A group of Sheffield students are organising a virtual soccer tournament to raise money for three major charities.
James Parkin,20, Ashley Thorpe, 19, and Jamie Maw,20, who all study Sports Management at Sheffield Hallam University, are planning the event to raise money for Help the Heroes, Cancer Research UK and Kick it Out racism campaign.
The tournament, which will take place on March 6th at The Hubs, Sheffield Hallam University’s Student’s Union, is expected to attract more than 300 people. It will feature popular Playstation game ’Pro Evolution Soccer’ or ’Pro Evo’ as its known. Participants must enter in teams and the prize for the winners is £250. There will also be live entertainment from local bands, an auction and a raffle.
Ashley Thorpe said: “we wanted to do this event as we have learnt a lot about event management on our course, and wanted to have a go at doing it for ourselves. Also, my brother is serving with the army in Afghanistan at the moment so I particularly wanted to do something for ‘Help the Heroes’ as it’s a charity close to my heart”.
James Parkin added: “So far we have had lots of support in planning this event. The Student’s Union have kindly agreed to let us hire the venue free of charge, and businesses such as Currys and Game have donated products for us to auction which is great. We have also had some signed football memorabilia donated by Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United football clubs, so we are extremely grateful.”
David Crouch, spokesman for the charity Kick It Out said: “We are delighted that these young people have chosen to support our charity. I hope their fundraiser is a success.”
James Parkin,20, Ashley Thorpe, 19, and Jamie Maw,20, who all study Sports Management at Sheffield Hallam University, are planning the event to raise money for Help the Heroes, Cancer Research UK and Kick it Out racism campaign.
The tournament, which will take place on March 6th at The Hubs, Sheffield Hallam University’s Student’s Union, is expected to attract more than 300 people. It will feature popular Playstation game ’Pro Evolution Soccer’ or ’Pro Evo’ as its known. Participants must enter in teams and the prize for the winners is £250. There will also be live entertainment from local bands, an auction and a raffle.
Ashley Thorpe said: “we wanted to do this event as we have learnt a lot about event management on our course, and wanted to have a go at doing it for ourselves. Also, my brother is serving with the army in Afghanistan at the moment so I particularly wanted to do something for ‘Help the Heroes’ as it’s a charity close to my heart”.
James Parkin added: “So far we have had lots of support in planning this event. The Student’s Union have kindly agreed to let us hire the venue free of charge, and businesses such as Currys and Game have donated products for us to auction which is great. We have also had some signed football memorabilia donated by Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United football clubs, so we are extremely grateful.”
David Crouch, spokesman for the charity Kick It Out said: “We are delighted that these young people have chosen to support our charity. I hope their fundraiser is a success.”
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