The online auction for Community Day is now live with more than 50 amazing items available to bid on to support the work of the Bristol Bears Community Foundation.
From a sit down lunch with club captain Fitz Harding and one-hour kicking masterclass with fly-half AJ MacGinty to retro Bristol Bears memorabilia and a signed Ilona Maher shirt, there is an incredible selection of prizes on offer to the highest bidder.
The silent auction prizes include:
- Coaching session in the barn for up to 20 children at HPC
- Annual pass for Bristol Bears Community Foundation camps
- Signed men’s and women’s 2024/25 squad shirts
- Bristol Rugby retro shirt from 1989/91 season
- Mascot opportunity at Bears home game in 2025/26 season
- Signed pair of men’s first team player boots
- One-hour kicking masterclass with AJ MacGinty
- Team building masterclass for 20 people at HPC
- Signed Ilona Maher 24/25 Bristol Bears jersey
The funds raised from the online silent auction will support the award-winning work of the Bristol Bears Community Foundation as part of Community Day.
Community Day is the annual matchday in the season for the club to shine a light on its work in the local community via the Foundation, which delivers life-changing projects to more than 5,000 people in areas of deprivation across Greater Bristol.
In Bristol, school attendance is a significant challenge for our children and young people, with rates of persistent absence at 26% compared to the national average of 19%, which is related to high rates of illness, anxiety and poor mental wellbeing.
Community Day is focused on supporting the work of Bright Sparks, an education project that harnesses the Bristol Bears brand to work with young people in secondary schools, providing the tools to those who struggle in a traditional classroom setting.
The programme engaged 180 boys last year with 92% saying Bright Sparks enabled them to improve their attendance, punctuality and behaviour.
Jamie Skinner, Foundation CEO, said: “We have set a fundraising goal of £10,000 to enable us to continue this vital work and to deliver a year-long intervention programme working across 10 secondary schools, targeting 15 boys per school who need our support the most. With your help, we can improve the prospects of our children and young people in our community by giving them this vital support to achieve in school.”
Please BID GENEROUSLY to be in with a chance of winning some unforgettable prizes. Your generosity makes a difference. Thank you and good luck!
Please note items 1-13 are wholly gifted prizes and 100% of your bid will go to charity. The remaining items are supplied, everything above minimum bid plus a built in increment, goes to charity.
