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| Enews - March 2011 | www.levelplayingfield.org.uk |
Welcome to the Level Playing Field special Newsletter and to our new name and website! |
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From David Bernstein, President of Level Playing Field (registered as the National Association of Disabled Supporters) ‘As President of the National Association of Disabled Supporters, I am delighted to be involved in such an important organisation. This year, as the charity begins its 2 weeks of action, I am pleased to introduce you to our new trading name, Level Playing Field, which we feel better embraces the social model of disability and to also welcome you to our brand new website. We all have a responsibility in ensuring that improvements for disabled fans continue within the game and I wish every success to everyone involved with this year’s events which will celebrate good access and good business.' So What’s in a Name? Goodbye NADS – Hello Level Playing Field Well we’ve thrashed out the pros and cons, looked at the branding issues and yes, after much internal discussion, dialogue and consultation, NADS is changing its name to …. you guessed it …. Level Playing Field!!! And not only that, we’ve engineered the name change to coincide with the …..Level Playing Field weeks of action – clever, or what? But seriously, it has long been in our minds to look at the name we use to promote our work. The NADS name became universally known and we have achieved a great deal so far, but it is now time for the organisation to move forward with an identity that we believe truly reflects what we are all about and that better embraces the social model of disability. As well as our name change, you can now visit our brand new website – www.levelplayingfield.org.uk and those of you who are linked up to us through Facebook and Twitter, will soon be getting invites to the new LPF pages. We think this is a truly exciting time for all of us at LPF and we wish you every success with your work during the LPF weeks of action and into the longer term. We do ask for your patience as we transfer information and bring the new site up to speed. Some areas of the site will not be functional for the next week or so. You can currently view the Fans Comments but will not be able to add any new comments for the next week. Please either wait until this is back up and running or email us your comments and we will add them for you. We’ve changed the website to give us more flexibility and as it now links directly with our enewsletter and database management suppliers – In-Touch. This will ensure that we can coordinate our communications more easily and James and the guys at In Touch have been very generous in donating so much of their time and expertise to making this happen. We’d also like to say a huge thank you to Chong and all his team at PEC Designs (http://www.pecdesigns.com/) who so generously came to our rescue several years back with a free website when we lost our previous website overnight. They’ve been absolutely brilliant throughout and during the transition and we can’t thank them enough. Launching the Level Playing Field - March 2011 To mark the launch of the campaign, LPF Patron Sir Trevor Brooking said “Each year the Level Playing Field weeks of action give clubs the chance to highlight the good work they are doing around access to football for disabled supporters. I am pleased to support this event and the ongoing works in striving to achieve equal access for all supporters”. We greatly value his statement of support, along with that from many other key persons within the game. You can see the full messages of support that we have already received by going to our website at www.levelplayingfield.org.uk. If you’d like to send us your message of support we would love to add you to the list. To view the statements of support we have received so far please click here. Bored with the Oscars – Introducing the Level Playing Field Awards 2011 The latest Level Playing Field campaign kicks off today and runs through to the 20th March 2011. Plans are already well under way for a variety of events at clubs around the country who are keen to show their commitment to accessibility for all fans.
Next, we are looking to identify an employee of a club or organisation who has been pro-active in identifying and solving issues for disabled supporters. The Level Playing Field Club/Organisation Employee of the Year Award is dedicated to those who have made a difference in improving access, increased opportunities for disabled supporters – you know the score. Someone who has been positive and helpful. Nominations please ASAP. The final version of our alternative to tinsel town Hollywood, is The Level Playing Field Club Volunteer of the Year. This one speaks for itself, but if you are nominating someone, please tell us how they have opened up significant areas to disabled supporters or worked to break down barriers and stereotypes. The red carpet (or perhaps, for this year, it should be a claret and blue one) awaits the winners. We need your nominations in by 30th April 2011 and the winners will be presented with their awards at the start of next season. |
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We think it is so important that people are recognised for the great work that they do, often working behind the scenes and without seeking the limelight. We aim to celebrate the amazing work of these individuals. That’s why, for the first time, we are inviting nominations for the Level Playing Field Awards. We are delighted that June Wratten has agreed to serve on the nominations committee - we couldn’t imagine anyone better qualified to work with the awards people. Let’s take a look at the LPF Awards.
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