Foundation of Light named Charity Club of the Year

Sunderland AFC’s Foundation of Light has been named Charity Club of the Year at a major national awards ceremony.

The club’s official charity took home the award at the Club Mirror magazine’s Club Awards in Leicester earlier this week, as well as a string of individual prizes for four people working with the foundation, based at the Beacon of Light, adjacent to the football club.

Foundation of Light took home the Charity Club of the Year award for their wide-ranging work across the North East region, which offers inclusive sport and play for all, raising educational attainment through various study and employability programmes, to tackling poor physical and mental health in the North East.

The Club Awards have been presented since 1992 and celebrate the incredible work of clubs across the country, and this year’s awards night at Leicester’s Athena Venue also recognised the hard work of staff at the Foundation of Light.

Ken Riley, who is a well-known legendary member of staff at the Foundation, won a Long Service Recognition award after celebrating 30 years as a coach for the charity earlier this year.