City in the Community (CITC) has regenerated multi-sports pitches at schools across Greater Manchester, thanks to support from the Club and fans.
Former Manchester City goal-keeper and later Head of CITC, Alex Williams, surprised participants at Holy Name Primary School for a blue-ribbon cutting ceremony to open their newly regenerated multi-sports pitch.
Commenting on the day, Alex, said: “I think it is an absolutely brilliant project, it uses the power of football to engage with the youngsters to stay nice and fit and healthy and what a better way to do so.”
The opening forms part of the charity’s ‘Healthy Goals’ initiative, which raised £250,000 last season and aims to uplift the physical and mental health of young people by creating new community football spaces and youth-led projects in Manchester.
Holy Name marks the fifth facility to have been transformed by City in the Community so far this year, with four facilities previously opened in May and June.
CITC OPENS MORE REGENERATED PITCHES
To bolster the campaign, City in the Community has announced the launch of a second fundraising window for 2024, enabling the expansion of its existing strategy to empower healthier lives with city youth through football.
Manchester City is once again matching all donations made before the fundraising window closes in September 2024, pound-for-pound*.
The Healthy Goals initiative forms part of City in the Community’s commitment to creating safe, inclusive spaces for people to play. In June 2023, the charity officially opened two new purpose-built recreational areas located at existing parks in Manchester – Scotland Hall Road and Ladybarn Park.
The designs include multi-functional football equipment for all the community to enjoy, such as various sized pitches and goals, football tennis zones, passing squares, benches and floodlights.
For more information, visit www.mancity.com/healthygoals.
You can also enjoy the Healthy Goals pitches online through a brand-new football feature on Manchester City’s Roblox experience ‘Blue Moon!’
The Club’s charity is opening new immersive pitches for players to explore, as part of its ‘Healthy Goals’ initiative.
All five new virtual football pitches are exact replicas of real sites the charity opened across Greater Manchester schools in May and June.
Roblox players will be able to enter a tournament and compete in moonball matches on them.
Each virtual pitch will display campaign information and branded City in the Community and Healthy Goals logos. In-game billboards will also advertise the Healthy Goals initiative and educate players on what the campaign involves.
By playing on the new pitches, fans will also have the opportunity to acquire rewards for their avatar including the CITC hoodie as worn by Pep Guardiola, and badges that relate to each of the charity’s pillars – Healthy People, Healthy Futures, Healthy Communities.
FIND OUT ABOUT THE CITC ROBLOX EXPERIENCE
City in the Community empowers healthier lives through football with city youth. To find out more information, visit www.mancity.com/citc or follow @citcmancity on social media.
*Overall, City Football Group will contribute a maximum of £125,000 (GBP) to City in the Community through this campaign or £500,000 (GBP) in total for all City Football Group affiliated charities participating in the campaign (whichever comes first).
