Palace for Life coach Mary Barnett was awarded her Community Captain armband, frame and pennant before the weekend’s match against Burnley, as part of the Premier League’s More Than A Game campaign. Her award is in recognition of her dedication to a huge number of programmes and fundraising efforts for Palace for Life over the last three years…
Mary was presented her award by players on the Women’s Walking Football Team before Palace’s 3-0 win against Burnley on Saturday. She has been with Palace for Life since 2021 when she first joined us as a participant on our Women’s Walking Football Team. After taking part and noticing that she had what it takes to be a coach, she became a regular fixture on our coaching schedule and has, at one point or another, delivered on nearly all programmes we offer, and organises and participates in a number of fundraising activities, like our Marathon March and quiz nights…
FULL story at source: https://www.palaceforlife.org/news/community-engagement/coach-mary-barnett-named-community-captain/
Original source/pic credit: https://x.com/PalaceForLife/status/1762065950235295852?s=20
Author: The Walking Football
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