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What a year it's been. It hasn't been easy for anyone in 2020, but we've seen @spfl clubs and community trusts across Scotland step up to support those in need.

Let's have a little thread to celebrate 12 months of extraordinary commitment.

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍

/1

 We kicked off the year with Football Fans in Training.

#BeYourOwnHero /2

https://t.co/UQl9nDzOxu
Alison wasn't actually a @PartickThistle fan (albeit she kinda fell for the Jags with help from her partner). This was her story... 💪🏽

#BeYourOwnHero /3

https://t.co/xTB8XQIIb7
Also in January we revealed that @JamTarts would join our @JoyofMovingUK programme, becoming the third club in Scotland to deliver the project to primary schools, across Edinburgh. 🏃🏽

/4
https://t.co/O9EjNJHhxf
In Feb, we revealed @CashBackScot is to fund a new SPFL Trust project with five @spfl clubs / communities trusts to tackle anti-social behaviour.

Off the Bench will feature:

⚪️ @DundeeFCCT
⚪️ @falkirkfcf
⚪️ @bighearts
⚪️@community_mfcct
⚪️ @SMFC_CF

/5
https://t.co/AhG1XIBM99
At the start of March we launched our Impact Report on #FestiveFriends for 2019 after gathering data and stories from participating clubs. The big news...

📈 A 43% rise in participation

Read the report, below...

[Spoiler - wait till you see 2020!]

/6

https://t.co/TPoFaFBaLh
By mid-March we were facing a pandemic, but community trusts and @spfl clubs stood up for their communities.

We launched #TrustedToSupport (search the hashtag!) to highlight some amazing work.

Here's @FoundationCFC's CEO @polishturnstile. 🍀

/7
https://t.co/Z5xuUCsyTv
We kept our #TrustedToSupport hub up to date with latest news from clubs.

/8
https://t.co/jcUUdqbyac
In the North East @AFCCT & @AberdeenFC delivered one of the most ambitious campaigns. @bowie_liz discusses #StillStandingFree. 🟥

#TrustedToSupport /9

https://t.co/3pvXO5Vjjb
In Paisley, @SMFC_CF really leapt into action. Manager Jim Goodwin made weekly house calls as part of a huge campaign. The Buddies really were #TrustedToSupport ⚫️⚪️

/10

https://t.co/QzpD4NjQVc
Here's what @bighearts were up to during the first wave of Covid-19... ♥️

/11

https://t.co/g0gZbBvmfW
📙 We're going to publish a Covid-19 Impact Report in January, but for now you might want to catch up with some of the detail in our 2019-20 Annual Impact Report.

/12

https://t.co/7aPE8gNW6N
In June we were able to reveal a genuinely remarkable moment in Scottish football: the biggest single personal charitable donation.

James Anderson was cast into the light for his generosity - it wasn't going to be the last moment like this, either!

/13
https://t.co/9fWNkW0tWm
Here's our CEO Nicky explaining more, talking to @SkySportsNews & @ScotlandSky.

/14

https://t.co/dVBYEGPSJ3
Within a couple of weeks we revealed a second donor (anonymous) bringing forward a package worth £1.25m.

This enabled us to launch a new Community Covid-19 crisis fund for @spfl clubs who have an associated charity (31) with £10k available.

/15

https://t.co/f6dGbhI7Of
Keep up here... we then confirmed that every one of the 42 @spfl clubs were awarded a £50,000 grant.

Incidentally, @AberdeenFC, @CelticFC, and @KilmarnockFC gifted their grant to their club charity.

/16

https://t.co/zFUR6K4ih2
Here's something to make you smile from @parsfoundation - free football for the kids... ⚽️

/17

https://t.co/a4zRwTU8qs
📚 In late July we revealed a SIXTY PERCENT increase in participation in our #442Reading Challenge with @SLIC1991 & @bordnagaidhlig!

/18

https://t.co/scLK4hMzCK
Next up we were busy dusting down Football Fans in Training to bring it back after lockdown restrictions curtailed season 2019-20.

Here's @RaithRovers launching the course at Starks Park with @RaithRoversCF

/19

https://t.co/52c55Od357
In Sept, @NSPLG_Scot launched a major new public awareness campaign, United To Prevent Suicide, @TalkToSaveLives.

Our CEO Nicky sits on the leadership group.

They key thing here is that it's OK to talk about suicide - talking can save lives. 💜

/20

https://t.co/m72i4x9aSJ
We welcomed a new chair, @ber_malone in October.

"Our charity has a proud record of working with partners to enable children, families and individuals to improve their lives, connect with their communities."

/21

https://t.co/ucFAME9fA0
The same month we also launched the #442Reading Challenge for 2020-21. Here's @hibsincommunity with words of encouragement from @HibernianFC manager Jack Ross - who himself is a children's author!

/22

https://t.co/rVWh9ee9zK
We also opened The Book Room for players to tell us about books they love reading with their kids.

Here's @OfficialQosFC's Wullie Gibson and his lad...

#442Reading

/23

https://t.co/NjAg6dqc8M
🏆 We revealed the launch of the new look Challenge Cup for 2021-22, to become the SPFL Trust Trophy.

Revealing the news now enabled us to release a further tranche of funding to clubs, community trusts and community departments.

/24

https://t.co/yl82fBz8mn
This gave us a good opportunity to update everyone on how clubs, community trusts and community departments have been spending the grants they've been awarded this year.

More of that in the first half of 2021...

/25

https://t.co/4g0sh1347W
And then came Christmas...

Kindness has never meant more.

#FestiveFriends at Home was launched...

/25

https://t.co/jUySBv8MOt
A record 37 clubs have made more than 2,400 deliveries, as a result of our donors, enabling us to release £87,800 to fund the biggest ever #FestiveFriends programme.

/26

https://t.co/jnXuTClMMY
Here are just some of the smiles from the thousands of doorstep visits clubs and community trusts made across the country...

Whatever you do in 2021, be kind - here's to being together again.

27/27

https://t.co/FiU3PDnXrq

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