Love claims Shoot For Life title

Coaches, athletes, volunteers, parents, family and friends, it is my pleasure to speak with you today on the occasion of the 23 rd Anniversary of Combined Faith Sports Evangelism Ministry. For over 20 years Combined Faith (CF) Christian Sports Evangelism Ministry has been using sports and leadership development to impact and change the lives of young people across Barbados. The organisation has worked with schools, churches, sports clubs, and community-based groups to deliver high quality coaching and training to ensure the all-round development of athletes and coaches. CF was officially launched in May 2000 through the vision of founder Mr. Dean A. Squires born out of his passion for God, love for basketball and people empowerment. Recognising that the church had lost its appeal and influence among Youth who were facing several social problems, Dean and his team sought to reach out to this target group using a universal language that has taught many life skills and provided many opportunities for youth; sports! Sport is seen as a powerful and cost-effective tool to help children and young people overcome violence, discrimination, and disadvantage in their lives and to build unity. Combined Faith has held programs in seven (7) sporting disciplines namely, basketball, football, netball, volleyball, track & field, road tennis, and table tennis. As you know, one of our headline initiatives is now the “Shoot Fuh Life” basketball tournament. This most recent April-May SHOOT FUH LIFE Tournament No.2 hosted by Combined Faith and sponsored by PEAK features: · 80 Students of · 11 Secondary + 2 Primary Schools from · 72 Communities in · 9 of the Parishes across Barbados Nelson Mandela once said that: “Sport has the power to change the world, it has the power to inspire, it has the power to unite people, in a way that little else does, it speaks to youth in a language that they understand, sport can create hope where once there was only despair”. “It is more powerful than governments in breaking down all types of racial barriers, it loves in the face of all types of discrimination”. He further indicated that the real legacy of sports is “where the rules of the game are the same for everyone and behavior is guided by fair play and good sportsmanship”. We need this reality in a world where so much discrimination based on age, sex, education and social status exist. This year as we celebrate our 23 rd Anniversary, we will be delighted if you will chose to partner with us. As a charity, we rely on donations and partnerships to fund our programs and achieve our mission. We believe that by partnering with you, we can amplify our impact on the lives of young people. Today, we launch CF 23-Day Challenge. We encourage you to: Be 1 of 1000 change-makers to donate $23.00 to Combined Faith (CF) Sports! $23 in 23 days to celebrate 23 Years !!! Only $1 a day! As you Join the CF 23-Day Challenge you will be completing 23 exercises in 23 days and contribute $23 ($1 a day) to our programming as we celebrate 23 years in ministry during 2023! The Challenge will run from May 30 to June 21, 2023 So … Take the challenge, record and share why you support CF Sports on social media. Donate. Use our hashtag: #CFChallenge2023 Tag us, so we can repost your recording. Partnering with our charity can provide numerous benefits, including positive brand association, network opportunities, portfolio-building opportunities and community involvement as we give back! Of course some of you may be wondering, if you can give more that $23 and the answer is absolutely! In fact, We encourage you to do so!  You can donate either through our Donation Cards, Scotia Bank, Republic Bank or Payce Digital. Please visit our website cffcabarbados.org/donate for more information. These funds will be critical in contributing to the objectives of our Strategic Plan 2022-2025 which has three (3) Strategic Objectives: · Enhance Sports Participation · Inspire Positive Change · Be Fit for the Future Let us go forward courageously, as we move into this new era of transformation, through sports for good! I thank you. Blessings!

Team sweeps Shoot Fuh Life Basketball Competition

Spencer Hasslett (second left) and Josiah Weekes (second from right) were joint Under-15 champions and are presented with their prizes from Caleb Holder and Nathan Eristhee.