The D2R Foundation and Allington
Hughes Ltd have
signed a strategic agreement to assist with the development of athlete
performance.
The
partnership sees the North Wales based law-firm, join forces with the newly
established sports foundation, which aims to empower youth athletes by giving
them the tools and access to services and support they need to achieve their
goals.
The D2R
Foundation was launched last month, and the signing of such a partnership is to
be expected given the high-profile athletes already
on its roster.
The
announcement reaffirms Allington Hughes’ commitment
to supporting the local community; and builds upon its already impressive
portfolio of activities and athletes, which includes Olympic-level Sailor Chris Russell, the Chester
Food& Drink Festival, The North Wales Crusaders Rugby League
team, Commonwealth Games fencer David Gregory, Snowdonia’s Charity Cyclists plus
agricultural shows such as the Flint and Denbigh show and The Royal Welsh
Agricultural Show.
The
Foundation said earlier:
“Having
Allington Hughes support the D2R Foundation is extremely exciting”, said
Chris Russell, Founder of D2R. “A lot of the hidden costs of
professional sport are the non glamorous things – to some extent its easier to
cover the bigger, more publicly visible costs, however the travel, event entry
fees, small amounts of new gear at critical times…those are the things which
make a big difference to an athlete. By removing the obstacle these athletes
face having to focus on finding financial support, we can enable them to focus
on what they do best”.
Louie Middlehurst, Marketing Manager for Allington Hughes added, “Having supported
many local athletes and teams in the past with their mission to perform at an
elite level, we understand how important a strong support network can be. It is
with great pride we are now involved with the D2R foundation, and hope that we
can provide as much help as possible to turn the young talent of our generation
into the home grown world class athletes of the future.”
This
partnership has enabled both the D2R Foundation and Allington Hughes to create
a unique offering for local athletes.
The
Allington Hughes Performance Grant will be administered through the
Foundation, and will target the key essentials for performance
enablement.
“The
grant system is a great idea we've come up with not only to help
administer support in a structured and fair way, but to ensure that the
right athlete has access to funds at the right time. It adds a lot of
sustainability to our funding program, and more importantly, it adds an extra
layer of financial security and stability for our athletes”, Chris
adds.
“By creating a grant with the Foundation, we hope to enable a select group of elite youth athletes who have been overlooked for funding by their respective sporting bodies. Allington Hughes believes very strongly in grass roots development and hope to be a major facilitator in the development of these young people both in and out of their sporting lives. Once again it is truly a pleasure to be involved with a project that can help so many people, and really give them the best chance at achieving their goals.” added Louie.
The D2R
Foundation and Allington Hughes begin their exciting partnership effective
immediately, and look forward to publishing regular updates of how the athletes
are getting on in training and competition.
There will be regular updates of the D2R foundation athletes in the photo album on our Facebook page.
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| Louie Middlehurst of Allington Hughes Ltd, Chris Russell - Founder of D2R Foundation, Georgina Outten - D2R athlete, Jade Povey - D2R Athlete
For
more information on the D2R Foundation please visit www.d2rfoundation.com
For
more information on Allington Hughes please visit www.allingtonhughes.com
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