KC Supports Future Olympic Stars

Local phone and broadband provider KC has joined forces with to support two future Olympians from Hull and the East Riding.

Seventeen year old judo champion Holly Harrison from Hull and fifteen year old star from Beverley have each received £500 from KC to help them with their training and competition costs.

SportsAid helps promising young athletes prepare for competitions by matching them with businesses that provide financial support.  Young people aged 12 to 18 are put forward for funding consideration to SportsAid by their sports’ governing bodies. SportsAid typically helps young people who are at the start of their journey, when, more often than not, their families are the solitary sponsor and independent recognition and financial assistance can make a huge difference.

Holly and Zachary recently visited KC’s Hull office to meet with members of staff who wanted to wish them luck with their training and progress.

Mark Conway, Services Director at KC, said: “We have lots of talented young people in our region, and as a business we feel it is important to support them to give them the best possible chance of reaching their full potential in their chosen field.

“It was great to meet Holly and Zachary – they are both driven and enthusiastic young people and it wouldn’t surprise me if they took part in future Olympic games.”

Holly said: “I went to my first judo class when I was 8 years old and got hooked straight away. It can be really expensive travelling to competitions and paying for my weekly training sessions, as well as my equipment costs, so the support from KC is fantastic.”

In Yorkshire alone SportsAid has supported some of the greats of British sport including Olympic Bronze Medallist Joanne Jackson, Ashes star Tim Bresnan and World Champion Heptathlete Jessica Ennis.

Rob Clarke SportsAid Regional Development Manager said: “We’re delighted to be working in partnership with KC to support Holly and Zachary, this kind of support can give the athletes the boost they need at such a crucial stage on their journey. Both athletes have the potential to pull on a GB vest over the next few years so we’ll be following their progress with considerable interest.”

SportsAid was founded in 1976 to help the next generation of young British sportsmen and women to succeed by raising funds from the private sector to provide financial assistance. Since 1976, SportsAid has distributed around £30 million and now gives 3,000 awards per year.

KC is supporting the young athletes as part of its KC in the Community programme, which aims to inspire the region’s young people to achieve their full potential and support the community activities that matter most to local people.



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