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Help us change young lives through cricket

Chance to Shine supported by Brit Insurance, run by the Cricket Foundation charity, is the single biggest school sport development initiative ever undertaken in Britain. We need your help to raise the £25million needed to keep this important programme running.

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Help us change young lives through cricket

Chance to Shine is the single biggest school sport development initiative ever undertaken in Britain. And we need your help to raise the £25million needed to keep this important programme running.

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Bringing the benefits of cricket back to state schools

The Cricket Foundation launched Chance to Shine supported by Brit Insurance in May 2005 and set out to bring competitive cricket - and its educational benefits - back to at least a third of the country’s state schools initially over a ten year period. Read more

We need to raise £2.5million annually and rely on support from businesses and private individuals. To give you an idea of how important your donation is, these are some example costs per project:

Coaching and local co-ordination: £5,050
Competitions and travel: £550
Facility development: £1,450
Club delivery fee: £900
Equipment, clothing and training: £800
Central and regional operations management: £1,200
Total annual costs per project: £9,950

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If you've got a question about Chance to Shine, hopefully you'll find it answered in our Frequently Asked Questions section.

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The Cricket Foundation is an independent, registered charity fully endorsed by the England and Wales Cricket Board.

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