Tag: Wimbledon Foundation

WaterAid and Wimbledon Foundation create tennis ball mosaic highlighting how clean water saves children’s lives

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid and the Wimbledon Foundation created a giant tennis ball mosaic of a young boy enjoying clean water, to highlight how more than 11,000 children’s lives could be saved during The Championships if everyone, everywhere had access to clean water and toilets.   It took artists from Sand in Your Eye 12 hours to create the tennis court-sized portrait near No.1 Court, showing ten-year-old Tefy from Antsakambahiny village in Madagascar who, with the help of WaterAid and partners including the Wimbledon Foundation, now has clean water at school and near his…

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Wimbledon Foundation Partners With British Red Cross To Further COVID-19 Response

Stuart Mitchell

The Wimbledon Foundation, the charitable arm of The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) and The Championships, is pleased to announce it has committed a total of £300k to the British Red Cross as it extends its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the AELTC’s thank you to those who have played a key role in helping the people most affected by the pandemic during the past year, Mike Adamson, Chief Executive of the British Red Cross, has been invited to the Royal Box today as guest of AELTC…

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HSBC commits its support to the Wimbledon Foundation to help further its COVID-19 response

Stuart Mitchell

HSBC has announced its continued support for the Wimbledon Foundation and its work to support those most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the absence of the traditional Ticket Resale Scheme at The Championships this year. HSBC has supported the Ticket Resale Scheme since 2008, matching the funds raised from resold tickets, which has supported local causes in an extensive programme of community and charitable activities administered by the Wimbledon Foundation, the official charity of The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) and The Championships. During the course of the…

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Wimbledon Foundation commits £1.2 million to championing clean water for all with WaterAid

Stuart Mitchell

The Wimbledon Foundation, the charity of The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) and The Championships, has committed £1.2 million in a new three-year partnership to help WaterAid in its mission to bring clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene to all by 2030. The expanded commitment is an extension of the Wimbledon Foundation and WaterAid’s initial three-year partnership, which began in 2018 with an annual donation of £100,000, and which will increase to a total of £1.2 million awarded over the next three years.  In the context of the…

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Wimbledon Foundation’s Ian Hewitt recognised with WaterAid President’s Award

Stuart Mitchell

Ian Hewitt, Chairman of the Wimbledon Foundation and Vice Chairman of The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), has been awarded the President’s Award by international charity WaterAid. The President’s Award represents the highest level of commendation the charity bestows upon its supporters and recognises Hewitt’s significant role in establishing the thriving partnership with WaterAid during his time as Chairman of the Wimbledon Foundation. The partnership, currently in the second of a three-year term, is supporting projects in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali and Nepal helping to create better health…

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