The Membership’s charity, Metropolis within the Neighborhood (CITC), has named its Major Faculties Supervisor as this yr’s Neighborhood Captain, as a part of the Premier League’s ‘Extra Than A Sport’ marketing campaign.
The ‘Extra Than A Sport’ marketing campaign highlights how Premier League funding and membership group programme supply positively impacts the lives of tens of millions.
To have fun the marketing campaign and its message, all membership charities have been requested to appoint a Neighborhood Captain who demonstrates a dedication to their membership and/or group.
CITC nominated Major Faculties, Lucy Gaskell-Milward, as its Neighborhood Captain as a part of the celebration.
Lucy joined Metropolis within the Neighborhood greater than seven years in the past as Major Faculties Supervisor, the place she has continued to point out long-term dedication and dedication to CITC, extremely impacting the work inside Major Training throughout Larger Manchester.
Lucy has labored tirelessly to make sure that her provision is of steady prime quality, reaching tangible and significant outcomes for younger folks inside Larger Manchester.
She has pushed her crew in such a optimistic and supportive method to make sure that her division empowers more healthy lives by way of soccer on a regular basis inside all accomplice major faculties, making certain that her provision meets present wants and priorities of the first schooling sector and of younger folks inside native communities in Manchester.
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Lisa McKay, Head of Operations nominated Lucy for the award, saying: “With Lucy’s ardour, ambition, innovation and management CITC have seen their major faculty provision go from energy to energy.
“It’s now recognised as one of many main Major College PE companions creating optimistic change throughout Manchester working intently with over 4,000 distinctive contributors every year and three,000 session hours delivered yearly.
“Lucy is a implausible position mannequin to all at CITC, particularly to the youthful feminine employees and contributors, as she persistently champions feminine empowerment, equality and inclusivity.
“The continuous improvement of her work extends into the group creating an enduring legacy of making optimistic alternatives and experiences inside sport and PE, enhancing bodily well being and psychological well being and wellbeing and constructing confidence and vanity inside younger folks of Manchester.
“Lucy oozes with the eagerness and want to make a optimistic change in Manchester and provides younger folks hope and aspirations for a brighter future.”
Lucy was shocked earlier within the week by Lisa and Membership legend Paul Dickov, who offered the award to her in Manchester Metropolis’s Studio 1.
Lucy’s achievement was additional celebrated throughout Manchester Metropolis’s recreation in opposition to Newcastle United the place she obtained the award once more at half-time.
Speaking about what this award means to her Lucy stated: “It’s superb, I’m actually overwhelmed, I wasn’t anticipating it nevertheless it’s very nice to be considered by the crew and on this means.”
The Premier League’s ‘Extra Than A Sport’ marketing campaign was launched on 12 February, and it’ll run till 26 February.Metropolis within the Neighborhood empowers more healthy lives with metropolis youth by way of soccer.