Looking for a way to boost your football club’s funds this Christmas? Feeling festive after watching Excitable Edgar and the seasonal John Lewis advert? Then join the 5,400 clubs already using the easyfundraising website to turn their members’ existing online shopping into free cashback donations.

To date, clubs have raised close to £700,000 which has helped fund new kit, training expenses and running costs. Essex teams can raise funds with easyfundraising when members do Black Friday and Christmas shopping online. It takes two minutes to register, and it’s completely free!

As an added bonus this Christmas, easyfundraising are giving clubs the chance to win a £100 donation. To enter, clubs can ask supporters to download the free easyfundraising app before 15th December, then they can help fund their club simply by doing their everyday online shopping. For every person who downloads the app, the club gets an entry into the prize draw.

Hit your club’s fundraising goals this winter with easyfundraising! To encourage more of your supporters to download the app, find free resources online at www.easyfundraising.org.uk/essex-fa. Grassroots football information can also be found in the menus above, on Twitter by following @EssexCountyFA and by searching for ‘EssexFootball’ on Facebook.