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1. Hi I was wondering if you could help, as a local under 14's rugby club, we are looking for sponsorship or sports equipment from local companies. Everybody we have approached seems to only support football teams. Kind Regards Chris Gill
Thank you for your question regarding the possibility of McDonald's being involved with potential sponsorship of your rugby club. McDonald's UK are already committed to providing more opportunities for children and adults alike, to participate and receive qualified football coaching across the UK. These opportunities are provided through the McDonald's Community Partnerships with the four UK Football Associations, which help to fund the creation of newly qualified volunteer football coaches as well as the provision of curriculum time coaching and fun football festivals throughout the year. I'm afraid that we are unable to undertake other sponsorship initiatives as the UK football coaching programmes, which have seen over 20,000 new coaches qualify to date and over 1 million children receive better qualified football coaching, account for all of our sports sponsorship activation. Please let me take this opportunity to thank you for your interest and enthusiasm in the McDonald's sports programme and to wish you all the best with the team. (July 2011)

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2. I work for a small community housing association who aim to foster community spirit by the organisation of fun day events. Do McDonalds sponsor such events by way of donation of say goods (orange juice, etc.) or a monetary donation?
Thank you for your message regarding the possibility of McDonald's being involved with potential sponsorship of your community housing project. McDonald's UK are already committed to providing more opportunities for children and adults alike, to participate and receive qualified football coaching across the UK. These opportunities are provided through the McDonald's Community Partnerships with the four UK Football Associations, which help to fund the creation of newly qualified volunteer football coaches as well as the provision of curriculum time coaching and advise and tools to help grassroots football clubs develop. I'm afraid that we are unable to undertake other sponsorship initiatives as the UK football coaching programmes, which have seen over 20,000 new coaches qualify to date and over 1 million children receive better qualified football coaching, account for all of our sports sponsorship activation. Please let me take this opportunity to thank you for your interest and enthusiasm in the McDonald's sports programme and to wish you all the best with the project. (July 2011)

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3. I have been contacting companies for 2 months now trying to secure a sponsorship deal for an u14's football team but to no avail, we need new kits and have no training aids and I wondered if you could give us some leads or tips as we are getting worried we may not be able to play football this coming season?
Thank you for your email regarding the possibility of McDonald's being involved with potential sponsorship of your football team. McDonald's UK are already committed to providing more opportunities for children and adults alike, to participate and receive qualified football coaching across the UK. These opportunities are provided through the McDonald's Community Partnerships with the four UK Football Associations, which help to fund the creation of newly qualified volunteer football coaches as well as the provision of curriculum time coaching and fun football festivals throughout the year. I'm afraid that we are unable to undertake individual sponsorship initiatives as the UK football coaching programmes, which have seen over 20,000 new coaches qualify to date and over 1 million children receive better qualified football coaching, account for all of our sports sponsorship activation. Please take a look at Your Game (www.thefa.com/yourgame) which is a new website developed with our partners at The FA to support grassroots football clubs like yours. Please let me take this opportunity to thank you for your interest and enthusiasm in the McDonald's sports programme and to wish you all the best with the team. (July 2011)

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4. We have a very large horse who is called Big Mac and that he is a gentle giant with a great personality and lovable to all my daughter age 15 is about to start entering him in shows the first one at Croften and it was suggested to contact you obviously for his name and we would like a sponsor to watch his progress and developement would you be interested or is this a crazy idea on my part.
Thank you for your enquiry regarding the possibility of McDonald's being involved with potential sponsorship of your horse called Big Mac. I’m afraid that we are not able to consider individual approaches for sponsorship at this time due to other commitments. You may be interested to learn that McDonald's UK are committed to providing more opportunities for children and adults alike, to participate and receive qualified football coaching across the UK. These opportunities are provided through the McDonald's Community Partnerships with the four UK Football Associations, which help to fund the creation of newly qualified volunteer football coaches (over 20,000 to date) as well as the provision of curriculum time coaching and fun football festivals throughout the year. We do also encourage our local restaurants to get involved with local football club sponsorship, with over 700 of our 1200 restaurants already having partnerships with local football clubs and teams, helping with anything from kit and equipment sponsorship through to advice on how to manage accounts or write a business plan. These local partnerships are created through our Club Twinning programme which runs in conjunction with our partners at the four UK Football Associations, who recommend the most suitable and deserving local junior football club for each McDonald’s restaurant which chooses to take part in the programme and look for a local team to support. For more information on McDonald's funded coaching courses please contact your local County FA, contact details can be found on www.thefa.com Thank you for your interest in McDonald's sponsorship and we wish you and your horse Big Mac all the best in the future. (December 2010)

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5. I am a coach at middlewich town FC & coach the under 8's & 9's & have herd that mcDonalds will sponser junior football with new kits & equipment is this true & How do you apply for sponsership thanks julian young
Thank you for your enquiry regarding the possibility of McDonald's being involved with potential sponsorship of your team. McDonald's UK are already committed to providing more opportunities for children and adults alike, to participate and receive qualified football coaching across the UK. These opportunities are provided through the McDonald's Community Partnerships with the four UK Football Associations, which help to fund the creation of newly qualified volunteer football coaches (over 20,000 to date) as well as the provision of curriculum time coaching and fun football festivals throughout the year. For more information on McDonald's funded coaching courses please contact your local County FA, contact details can be found on www.thefa.com We do also encourage our local restaurants to get involved with local football club sponsorship, with over 700 of our 1200 restaurants already having partnerships with local football clubs and teams. This could be to do with anything from kit and equipment sponsorship through to advice on how to manage accounts or write a business plan. These local partnerships are created through our Club Twinning programme which runs in conjunction with our partners at the four UK Football Associations, who recommend the most suitable and deserving local junior football club for each McDonald’s restaurant which chooses to take part in the programme and look for a local team to support. I’m afraid that this means we are not able to consider individual approaches for sponsorship. Thank you for your interest and enthusiasm in the McDonald's sports programme, and for more information on our UK grass roots programme and events in your area, please visit the Sports section of www.mcdonalds.co.uk/football (December 2010)

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6. Im a level 1 football coach currently working for manchester united as a footballl scout -7 years Ive developed a football coaching aid for grass roots football prototype complete research near complete endorsments include gary neville manchester united phil neville everton fc Looking for a contact to pitch my product re sponsorship
Thank you for your enquiry regarding the possibility of McDonald's being involved with potential sponsorship of your football training product. I'm afraid that we are unable to undertake this sponsorship initiative as the McDonald’s UK football coaching programmes, which have seen over 20,000 new coaches qualify to date and over one million children receive better qualified football coaching, account for all of our sports sponsorship activation. You might be interested to know that McDonald's UK are committed to providing more opportunities for children and adults alike, to participate and receive qualified football coaching across the UK. These opportunities are provided through the McDonald's Community Partnerships with the four UK Football Associations, which help to fund the creation of newly qualified volunteer football coaches as well as the provision of curriculum time coaching and fun football festivals throughout the year. Thank you for your interest and enthusiasm in the McDonald's sports programme and to wish you all the best with your future football activities. (December 2010)

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