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PL Kicks Holiday Camps helping youngsters keep active

23 Dec 2020

Find out how clubs across England and Wales engaged young people in positive activities this Christmas

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Professional football clubs across England and Wales have been supporting young people this winter by running Premier League Kicks Holiday Camps.

The camps enabled eight to 18-year-olds to receive nutritious meals and take part in positive activities and sport.

The Premier League and Barclays provided funding for 75 professional football club community organisations from the PL and EFL to run this activity, which supported more than 4,500 young people.

The scheme, which has Manchester United forward and former PL Kicks participant Marcus Rashford as an ambassador, gave young people a range of activities to support their physical wellbeing and enhance their personal development.

Participants also received bags of Premier League goodies.

Here is a selection of what the clubs were up to this week.

Day 1⃣ at Roehampton Base Youth Club @wandbc delivering the #PLKicks Holiday Camps...☑️

Looking forward to tomorrow! 👍#WeAreOneTeam pic.twitter.com/PqPLX97P1y
— Chelsea Foundation (@CFCFoundation) December 21, 2020

Today our Holiday Camp participants have been creating Christmas cards as part of their social action, to spread Christmas cheer to the elderly people in our communities. @PLCommunities #PLKICKS #WeAreOneTeam pic.twitter.com/ponAb1Mo7Y
— City in the Community (@citctweets) December 22, 2020

More fun and games at our #PLKicks Holiday Camp today. 😆⚽

The camps provide children who are eligible for free school meals with fun activities to play and a nutritious breakfast and lunch. 💜#AVFC | @PLCommunities | #WeAreOneTeam pic.twitter.com/B7DHbMuIVN
— Aston Villa Foundation (@AVFCFoundation) December 22, 2020

Lots of smiles and fun at the first day of our #PLKicks Holiday Camp! 😀

Participants took part in a football tournament in the morning before working together and playing blind football in the afternoon.@PLCommunities | #WeAreOneTeam | #WBA pic.twitter.com/fK1d096ALd
— The Albion Foundation (@WBAFoundation) December 21, 2020

Some great skills on display today at our #PLKicks football tournament!⚽️👏#WeAreOneTeam @PLCommunities pic.twitter.com/8Qkn5lwFAV
— LFC Foundation (@LFCFoundation) December 21, 2020

We have also been involved in the #WeAreOneTeam social action challenge which have seen our #PLKicks groups given a toy to donate to a family or young person in need. Big thanks to @PLCommunities & @MarcusRashford for your support! @officialgtfc #GTFC ⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️ pic.twitter.com/5GduxdVU46
— Grimsby Town SET (@GTFCSET) December 22, 2020

KICKS | Day 2 - Christmas Camps 🎄🎅

Along side sport, today we have delivered educational workshops including, Rail safety & healthy eating 🍉🍏🥦❤@PLCommunities #PLKicks #WeAreOneTeam #YouVsTrain #5aday pic.twitter.com/UuxYHnwm2f
— RUCST (@RU_CST) December 22, 2020

Really good opening day of our #PLKICKS Holiday Camp today. Last count was 54 participants.

Thank you to @EngagePolice for going along and mixing in so well, everybody enjoyed that.

Photo highlights 👉 https://t.co/zXgvDbY5nb #WeAreOneTeam @PLCommunities @MarcusRashford pic.twitter.com/QFmzv9plCU
— MFC Foundation (@MFCFoundation) December 21, 2020

Another fun filled day at our @PLCommunities #PLKicks Holiday Camps at sites across @IslingtonBC and @CamdenCouncil where boys and girls took part in activities that were socially distanced but still joyfully connected.❤️🤍❤️🤍#WeAreOneTeam pic.twitter.com/oCzQKVVejt
— Arsenal Community (@AFCCommunity) December 23, 2020