Select Car Leasing’s charity football match, held at Reading FC’s Select Car Leasing stadium, was organised to support the Reading FC Community Trust. Select staff participated and the game included an appearance by former Fulham, Wigan Athletic and Hull City player Jimmy Bullard, 46.
The Reading FC Community Trust operates separately and independently from the club itself and works to offer a safe environment to care for, develop and educate disadvantaged or at-risk young people within the Reading and surrounding areas.
Mark Tongue (pictured right), Select Car leasing co-founder and CEO, said: “We hold a charity football match each year, raising funds for a diverse range of charities, and we’re thrilled to be able to bolster our support of the Reading FC Community Trust with this year’s fixture.
“The Trust engages with more than 3,500 people from a wide demographic each and every week. It’s an operation that runs 24/7 and provides everything from alternative school provision and holiday camps to disability soccer sessions and a dementia cafe.
“Without the Trust, the local community here in Reading would be a much poorer place and we’ll continue to offer Dave and the team our full backing.”
The charity football match has already raised more than £1,000 so far.
The Trust’s Manager Dave Evans said: “Since becoming Principal Partners of Reading FC in 2021, Select Car Leasing has always had strong bonds with the Reading FC Community Trust and we’re delighted to have their continued support.
“Funds raised via the charity football match will be used to support the diverse range of activities the charity delivers to disadvantaged, at risk, vulnerable, SEND participants of all ages in the local and surrounding communities in Reading and Berkshire.”
