28 March 2024, 21:56
By Furniture News Apr 20, 2017

Oak Furniture Land sponsors Burnley FC in the Community Day

Scott Arfield, Burnley FC’s midfielder, launched ‘Wear Your Shirt Day’ and Burnley FC in the Community Charity Day at Oak Furniture Land Burnley store yesterday.

‘Wear Your Shirt Day’ is taking place on Friday 21st of April and Scott is encouraging local schools, businesses and organisations to donate £1 to Burnley FC in the Community Charity in exchange for wearing their football shirts for the day.

Oak Furniture Land, one of the UK’s largest retailers of solid hardwood furniture, is sponsoring Burnley FC in the Community Day for the second year running and all the Burnley store team will be taking part, wearing their football shirts to work for the day, and encouraging their customers to donate to the Community Day.

Community Day is an annual celebration of Burnley in the FC Community Charity. The event aims to increase awareness and raise funds for the charity. This year’s Community Day celebration will be taking place at the televised Burnley FC V Manchester United FC game on Sunday 23rd April. All funds raised this year will be shared 50/50 with local charity Pendleside Hospice and Burnley FC Community Charity.

Jason Bannister, founder and owner of Oak Furniture Land, says: “Burnley is a unique place where the football club is the heart and soul of the town. Over the last few years certain individuals from within the club have made an incredible effort to pay back the love that the townspeople have shown the club for years and should be highly commended for this. 

"My own mother regularly attends events organised by Burnley FC Community and the more the club can interact with the town, the better. It makes a real difference for Mum and I know plenty of others who feel the same. Well done Burnley FC in the Community. Keep up the good work.”

Neil Hart, CEO of Burnley FC in the Community, says: “We’re delighted that Oak Furniture Land is the official sponsors of Community Day for the second year running. We know the team at Oak Furniture Land understand how important this club is to our community and their fantastic support is helping us to increase the profile of the day and raise vital funds for both Burnley FC in the Community and Pendleside Hospice. We’re urging everyone to bring £1 on the day of the fixture but for those who can’t make the game, donations can be made via the ‘Community Day’ event that can be found on both the Burnley FC in the Community and Pendleside Hospice Virgin Money Giving pages. Every penny raised on the day will be split 50/50 to support the vital local work of both our charities.”

Donations can be made to Burnley FC in the Community here and Pendleside Hospice here.

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