The inaugural Sport Gives B
ack Aw
ards were held on M
arch 5, 2020 at The R
oyal Institution in London’s Mayfair.
Present on the night w
ere legends from the w
orlds of sport and dance, including Lord Sebastian C
oe, Dam
e Kelly H
olmes, D
ame D
arcey Bussell, D
aley Thompson, Jason R
obinson, Lee D
ixon and Crista C
ullen. Olym
pian Jeanette Kwakye presented the aw
ards.
Ten charities from across the country presented aw
ards to individuals and organisations who
have changed the lives of others through sport.
Greenhouse Sports: P
hil Akerm
an of the St P
aul’s Way Trust School
with G
reg R
usedski.
Active C
omm
unities Netw
ork: H
annah Broom
an with
Hannah R
ankin.
Saracens Sport Foundation: O
zgur H
as with C
alum C
lark.D
ame K
elly Holm
es Trust: Liz Johnson w
ith Dam
e K
elly Holm
es.
Sported: K
atherine Josselyn with Jean
Tomlin, on behalf of Tony B
arclay.
Sportworks: Tony P
ensom from
Shotley and Benfi
eldside Tennis C
lub with R
obert Bug
den.
Saracens Sport Foundation: John H
ambly w
ith Simon Shaw
and A
ndy Gom
ersall.
Lord’s Taverners: Sam A
lderson w
ith Adam
Hills.
Yorke Dance P
roject: Laura D
redger w
ith Dam
e D
arcey Bussell.
Youth Sport Trust: Saadia A
bubaker with A
lex Danson.
Jordan Ajadi perform
ed a dance choreog
raphed by the Yorke D
ance Project for the event.
Spoken word poet K
arl Lokko closed the cerem
ony with his
piece The Butterfly Effect.
“We really enjoyed the evening,
the location, set up and overall staging.
“The inclusion of so many sporting
alumni w
as both encouraging and provided a special touch to the
event – they weren’t just present,
they were all engaged.”
Viveen Taylor
Strategic Lead Sport England
“A w
onderful event, so moving and
inspiring and superbly presented. O
ur winners and guests w
ere blow
n away by the narratives and the occasion.
“For the two sixth-form
ers who
came, they said it w
as best ‘school’ night of their lives!”
Ben W
yattC
hief Executive Offi
cer G
reenhouse Sports
“What can I say...just W
OW
. What
an amazing night.
“It was the right balance of
impactful, fun and dow
nright m
oving. A m
assive thank you to the team
that worked tirelessly to
make this happen.”
Zenna Hopson
Chief Executive O
fficer
Active C
omm
unities Netw
ork
“Huge thanks...for putting on
such a brilliant and smoothly run
event. So impressive and incredibly
inspiring. I know that all m
y guests w
ere in awe of w
hat they saw.”
Yolande Yorke–EdgellA
rtistic Director
Yorke Dance P
roject
“It was a fantastic evening, truly
amazing that it w
as the first one
because it felt so polished.
“How
amazing to be in a room
w
ith Kelly H
olmes and Sebastian
Coe, and them
NO
T be the most
inspiring stories.”
Alix C
arpenter B
usiness Developm
ent Manager
Travers Smith
“A brilliant evening. So m
uch authentic joy and expression.
Where there is sport there is hope!”
Charlie Stainforth
Chief Executive O
fficer
Circl
“Thank you for including me in
your evening...rewarding those
that do not always get to share
the limelight but are instrum
ental in changing lives all over the
country.”
Crista C
ullenO
lympic gold m
edallist
Feedback
“A real exam
ple of how charities in
the sector can work together for
the better good.”
Nicola W
alkerC
EOSported
A huge thank you to our w
onderful sponsors...
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...and watch this space for new
s of Sport Gives B
ack 2021!