CRM 2009

I secured two cause-related-marketing partnerships for the Lymphoma Association this year, one with SockShop.co.uk and the other with The Purple Gift Company. Both partnerships ran during September, when Lymphatic Cancer Awareness Week takes place.

SockShop.co.uk donated 20% from the proceeds of a range of purple socks sold.

SockShop.co.uk promotion

The Purple Gift Company donated 10% from the proceeds of a purple photo album and a purple tea light.

The Purple Gift Company promotion

Both partnerships were successful in raising significant awareness and funds for the Association.

Oxfordshire Sports Awards 2008... my last awards :-(

Levon De Silva

The 3rd annual Oxfordshire Sports Awards took place at the Kassam Stadium on 7 November 2008. The winners were unveiled in front of 270 guests, including 36 finalists, 9 Olympians and 2 Paralympians.

The guests were treated to an inspirational speech by Anna Hemmings, two times Olympian and six times world champion, and a host of local Olympic and Paralympic athletes who were congratulated on their successes in Beijing earlier in the year. But it was 13 year old, Levon De Silva, who stole the show with a performance of his European Championship Street Dance.

Steve Williams (pictured below), Gold Medallist in the Men's Coxless Fours in Beijing was awarded Sportsman of the Year. The other award winners were: City of Oxford Junior Women's Coxless Four (Junior Sports Team of the Year); Men's 1st Team of Banbury Hockey Club (Sports Team of the Year); Tim Hampson (Coach of the Year); Wallingford Rugby Club (Club of the Year); Caitlin Williams (Junior Unsung Hero); Imogen Shaylor (Young Sportsperson of the Year); David Kuester (Veteran Sportsperson of the Year); Claire Scott (Extreme Sportsperson of the Year); Graham Kiff (Disabled Sportsperson of the Year); Lesley Williams (Unsung Hero); and Claire Lasko (Sportswoman of the Year).

The amount of dedication and talent at the Kassam Stadium that evening was overwhelming. It was the best awards yet and I was very proud to own it. As you will have seen in the title of this post, I will no longer be organising the Oxfordshire Sports Awards as I am leaving the Oxfordshire Sports Partnership next month to take on a new challenge as Business Development Manager with a cancer charity. Roger Cowdrey, very kindly presented me with a beautiful bunch of flowers and I was delighted to go out on a high!!

Thank you to everybody for making the evening so special.

Sports Review feature 'In Oxford'

The October edition of 'In Oxford' features a sports review about the Oxfordshire Sports Partnership, written by me!

It is an article about what the Oxfordshire Sports Partnership is, what we do and how to find out more, it is available in the October edition of 'In Oxford' distributed to a number of outlets across the county and will be available online for a year.

Click here to see the double page spread in the 'In Oxford' magazine on pages 64 & 65. Oxfordshire Sports Partnership listings can also be found on pages 20 & 30.


The online review can be seen by clicking this link.

2008 Nominations launch...

Nominations for the Oxfordshire Sports Awards 2008 were launched on BBC Oxford on Friday 1st August.

It is time for the public to nominate local sportsmen and women who have excelled on the local, regional, national and international scene in the 2007/08 season. We are also looking for nominations for successful sports teams and clubs and supportive coaches and volunteers. Nominations can be made for juniors, seniors and veterans! The following categories are open:

Club of the Year
Coach of the Year
Disabled Sportsperson of the Year
Extreme Sportsperson of the Year
Junior Sports Team of the Year
Junior Sportsperson of the Year
Junior Unsung Hero
Sports Team of the Year
Sportsman of the Year
Sportswoman of the Year
Unsung Hero
Veteran Sportsperson of the Year

You can listen to Roger Cowdrey, Chairman, and myself appealing for nominations on BBC Oxford 95.2FM by clicking here.

To nominate visit: www.oxfordshiresport.org/sportsawards