Say No To Drugs, Say Yes To Life Campaign

OUR AIMS

Our aim is to lend a helping hand in allowing deprived children and neighbourhoods in the North West to believe they can achieve more in life. This charity intends to deliver a positive message and to encourage youngsters to participate in sport and live a healthy lifestyle.

Manchester Phoenix Community Sports Foundation

OUR DRUGS CAMPAIGN

The Manchester Phoenix, through the Foundation, will also be sending out a strong message over the next twelve months. "Say No to Drugs, Say Yes to Life" is a youth drug education and drug prevention campaign. The programme educates children as young as six on the dangers of drugs, and challenges them to remain drug-free.

The Foundation will be holding small seminars, which will be open to everyone. A brand new roadshow team with trained staff and players will be going out to schools and helping children "Say No to Drugs, Say Yes to Life".
Drugs campaign - roadshow

We will be asking each child to sign a pledge for the foundation:

As a Drug Free Kid, I pledge to lead the way by:

  • 1. Living a drug-free life
  • 2. Showing my friends that a drug free life is more fun
  • 3. Helping my fellow Drug Free Kids
  • 4. Learning more about how drugs really harm people
  • 5. Telling people the truth about the harmful effects of drugs
  • 6. Helping my family and friends to be drug-free
  • 7. Setting a good example to all children, by leading the way to a drug-free UK

In return each child that signs the pledge will get a family ticket to come and watch the drug-free Phoenix in action. The foundation is also going to ask all of its partners to sign a pledge as well:

We, the undersigned, hereby recognise our concern over the growing drug problem amongst the youth of the North West of England and pledge our support to the "Say No to Drugs, Say Yes to Life" programme and agree to speak out publicly whenever possible to encourage young people to "Say No to Drugs". Further, we ask the elected leaders of this county and others in positions of influence to join with us in support of this ideal by encouraging young people everywhere to lead drug-free lives.

Drugs campaign - schools visit the Ice Hockey

The foundation will be looking for commercial partners and local organisations that will help provide support for the "Say No to Drugs" seminars and roadshows so we may visit children from schools in deprived areas of Manchester and invite them and their teachers to watch the Phoenix play live.

At each chosen game the children will be given a "Say No to Drugs" t-shirt from the directors and staff of the partner, which will have the name and lgo of the company or organisation upon it. We will also be providing all the schools that participate with a large array of posters and booklets, which will explain the truth about drugs.

We are hoping to be able to put 1500 children and their families through this element of the foundation’s activities in the next twelve months.

OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Community Partners are vitally important to the Manchester Phoenix Community Sports Foundation.

Community Partners

Commerical Partners

SPONSORED ACTIVITIES FORM

If you are interested in taking part in a sponsored activity for the Phoenix Foundation please complete and return the Sponsorship Form.

Sponsorship Form

ABOUT THE FOUNDATION

This year the MPCSF will be operating in six specific areas, all of which will focus on getting children involved in live sport. As for many years now, we will be regularly holding our community Roadshows.

The Roadshows cover a myriad of topics, including healthy eating and diets, bullying, drug abuse and environmental awareness while highlighting the national curriculum. The Roadshow is run and presented by our players and match night crew, and comes complete with backdrop, PA system, LCD screens, video modules, interactive slides and physical activity equipment.

The Manchester Phoenix Ice Hockey Club, along with its partners, also makes sure that the participants and their families that have never seen the Phoenix play can come and have a great night out, and all for free. This event has not only proved to be of great educational value to the Schools and children, but lots of fun. Many, many schools already have this event in their calendar. Our aim this year is to put 1500 children, plus their families, through this element of the foundation’s activities in the next twelve months.

THE MANCHESTER PHOENIX

Founded in 2003, the Manchester Phoenix are the North West's only English Premier League (EPL) team. With squads ranging from the junior Under 10s level right up to the senior EPL ice hockey squad, all playing out of the 2,200-seater Altrincham Ice Dome, the Manchester Phoenix are a true family-orientated organisation.

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CONTACT

Manchester Phoenix Community Sports Foundation

126-146 Fairfield Road, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6AT
Tel: +44 (0)161 301 6848
Fax: +44 (0)161 301 1571

email: info@mpcsfoundation.org