Unicef photography please contact:  Unicef UK Photography: TFlynn@unicef.org.uk ITV Picture publicity: james.hilder@itv.com 

To buy tickets for Soccer Aid for Unicef match at Stamford Bridge on Sunday 16th June 2019, please visit www.socceraid.org.uk/tickets/ or call 020 7386 2019.  

Ticket prices for adults range from £20 to £100, with under 16’s priced at £10 and over 65’s half price on all categories under £100 (+ £2 booking fee). With adult prices starting at £20 and under16s at £10 a family of four can attend for just £60. Hospitality packages also available. 

* For every booking made at goalsfootball.co.uk as part of the Great Big Kickabout Challenge between 8th May – 16th June 2019 inclusive, Disney will donate £10 to Unicef UK. Maximum of one donation per booking. Registered Charity number 1072612 (England & Wales) and SC043677 (Scotland). Unicef UK are registered with the Fundraising Regulator.

About GoalsAcross the Great Big Kickabout weekend Goals clubs across the country are making many of their fantastic ProTurf 5-a-side pitches available exclusively to anyone taking part in The Great Big Kickabout. Pitches can be booked at www.goalsfootball.co.uk/socceraid   and all donations made will be matched by the UK government until 23rd July.

Disney and Goals T&CsFor every pitch booking made at goalsfootball.co.uk as part of the Great Big Kickabout Challenge between 8th May – 16th June 2019 inclusive, Disney will donate £10 to Soccer Aid for Unicef. One donation per booking to a maximum of £40,000. Unicef UK charity number 1072612 (England & Wales) and SC043677 (Scotland). Unicef UK are registered with the Fundraising Regulator.

About UK Aid Match

Until 23rd July 2019 up to £3 million of public donations to Soccer Aid will be doubled by the UK government. This is thanks to UK Aid Match, which provides opportunities for the UK public to engage with international development issues and have a say in how UK aid is spent, whilst boosting the impact of the very best charity projects to reach the poorest people in developing countries.  For every £1 donated to a UK Aid Match charity appeal by the UK public, the government will also contribute £1 of UK aid, to help these projects go further in changing and saving lives.  In five years, UK Aid Match has supported 42 charities, running projects in 27

Unicef UK Registered Charity No. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland).

countries. Projects are expected to benefit more than 25 million of the world's poorest people. For more information on Soccer Aid and UK Aid Match visit https://www.socceraid.org.uk/defending-play. For more information on UK Aid Match visit https://www.gov.uk/international-development-funding/uk-aid-match

About Soccer Aid Productions Limited The multi-stakeholder project of Soccer Aid for Unicef is run by Soccer Aid Productions, a collaboration between Unicef UK and Triple S Events part of the Triple S Sports & Entertainment Group. 

About ITV Responsibility ITV, as an integrated producer broadcaster, creates, owns and distributes high-quality content on multiple platforms. ITV operates the largest commercial family of channels in the UK and deliver our content through traditional television broadcasting as well as on demand via the ITV Hub. For more information please visit itvplc.com. 

ITV’s social purpose is to use its influence on popular culture to create positive change. Its on-screen social cause strategy is focussed on health and wellbeing, to inspire, engage and empower people to make a difference to their own and other people’s health. For more information please visit itvresponsibility.com.  

About Initial Initial is one of the UK’s leading entertainment content creators and producers. Part of Endemol Shine UK, the UK’s largest television production group, Initial is behind hit shows such as Big Brother, Tenable and Total Wipeout. Initial has been the producer of Soccer Aid since its inception in 2006 and has produced all seven events for ITV.

Unicef UK Registered Charity No. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland).