Charity Number 1191534

We are asking for support by inviting people to donate £8 for our 8th year.

Smile Through Sport provide disability sports activities and events throughout the North East. They are able to provide activities for people of all ages and abilities including children, adults and those in care homes. The 8th year of Smile is to be the biggest one yet as they aim to reach more people in more places than ever before.

Founded in 2013 by Paralympian, Stephen Miller, Smile has already worked with over 6500 individuals across the North East. Smile became a charity in 2020 and now hopes to raise enough money to ensure they are able to increase their impact in 2021.

Like many charities and organisations, Covid-19 has had a devastating impact on Smile and their participants as all in person delivery was stopped overnight. This has had an enormous impact on the income the organisation has been able to generate this year and there are real concerns that Smile will be unable to provide as much activity in the future.

The team at Smile have worked incredibly hard to ensure that they are able to provide at home sport and activity for those who have had to shield or who struggle to access any community activity. Activities in 2020 have included equipment loan schemes for residents in care homes to keep them active while shielding, online fitness sessions for adults with learning disabilities and free equipment for families across Northumberland to keep them active and safe.