Champion Behaviours offers a range of inclusive benefits for caring sponsors

Champion Behaviours is a registered charity, based in Hampshire, set up to deliver workshops, free through schools, for young people 11-16 years old who are in danger of exclusion.

The charity aims to help reduce exclusion, crime and fear of crime in the community (the Hampshire Police Authority area), and develop inclusion by helping young people to become valuable members of their community by adding to it.

Young people can be influenced by poor role models and behaviours, or by champions in sport, life and business and their champion behaviours. The charity's workshops are about encouraging and developing Champion Behaviours based on the behaviours of Champions that the young people know. Workshops are delivered at schools, youth clubs, sports centres and suitable venues.

Champion Behaviours needs ongoing financial support via sponsorship to deliver workshops in Hampshire and other areas. Vodafone, for example, bought days for young people in Trowbridge; and a national house builder supported the organisation's Solent Swim fundraiser, whilst other sponsors simply donate money and goods to the project.

"We need cash on an ongoing basis", they told us. "The more cash we raise, the more workshops we can deliver - and the more young people we can help. Companies who can help should call us or visit the JustGiving website for Champion Behaviours.

"We need a sponsor for the 2010 Solent Swim and can work with a sponsor for many months leading up to the summer swim. 2010 will be the fourth Solent Swim, which has grown from twenty swimmers in 2007 to sixty swimmers in 2009! Sponsors can have their logo on the shirts, web site and banners to suit and we will help with PR. They can buy workshops for young people or schools in an area of their choosing.

"How about buying one of our CSR programmes that links your team building and people development with our programmes for young people?

"PJ Stevens and many of the Champs Team are highly skilled and qualified in corporate training; indeed PJ Stevens is one of Europe's top ten SDI trainers and has delivered corporate teambuilding, leadership and communication programmes in the USA, Europe, UK, north Africa and the UAE. He has worked with many corporate clients, some Olympic sailors, golfers and Premiership footballers.

"So, sponsors, if you want to develop your company and your people, whilst helping local schools and young people, we will be delighted to speak with you. The profit from these CSR sessions will go into running our charity and further programmes for young people.

"Sadly there are some 100,000 young people temporaily excluded from school in the UK, and we all know the challenges young people face and the dangers of knife crime amongst young people. Therefore our marketplace is huge! And we need help to help young people. Some schools we work with have 10% of their year groups who need our help, whilst one school has 46% of year groups who need extra support and help!

"And with the Olympics coming in 2012 even Boris Johnson is looking to help young people - or rather he wants to clean up London, and that means helping young people. Our workshops can be delivered anywhere, subject to financial support".

Contact: PJ Stevens

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