CITC announce Premier League Community captain
The Club's charity, City in the Community (CITC), has named its Primary Schools Manager as this year's Community Captain, as part of the Premier League's 'More Than A Game' campaign.
The 'More Than A Game' campaign highlights how Premier League funding and club community programme delivery positively impacts the lives of millions.
To celebrate the campaign and its message, all club charities were asked to nominate a Community Captain who demonstrates a commitment to their club and/or community.
CITC nominated Primary Schools, Lucy Gaskell-Milward, as its Community Captain as part of the celebration.
Lucy joined City in the Community more than seven years ago as Primary Schools Manager, where she has continued to show long-term dedication and commitment to CITC, highly impacting the work within Primary Education across Greater Manchester.
Lucy has worked tirelessly to ensure that her provision is of continuous high quality, achieving tangible and meaningful outcomes for young people within Greater Manchester.
She has driven her team in such a positive and supportive manner to ensure that her department empowers healthier lives through football everyday within all partner primary schools, ensuring that her provision meets current needs and priorities of the primary education sector and of young people within local communities in Manchester.
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Lisa McKay, Head of Operations nominated Lucy for the award, saying: 'With Lucy's passion, ambition, innovation and leadership CITC have seen their primary school provision go from strength to strength.
'It is now recognised as one of the leading Primary School PE partners creating positive change across Manchester working closely with over 4,000 unique participants each year and 3,000 session hours delivered annually.
'Lucy is a fantastic role model to all at CITC, especially to the younger female staff and participants, as she consistently champions female empowerment, equality and inclusivity.
'The continual development of her work extends into the community creating a lasting legacy of creating positive opportunities and experiences within sport and PE, improving physical health and mental health and wellbeing and building confidence and self-esteem within young people of Manchester.
'Lucy oozes with the passion and desire to make a positive change in Manchester and give young people hope and aspirations for a brighter future.'
Lucy was surprised earlier in the week by Lisa and Club legend Paul Dickov, who presented the award to her in Manchester City's Studio 1.
Lucy's achievement was further celebrated during Manchester City's game against Newcastle United where she received the award again at half-time.
Talking about what this award means to her Lucy said: 'It's amazing, I'm really overwhelmed, I wasn't expecting it but it's really nice to be thought of by the team and in this way.'
The Premier League's 'More Than A Game' campaign was launched on 12 February, and it will run until 26 February.City in the Community empowers healthier lives with city youth through football.
To find out more, visit or follow the charity on social media @CITCmancity.
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