#BANTAMSCOMMUNITY - WHAT WE'VE ACHIEVED SO FAR!
It's been a fantastic season both on and off the field for Bradford City. On the field, City were narrowly edged out in the Play Off final at Wembley by Millwall in a 1-0 defeat.
However, off the field, Bradford City alongside our partners at Provident have been making a real difference in our City through our #BantamsCommunity programme.
The idea of #BantamsCommunity is to assist and promote community organisations that can directly benefit from free tickets themselves or for the tickets to be used as prizes in raffles or quizzes at fundraising events.
With Provident's support, we've issued almost 500 tickets that have been utilised by a number of different community groups and organisations that have benefitted from the tickets. One of those is Jan Winter from Canterbury Imagine, a book gifting charity initiative. Canterbury Imagine ensures that children in the Midland Road area receive a free, quality, age-appropriate book through the post every month from birth until their 5th birthday.
Amongst others, #BantamsCommunity also helped Sir Titus Salt School raise money for Help for Heroes, during the School's Annual Bake Off. The Bake off was organised by Titus Salt School and Sandy from the Great British Bake Off.
As a Bradford business since 1880, Provident supports local communities in the city through its sponsorship programme. "It's difficult for football clubs to grant every request they receive for tickets so we thought it would be a great idea for Provident to support local charities, schools and community groups through the #BantamsCommunity scheme" said Paul Mitchell, Sponsorship Manager at Provident.