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COME OUT

TO PLAY

14-16 June 2019

#SoccerAid#Kickabout

DEFENDING PLAYFOR EVERY CHILD

PLAY. FUNDRAISE. CHANGE CHILDREN’S LIVES.

United Kingdom Committee for Unicef. Registered charity 1072612 (England and Wales) and SC043677 (Scotland).

THE GREAT BIG

KICKABOUT

FUNDRAISING KIT

FLEUR EAST

The Great Big Kickabout is going to be a truly epic national event. The whole of the UK is coming together over the weekend of 14 –16 June 2019 to help children all over the world.

Your kickabout doesn’t even have to be a proper match. So play in your garden, in the office, on a five-a-side pitch or enjoy a penalty shoot-out in the park.

It’s all about getting out there, having fun and helping children whose lives have been turned upside down by disease, hunger, poverty or disaster. The money you raise will help children everywhere grow up happy, healthy and able to play. Just like children should. And what’s more, every £1 you raise will be matched by the UK government, doubling the difference you make to children’s lives.

So what are you waiting for?

WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?

Get your team together. Have a five-a-side match, do a keepy-uppy challenge or an obstacle course. There are no rules!

HOW TO ORGANISE YOUR GREAT BIG KICKABOUT

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Get fundraising. Set up a page at justgiving.com/soccer-aid or use your sponsorship form to collect donations from your teammates.

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Pick your pitch. Get down to your local park or book a GOALS pitch. Across the weekend of the 14-16 June, GOALS clubs across the country are making their ProTurf five-a-side pitches available to anyone taking part in The Great Big Kickabout.

�Get�official. Buy your official Soccer Aid for Unicef ball. Turn to page 3 for more details.

Pay it in. When your kickabout is over, please don’t forget to pay-in! Count up all the money you’ve raised and turn to page 7 to find out how to send it back to us.

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Game on! Make your Kickabout a day out by booking a Goals pitch at goalsfootball.co.uk/socceraid

See the flyer in this pack for more details.

IT’S FUN AND YOU’RE DOING IT FOR A GOOD CAUSE. SO JUST HAVE A LAUGH AND KICK A BALL ABOUT!’FLEUR EAST

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Every £1 you raise until 23 July 2019 will be matched by the UK government, doubling the difference you make to children’s lives.

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CAN YOU KICK IT? YES YOU CAN!

Let’s be honest, your Great Big Kickabout would be a little flat without a ball.

So to kick things off in style, get your hands on your very own official Soccer Aid for Unicef football. It’s the perfect way to show you’re part of the team for this unmissable national event. Better still, the money goes towards defending play for every child.

The ball is a replica of the one the Soccer Aid teams will be playing with at Stamford Bridge in the world’s biggest celebrity football match on Sunday 16 June.

THE OFFICIAL SOCCER AID FOR UNICEF FOOTBALL

Find out how to buy your limited edition ball at socceraid.org.uk/kickabout-how-to

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THERE ARE PLENTY OF WAYS TO ADD SOME MORE KICK TO YOUR KICKABOUT

MAKE YOUR KICKABOUT EXTRA FUN!

KEEPY-UPPYTo help you up your fundraising game, try a keepy-uppy challenge (and if dad claims to be too good, see how he gets on blindfolded!).

SHOOT-OUTSPenalty shoot-outs are always spot-on if you’ve got a competitive crowd.

QUIZZYFootball quizzes and a sweepstake for the Women’s World Cup in June are a great way to boost your fundraising target.

PARENTS VS KIDSFor the ultimate test of old heads versus young legs.

DEPARTMENT DERBYOffice five-a-side games between rival departments will add a bit of spice to the daily grind. Or get your boss in goal!

WALK IT!The less energetic will jump at a walking football match.

RAFFLEWhy not also hold a raffle and source prizes from local businesses, football clubs, friends and family?* The better the prizes, the more money you can raise.

BACK OF THE NET!

*Please read our Making Your Fundraising Legal information at www.unicef.uk/legal05 06

So you’ve had loads of fun at your Great Big Kickabout. Now for the important bit.

Here’s how to get the much-needed funds you’ve raised to us by 23 July 2019 at the latest.

HOW TO PAY IN YOUR FUNDRAISING

THANK YOU AND WELL PLAYED.

Collect all donations from your friends, family and colleagues online at justgiving.com/soccer-aid

SET UP YOUR JUSTGIVING PAGE

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WIN A SIGNED SOCCER AID SHIRT!

Alternatively, use the sponsorship form provided and return to Unicef UK using the freepost envelope. You can pay in the funds you raised by cheque or card or by calling our Supporter Care team on 0300 034 9996.

PAY BY CARD OR CHEQUE

HOW DO I ENTER? PLAYTake part in the Great Big Kickabout on the Soccer Aid for Unicef weekend (14-16 June).

PICTake a picture or video (no more than 60 secs) of your Great Big Kickabout on your phone.

POSTShare it on Twitter or Instagram tagging #Kickabout and #SoccerAid, or send it to socceraid@unicef.org.uk

DEADLINE TO ENTER*Sunday 23 June 2019

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DOUBLE THE DIFFERENCERemember, every £1 you raise until 23 July 2019 will be matched by the UK government, doubling the difference you make to children’s lives.

*For full T&Cs visit socceraid.org.uk/kickabout-comp GIFT AID

If you pay UK tax, the government will give Unicef 25p for every £1 that you donate.

Just get your sponsors to tick the Gift Aid column on the enclosed sponsorship form and provide their first name, surname and home address so that their sponsorship to Unicef UK can go even further.

Valicious weighed little more than a bag of sugar when he was rushed to Bo Hospital in Sierra Leone. A community health worker trained by Unicef had realised that the three-month-old was dangerously underweight. Urgent action was needed to save the tiny baby’s life.

Valicious’ mum had passed away when he was just three weeks old. She had a heart attack, completely out of the blue. Moses, Valicious’ dad, fell apart, struggling to cope with the loss of his wife and to afford milk for his son. At the hospital, Valicious was diagnosed with pneumonia and acute malnutrition.

“Valicious was in hospital for four weeks,” Moses says. “He was really suffering. During that time a lot of people were saying that he was not going to survive, that I was wasting my time going to the hospital every day. Even I wasn’t sure that he would make it.”

Childhood should be one endless playtime. But around the world, hunger, disease and poverty are disrupting play for millions of kids. So we do whatever’s needed

– from treating malnutrition, to ensuring children are vaccinated and supporting our partners to build nurseries – to defend play for every child.

Our community health worker saw Valicious just in time. Pneumonia is the biggest killer of children worldwide, and children who are malnourished are much more likely to be affected. But after a month of therapeutic milk and antibiotics, Valicious pulled through. We now send Moses a regular supply of powdered milk, and Valicious is beginning to discover the joy of play

– just as every child is entitled to.

“Sometimes when I’m playing with Valicious, the way we smiles reminds me of my wife,” Moses says. “I feel happy and courageous, like there is hope.”

THE WAY HE SMILES REMINDS ME OF MY WIFE’

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Play makes us who we are, and every child – just like Valicious – is entitled to a carefree childhood. So show you believe in the power of play and join Soccer Aid for Unicef. Together we are defending play for every child.

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YOU ARE DEFENDING PLAY FOR EVERY CHILD

Soccer Aid for Unicef helps give children around the world the carefree childhoods they’re entitled to.

By tackling the issues that disrupt childhoods – from conflict and disaster to poverty and disease – we can give children back their schools and their homes, their health and their safety, so they can play. Just like children should.

But play isn’t just about having fun. It’s not a luxury or a nice-to-have. Play matters. It’s about every child being able to fulfil their potential. It makes us who we are. When children play, they learn how to think for themselves, to use their bodies, to make friends and find answers to problems.

The money you raise can buy boxes packed with toys, games and equipment – and help kids get the nutritious food and health care they need.

Together we are defending play for every child.

PLAY. FUNDRAISE. CHANGE CHILDREN’S LIVES.That’s�the�simple�but�effective�power�of�Soccer�Aid�for Unicef.

Here�are�a�just�a�handful�of�ways�your�Great�Big�Kickabout�could�make�a�great�big�difference�to�children� all�over�the�world.�And�don’t�forget,�every�£1�you�raise�until�23�July�2019�will�be�matched�by�the�UK�government,�doubling�the�difference�you�make�to�children’s�lives.

£10 could ensure 25 children suffering from pneumonia get the antibiotics they need to recover.

£160 could provide a school-in-a-box to help 40 children continue to learn immediately after a disaster.

£375 could build a community playground in Zambia so that 100 children can play.

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YOUR GREAT BIG KICKABOUT RESOURCE CHECKLIST

socceraid.org.uk/kickabout-how-to

To download your extra resources, book your GOALS pitch and buy your limited edition Soccer Aid ball visit:

1. PAYING-IN FORM

2. EVENT POSTERS

3. SPONSORSHIP FORM

4. WOMEN’S WORLD CUP SWEEPSTAKE KIT

Thank you and we hope you have a Great Big Kickabout!Contact us at supportercare@unicef.org.uk for more information or just to let us know how you're getting on!

We're all playing so that kids can get the childhood they’re entitled to. 5. STICKERS

6. MONEY BOX

DON’T MISS THE BIG MATCH!Tune in to Soccer Aid for Unicef live from Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge on:

ITV�and�STV�Sunday�16�June,�kick-off�at�7.30pm.

Or�buy�tickets�to�see�the�big�match�live� at socceraid.org.uk/tickets

Joining Bolt’s Soccer Aid World XI team will be Chelsea FC legend Didier Drogba, managed by Harry Redknapp. They will be going up against ‘Big Sam’ Allardyce’s team of England football legends and celebrities including Jamie Redknapp and Joe Wicks.

Now�THAT’S�what�we�call�a�super�Sunday.

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