The great experience of football. www.football.bb Registered charity N° 825 The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity
The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity Mission Statement THE BREWSTER TRUST’s mission is to promote, develop and improve football in Barbados with the aim of creating opportunities at all levels, but especially for the youth. To impart the qualities of leadership and loyalty, sportsmanship, competitive ambition and the drive for academic excellence as well as discipline, fair play and respect is our ultimate goal, just as the fruitful cooperation with all national and international football stakeholders. In short: The great experience of football. 18.5.2015 2 The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity
The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity Background Football is a global language promoting health, team spirit and fellowship regardless of colour of skin, intellect, talents or age. We speak different languages, we come from different cultures and we have different traditions. No matter who you are or where you are, you are not responsible for the past but you are for the future. The founders of our charity, THE BREWSTER TRUST, Mr. Chesterfield N. Brewster and his son Mr. Nathaniel P. Brewster, grasped the initiative and are fully dedicated to fulfill their various goals to enhance the game in Barbados. 18.5.2015 3 The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity
The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity Background The goals of THE BREWSTER TRUST are to establish: □ the lasting structure of football in Barbados, □ a significant role of Club football in Barbados, □ dedicated pitches and infrastructure, □ functional facilities and equipment, □ competition in attractive Leagues for all age groups in an □ adequate season, □ age group and performance related proper training for officials and players alike, □ registered and insured players, □ to give dedicated and motivated individuals a fair chance, to have fun, to achieve fulfillment and to be given the opportunity to represent their Club or even country and □ Finally respect and fair play according to FIFA regulations. 18.5.2015 4 The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity
The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity Strategic The strategic approaches connected to the Mission Statement require to know and feel the facts on football in Barbados. THE BREWSTER TRUST concentrates on structural and infrastructural concerns and aims to implement a “Football for everyone” philosophy, accompanied by a transparent communication policy where needed, with the local football stakeholders and also the Trust’s international network – always keeping in mind the vision to develop a professional game. 18.5.2015 5 The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity
The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity People The people behind THE BREWSTER TRUST are: □ Chesterfield N. Brewster (Barbadian) President and founder of the charity □ Nathaniel P. Brewster (Barbadian) Vice-President and founder of the charity □ Robert A. Haas (British) Trustee □ Peter G. Symmonds (Barbadian) Trustee □ Paolo Arancio (American) Trustee □ Axel C. Bernhardt (German) Chief Executive Officer 18.5.2015 6 The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity
The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity Operational business THE BREWSTER TRUST founded on 22 nd April 2010 started its operational business on 1 st September 2010 from an office at Manor Lodge, Green Hill, St. Michael. On 5 th November 2010 THE BREWSTER TRUST moved to its own new office located in Trents, St. James. 18.5.2015 7 The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity
The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity Co-operations To fulfill the Mission Statement THE BREWSTER TRUST depends on co-operations and partnerships within the national and international football and sports family. Fields of co-operation are for example: □ football equipment □ sporting goods □ playing fields □ football facilities □ medical care □ insurance □ schools □ transportation 18.5.2015 8 The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity
The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity Barbados Football Association (BFA) On 17 th December 2010 THE BREWSTER TRUST signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Barbados Football Association (BFA) for the next three years to co- operate developing, funding and supporting several projects like restructuring, strategic approaches or even communication tools. Projects: □ General Secretary □ BFA’s Strategic Plan (five years) □ Summit 2011 □ Web portal 18.5.2015 9 The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity
The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity Arsenal Football Club □ THE BREWSTER TRUST signed a three year commitment with Arsenal FC to support and sponsor the programme Arsenal in the Community focused on “The Gap Year” programme; partnership agreement has been extended for the years 2013/2014 and 2014/2015. □ Nathaniel Brewster, a founder of the charity and actual participant in Arsenal’s Gap Year Programme, said: “The development of sports based social inclusion initiatives has been last but not least the driver to step in and support the programme as the Trust’s general mission is to promote, develop and improve football especially in Barbados with the aim of creating opportunities at all levels, but especially for the youth.” 18.5.2015 10 The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity
The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity Arsenal Football Club □ One approach of the charity is to have qualified and experienced people who are dedicated to football and are willing to share their know-how. □ Arsenal’s approach fits perfectly with this philosophy. Taking the examples of Israel or Kenya Arsenal in the Community has recruited year by year several gap year students to coach football, but also to support as assistants in local schools. This is what The Brewster Trust sees as one important element towards fulfilling their objectives. 18.5.2015 11 The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity
The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity Barbados Secondary Schools’ Football League (BSSFL) Since 2013 THE BREWSTER TRUST supports the Barbados Secondary Schools’ Football League (BSSFL) to implement a new initiative, the “Development Programme”, to improve the overall standard of football in the secondary schools with the main goals: □ to promote secondary school football on the island, □ to raise the standard of youth football as a whole, □ to educate coaches in coaching techniques and the ability to train and select teams at the youth level, □ to provide the basis for young players to play structured football more often and so get better at the game of football, □ to provide coaches and players alike with the necessary equipment to assist in player development and □ to promote football for the youth on the island with the intention of making the schools’ football the model for which every other division should follow. 18.5.2015 12 The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity
The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity Activities □ THE BREWSTER TRUST funded a coaching course in April 2010 held at the new artificial turf at the University of the West Indies Campus in co-operation with Arsenal Football Club. □ THE BREWSTER TRUST sponsored the Barbados Football Association Award Banquet at the Crane Beach Hotel, Crane, St. Philip on the occasion of celebrating BFA’s hundredth anniversary. □ THE BREWSTER TRUST has been invited from The University of the West Indies for a feature address at the event “Sport at Cave Hill: The Way Forward”. The trust followed the invitation and presented “Sports – passion or profession?” on Wednesday, 16 th March 2011. 18.5.2015 13 The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity
The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity Activities □ THE BREWSTER TRUST has been invited on 18 th March 2011 to a sports fund raising activity of the Duke of Edinburgh Trust in Barbados with the presence of His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex. □ THE BREWSTER TRUST’s first official public programme has been the Inaugural Football Holiday Camp 2011 which has been for girls and boys and children with disabilities. It took place between 4 th July and 29 th July 2011 as a weekly programme free of charge; nearly 400 participants including over 40 local coaches took part. 18.5.2015 14 The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity
The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity Some impressions of “The Inaugural Football Holiday Camp 2011” 18.5.2015 15 The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity
The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity Activities □ THE BREWSTER TRUST participated on 7 th July 2011 at the Unique Helping Hands Summer Camp at Harrison College invited by the Honorary Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany in Barbados. Penelope Howell, Camp Director, got in contact with the Consulate seeking an understanding of Germany’s contribution to Barbados and the world’s economy. Of course football was one of the topics. 18.5.2015 16 The Brewster Trust, Barbados – our registered charity
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