​We want to introduce you to an exciting new opportunity to raise money for your Club and to invite you to sign up to a new initiative called 'My Club Wins' (MCW). 
 
So, what is My Club Wins?
 
My Club Wins (MCW) is an online Society Lottery for grassroots community sports clubs. Launched by Sport Support CIC in 2023. it comes without cost or risk to Clubs.
 
MCW is an online monthly draw which enables lottery players to win national prizes whilst clubs and players can win donated and sponsored prizes.   Tickets are £5 a month and no less than 50 per cent of funds raised are donated back to your Club. We believe this is one of the highest percentage returns of any UK lottery. 
 
MCW offers Clubs an easy, modern, and sustainable way of raising funds at a time when many of our Clubs are facing difficult challenges.
 
MCW has no set up charges, is risk free and operates entirely online. It is paperless, cashless and requires minimal administration. MCW was created and has been launched by sports enthusiasts and is run by Sports Support a not-for-profit Community Interest Company (CIC) set up to raise funds specifically for recreational sport. The AFC have agreed to partner with Sports Support, who already have an arrangement with the Club Cricket Charity.  
 
The website is live (see below) and if you want to know more then check out 'How it Works' and 'Got a Question' on the Home Page.
 
Both the AFC and Sports Support believe that social media is going to be an important tool in spreading the word about this, particularly X(Twitter), WhatsApp groups, Tik Tock, and Instagram. We need clubs to appoint 'champions' to recruit people to play the game across your community, but you'll need to have a minimum of 25 lottery players signed up to participate.
 
To get your Club involved you simply go to the red 'Club Sign Up' icon, answer a few questions and you're in.    
 
In summary, there are several good reasons why Clubs should participate: -

• 50 per cent of ticket revenues are returned to Clubs.
• There are monthly national cash prizes and non-cash prizes provided by sponsors.
• Clubs have no risk or cost, and no licence is required.
• Players support the Club they play for.
• The draw is accessible on all devices.
• Minimal effort is required to recruit players through social media promotion. 
• It's a year-on-year, subscription based, providing sustainable funding.

 
We are excited to announce that the AFC has partnered with adidas to “Pay Players subs 
for the Return of Football” following the long lock down. 
 
Through this partnership, adidas are providing the AFC with a Donation to pay for AFC players match fees for Saturday 3 April, and all of those funds will be transferred to our member clubs.
 
How will this work for clubs
 
As a league we have been working on this partnership with adidas over the last few days and the final stage in the agreement will see adidas transfer the funds to the league on Tuesday 6th April, and, as soon as possible after this we will be transferring funds to clubs as quickly as we can. 
 
To enable us to transfer funds, a form will be sent out over the weekend to for you to fill in with your club’s bank details.  Ideally, we would want to pay funds in to bank accounts in the club’s name. 
 
Each team will be provided with an amount based on AFC sub and squad size calculations
 
After a long lay-off this is the perfect pick me up for the Restart of Football.
 
Finally, on behalf of the AFC and all our clubs, I would like to say a huge thank you to adidas for choosing us to work with on this fantastic initiative.