Charity Cricket Day Wins Big for Greater Manchester Youth Network
Greater Manchester Youth Network’s vision is #YoungPeopleCan and they help young people, regardless of background, to transition into adulthood with essential life and employability skills, a sense of belonging in society and a positive wellbeing. Every year their team of highly trained youth workers give support to around 750 young people, with a key focus on young people with experience of care, contributing a huge amount to our local area and helping to transform lives.
Everyone’s a winner!
This has been an exciting summer for cricket all round, as England won the World Cup and the Ashes is now well underway. The team who came out on top were from Chess ICT, a technology solutions company based in Alderley Edge. They played fair but hard in a close-run final, eventually proving too strong for their opponents, Ergolife.
Ultimately, however, there were winners all round. This was a great chance to get people out of the office, taking time away from their desks to not only enjoy some exercise but to make a positive contribution to our region. It was also a great networking opportunity, with companies from far and wide getting to meet one another and learn more about how they could help each other out. It was an ideal setting for showcasing their businesses and their work, helping generate interest whilst making a difference.
Massive thanks
Overall this incredible event managed to raise almost £2,500. for the Greater Manchester Youth Network, to help them carry on doing the incredible work they do. Given its success this year, we will almost certainly be hosting a similar event next year and can hopefully raise even more for our local charity of choice.
If you would like to know more about how you can get involved with Greater Manchester Youth Network, you can contact them here.