HELP OUR CAMPAIGN TO BECOME FA CHARITY OF THE YEAR 2011
After our most successful season to date, Show Racism the Red card is lobbyng to become the FA's Charity of the Year. Later this year the FA will decide which charity will become their official charity partner for 2011. All charities go through a stringent process to become official FA partners and as well as a financial donation from the FA's Community Shield Fund, all charities will benefit from a direct association with the FA. This can only strengthen our campaign and our work to educate against the dangers of racism. If we receive this funding it will help us to carry out our anti-racist educational work across the UK.

W have been lobbying football clubs, professional footballers and politicians to back our bid, some of the messages can be read on our web site: www.theredcard.org/news/neas-and-events?news=1344

An Early Day Motion (607) was raised in parliament where MP's could sign up and support the bid,; we would like you to encourage your local MP to sign the motion.

To find out who is your MP and to send them an email please visit http://www.writetothem.com/ and copy and paste the letter below into the text box.

Dear

We are wtiting this to ask for you support for Show racism the Red Card's Early day Motion (EDM607)

Show Racism the Red card is an anti-racist charity established in Tyneside in january 1996 with the aim of harnessing the potential of professional footballers as anti-racist role models and combating racism through anti-racist education. The campaign has been very successful and now involves hundreds of top footballers and managers.

They produce a number of educational resourcesincluding films, posters and magazines. They work in schools and football clubs across the UK including our constituency.

Show racism th Red card are now lobbying to become FA Charity of the Year for 2011. As well as a financial donation from the FA's Community Shield Fund, successful charities will benefit from a direct association with the FA. This can only strengthen the campaign and the work to educate against the dangers of racism.

I hope you will join supporters such as Gary Lineker, Gordon Taylor, Brendan Batson and David Milliband and the 32 MP's who have already signed the Early Day Motion in backing the bid. Any messages of support would be greatly appreciated by the campaign: Show Racism the Red Card, P.O. Box 141, Whitley bay, Tyne and Wear, NE26 3YH. email: info@theredcard.org