Destiny United FC
My Name is Andrew Stevenson, I am the CEO and Founder of a mental health charity called The Destiny Project (SC050673). We are on a mission to destigmatise Mental Health by encouraging people of all ages to use our Dream inspire Achieve Approach to life, The aim is this motivates positive mindsets to enable them to overcome challenges they face on a daily basis that would result in a healthy prosperous communities throughout Scotland.
We founded a 7 a side mental health football team called Destiny United Fc founded in 2023 by Former professional Hibernian and Scotland Player Garry O’Connor and myself hosted at Portobello Power league.
I am writing to seek your support to support us to grow this provision that has the potential to support many more people. I was wondering if you would be in the position to sponsor our team for 2025.
Target Audience
The aim is to enable us to deliver on our mission stated above but also provide a space for players 16 year + of all abilities to come together to both support each other and gain the benefits football has towards their physical and mental health.
Key Dates and Timings
We are hoping for a Sponsorship ideally for the year but its at the discreation of the sponsor
The Team is a member of the Scottish Mental Health Football League debuting March 2024 and awaiting for the next season to start in March 2025.
Specific Opportunity Details
We are hoping to purchase a minibus to get our players to the different venues that the league match days are being hosted.
We also play home and Away Friendly’s to give our players an opportunity of play competitive football while both having fun and promoting the awareness of mental health.
The aim is to mitigate the cost of travel due to the financial barriers that most of our players face on a daily basis.
We are also hoping to fundraise for more equipment including new training kit so our players have that sense of belonging. Alongside the cost of hire of the pitch.
Our Social Media has over 400 followers and grown Steadily
Features and Benefits
In Return we would put your logo on to the kit as well the minibus after we have fundraised the amount needed to purchase them.
We would also induct you within our Friends of the Destiny Project that would mean we would advertise your business onto our Social media and YouTube Channel and our Friends page of our website.
We would also invite you to our planned legends match aimed at promoting mental health awareness as well as our fixtures. We are proud to have been sponsored in the past 2 years from Belmont Group and AC Taxis, 2025 Its our wish to be able to do more.
I understand this is a huge ask for what i am asking of you, Together we can create a new direction for service users who have a deep desire to create a better life from themselves by adopting a Dream Inspire Achieve Mindset.
I would love to work with you; I believe that we can achieve the above objectives creating a society that benefits all that promotes the economy and business in the long-term.
Other Partners
We are proud to have been sponsored in the past 2 years from Belmont Group and AC Taxis, 2025 Its our wish to be able to do more.
Investment
The Financial support you support us with is completely up to yourself but would be no more than £10,000. Your support would be would be greatly appreciated.
Other Info
Thank you for your time, thank you for reading my request, I look forward to hearing from you in the near future. Please do DREAM INSPIRE ACHIEVE