Tracksuit & Polo Sponsorship Opportunity
Introduction ASHFORD CAVALIERS are a grassroots football club on the up. Andy Ward s side go into the 2017/18 season having achieved the League and Cup double in the Ashford & District Sunday League Division Two. It s the club s third trophy in three years, having also won the Division Three league title in 2015. Success on the pitch has given rise to the formation of a new reserve side, while off the pitch, the club has successfully sought grant funding to improve its infrastructure and equipment, while engaging local businesses for kit sponsorship. Cavaliers are an FA Charter Standard club; affiliated to Kent FA, and play home games at Goldwyn School on Godinton Lane in Ashford. We are now seeking a local business to support us in funding tracksuits and polo tops for our squad and management
The Opportunity WHAT WE NEED We are seeking local business support to fund new tracksuits and polo tops to give our squad and management a more professional look on match days. It's the final part of the jigsaw for the club this season as we've improved the club immeasurably on the back of last season's double success with grant funding to improve our equipment, facility and pitch. ANNOUNCEMENT/ PR We will arrange press coverage to announce any such arrangement as per our main kit sponsors in the Kentish Express, online and through social media (see image below). We will also be happy to put up PVC banners at the ground for all home games and promote your business at future club events such as our annual pre-season tournament. The tracksuits will be seen both pre-and-post match with your business logo on the shoulders of the jackets and polo tops. THE COST The combined cost for all tracksuit tops, bottoms and polo tops for players and management - including printing, personalisation and logo embroidery - is 1,000 RATIONALE/ VISIBILITY Through our match day wear, we can help amplify your brand to both target consumers and tradesmen alike. Our continued interests in the Kent County Cup will ensure visibility across the region as well the immediate Ashford borough. This is a great opportunity for a local brand to team-up with a well established, well-run and progressive local football club, and to show a commitment to grassroots community sport.
Tracksuit Sponsorship - 1k Your business name on the reverse of our squad and management Nike tracksuits Squad Nike polo tops also available for further 500 YOUR BUSINESS HERE Brand visibility across Ashford and Kent (for County Cup fixtures) before and after games PR announcement and photo within Kentish Express Club Website, Twitter and Facebook PR Brand promotion through social feeds at regular intervals (ie company events/ promotions) PVC Banners to be shown at home fixtures and pre-season tournament Club set for League cup final at Hythe Town FC well attended event, opportunity to feature in match programme Opportunity to promote brand at our annual pre-season tournament, attended by approx. 300 people. Great opportunity for local brand to show affinity to sport participation within well-run and ambitious grassroots football club
Our Progress 2016/17 Ashford & District League & Cup Double Winners second promotion in three years 2017/18 Riding high in A&DSFL Division One; into quarter-finals of Kent FA Sunday Cup; semi-final of League cup. Ambition to become a Premier Division side in 2018/19 FA Charter Standard Status achieved FA kite mark in recognising well-run grassroots clubs Kent County Council Grant for new shed to securely secure club s equipment Ashford Borough Council Grant received for new line marker, defibrillator (AED), pitch improvements, new goal nets and other match day equipment Growth new reserve team formed in 2017/18 given increased interest in club New Nike home and away kits through Haart sponsorship Successful pre-season fundraising tournament Pitch renovation funding applied for to take place summer 2018 New website launched: www.ashfordcavaliers.co.uk Twitter account launched:
Our Success FA Charter Standard Status
Our Success New Kit & Sponsors
Our Success Defibrillator
Our Success New Storage Shed BEFORE AFTER
Our Success New Line Marker BEFORE AFTER
Our Success Pitch Perimeter Clearance BEFORE BEFORE AFTER AFTER
Our Success New Continental Striped Nets
Our Success Website & Twitter Launch ashfordcavaliers.co.uk
Our Success Publicity
Our Success Fundraising Events
Our Success Double Winners
Our Ambition Youth Team Development/ Pitch Renovation/ Dugouts
Contact Us Thank You Thank You Contact Us: Simon Jasinski Sponsorship & Fundraising Manager M: 07764 948622 E: ashfordcavaliers@outlook.com W: www.ashfordcavaliers.co.uk