Chance to shine - Educating through cricket



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Help us change young lives through cricket

Chance to shine is the single biggest school sport development initiative ever undertaken in Britain. We need your help to raise the £25million needed to keep this important programme running.

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Help us change young lives through cricket

Chance to shine is the single biggest school sport development initiative ever undertaken in Britain. And we need your help to raise the £25million needed to keep this important programme running.

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Bringing the benefits of cricket back to state schools

The Cricket Foundation launched Chance to shine in May 2005 and set out to bring competitive cricket - and its educational benefits - back to at least a third of the country’s state schools over a ten year period. Read more

We rely on support from businesses and private individuals to help us provide this important programme. To give you an idea of how important your donation is, these are some example costs per project:

Coaching for 280 hour summer term programme: £5,300
Matches and competitions: £550
Cricket equipment and installation of facilities (non turf pitches & playground markings): £1,250
Club co-ordination: £950
Regional delivery & support, including training for teachers and coaches: £1,050
General management, fundraising and administration: £900
Total annual costs per project: £10,000

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If you've got a question about Chance to shine, hopefully you'll find it answered in our Frequently Asked Questions section.

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