.png)
The Bradford City FC Community Foundation has named Pavan Sembi, the Foundation's Head of PAC, as their Premier League Community Captain in recognition of her commitment and contribution to the game and society.
Over the next two weeks, the Premier League and clubs will be celebrating ‘More Than A Game’ and highlighting the positive impact of Premier League investment into communities and clubs at every level of football.
The Premier League is investing £1.6 billion into wider football and communities between 2022 and 2025 to support football at every level of the game across England and Wales. This world-leading funding into clubs, communities and facilities positively impacts and inspires millions of people.
As part of ‘More Than A Game’, the League will be celebrating more than 100 Community Captains – individuals nominated by Premier League, EFL and National League clubs for their contribution to their local community via programmes funded by the Premier League.
Pavan has been chosen as the Foundation’s 2025 Community Captain for their incredible commitment to her community, on the back of her ongoing work overseeing the Foundation's Peer Action Collective (PAC) project.
Pav was surprised with the award at the Foundation's Positive Activities Map launch at Bradford City Hall on Monday 3rd November. The Positive Activities Map is a touchstone resource which aims to make positive, diversionary and supportive activities accessible for young people across the city. The launch was attended by the Lord Mayor of Bradford, delegates from local authorities including West Yorkshire Police, PAC funders including the Youth Endowment Fund and the Co-Op, and the Foundation's umbrella organisation EFL in the Community.
On receiving the award, Pav said: “I was very surprised to be named a Community Captain, and am made up! It was wonderful to be presented with the award in front of everyone assembled for our Map launch, a resource which I am very proud to have introduced. The Map has been informed and driven by the young people at the heart of our community, and I'd like to dedicate this award to all of them and all of their hard work.”
[Club] are proud to celebrate the achievements of our chosen Premier League Community Captain, Pav, recognising the instrumental role she has played in not only launching the Positive Activities Map, but her indefatigable efforts overseeing the whole project in Bradford. PAC continues to make local and national headlines for their work in making young peoples' communities fairer, safer places to live.
Ian Ormondroyd, Foundation CEO and former City striker, said: “It was fantastic to see Pav surprised with the award here at City Hall - the look on her face was priceless! We are all very proud of her and her achievements over her time at the Foundation, and I'm delighted to see her get some of the recognition she was absolutely due."
Premier League Director of Community Nick Perchard said: “It is so important that we continue to recognise and collectively highlight the positive impact that work within local communities has, championing those at the heart of Premier League-funded initiatives. Success on the pitch enables the Premier League to share unparallelled investment into communities and football at all levels across England and Wales.”
For more information about Premier League More Than A Game or Premier League Community Captains, please contact Communitycaptains@freuds.com.
About the Premier League
The Premier League produces some of the most competitive and compelling football in the world. The League and its clubs use the power and popularity of the competition to inspire fans, communities and partners in the UK and across the world. The Premier League brings people together from all backgrounds. It is a competition for everyone, everywhere and is available to watch in 900 million homes in 189 countries.
About Premier League Kicks
Premier League Kicks uses the power of football and sport to inspire young people to reach their potential, in some of the most high-need areas in England and Wales. Premier League funding enables 93 Premier League, English Football League and National League club charities to deliver free weekly football and multi-sport sessions, which have supported more than 550,000 young people at almost 5,000 venues.
The Premier League Primary Stars programme has reached over 19,000 schools and more than 70,000 teachers since 2017, reaching around 1.3 million pupils in the 2023-24 academic year alone. At the heart of the Premier League Primary Stars programme is a commitment to empowering teachers and inspiring pupils. Premier League Primary Stars offers every primary school in England and Wales over 650 free curriculum-linked resources across subjects like PE, PSHE, English, and Maths.
Comentários