Helena Jobson

Buy a brick for BerkoAstro

Fundraising for Berkhamsted Raiders
£5,870
raised of £5,000 target
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Buy a Brick for BerkoAstro, 19 October 2016
Berkhamsted Raiders

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We enable boys and girls of all ages to enjoy and benefit from football

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Help to build on our success!
Since opening in November 2010, the floodlit 3G pitch at BerkoAstro at Ashlyns School has been a resounding success. It is in regular use by Berkhamsted Raiders, local clubs and schools, the local community, a 6 a side soccer league, a Centre of Excellence for Disability Football, and Watford FC Player Development Centres for Dacorum and Bucks.

Over 1,500 children and adults use the facility every week during the season.

But what is missing? Toilets.... hot and cold running water... cover for children and parents from the elements.... tea and coffee would be nice....an indoor space for classroom training, a small changing area…

If we had these facilities to go with the pitch, we could offer so much more and enhance the experience of the people who already use the facility.

We need £155,000 to make this happen
Planning permission has been granted to transform the old garage adjacent to the pitch into a new facility containing a classroom, toilets, small changing area, and first aid and refreshment facilities. This comes at a price of £155,000.

We are already well on the way to funding this. We have a generous £50,000 donation from a local businessman; we have a £5,000 contribution from Ashlyns Schools; two of the Raiders Dads swam the Channel and raised £5,000. We are very hopeful of grant support from the Football Foundation and the Dacorum Olympic Fund.

But it’s not quite enough. Now, YOU, the supporters of BerkoAstro can become part of this building... literally!.

Buy a brick for BerkoAstro
Make a donation of £25 or £50 to BerkoAstro. Your donation will be acknowledged by displaying your name or message on the new BerkoAstro facility on a premium quality engraved brick.

For just £25 a single brick can be inscribed with two rows of up to 16 characters each. Or a double brick, inscribed with up to four rows of 16 characters each can be purchased for £50.

What a long lasting and superb contribution to BerkoAstro. An opportunity not to be missed!

Please make your donation of £25 or £50 (or more!) via JustGiving. Then, email the text for your brick to berkoastro@berkhamstedraiders.co.uk

AND PLEASE OPT IN to receiving further communication from Raiders, so that we can keep you updated with progress.

Many thanks for your support

Keith Pollard
Chairman
Berkhamsted Raiders CFC

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About the charity

Berkhamsted Raiders

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Berkhamsted Raiders is a Charter Standard Community Youth Football Club that promotes involvement in healthy recreation, providing facilities for young people to play football. We fundraise for and jointly operate with Ashlyns School the BerkoAstro 3G pitch and the Paul Beard Centre.

Donation summary

Total raised
£5,870.00
+ £617.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£2,745.00
Offline donations
£3,125.00

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