Here’s a winning idea: a fund-raising football tournament.  Sue Ryder Care (the UK based healthcare charity) seeks lovely companies to participate.

Anyone can play.  All you need is a five-a-side team with the fitness and skill desire to challenge ex-Premiership legends for the Sue Ryder Cup.

Entry to the tournament and exclusive after-party costs £1200 for eight players plus guests.  In many cases, lovely companies are sponsoring their staff to take part.

Teams from Coutts, Polar Capital and Microsoft have already signed up but players don’t have to be from huge corporations.

32 teams will be involved in the play-offs, with the winners playing a team of Premiership All Stars in the final.  Last year’s all-star team included Ray Parlour (Arsenal), Kerry Dixon (Chelsea) and Paul Parker (Manchester United).

There is a chance to mingle with the Premiership legends at the after- party at the Indigo Club in the O2 Centre.  The event will be hosted by 1966 World Cup winner Martin Peters MBE and other confirmed guests include Martina Czeh, wife of Chelsea footballer Petr Czeh.

Even if you can’t beat the all-stars, you can have fun trying. And because proceeds go towards Sue Ryder’s care work in Malawi and Eastern Europe, you can’t really lose!

The tournament will take place on December 2nd at the David Beckham Academy, Greenwich.  For more information, contact Louise on 0207 4920 746 or email InternationalCup@suerydercare.org

Rachel Pattisson is a freelance copy writer. She writes a blog called Really Rachel and you can hire her here: ThoughtTrains.co.uk.

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Here’s a brief summary of events this month in London that may be of interest-

11-12 September: EcoMo09 – 24-hour coding marathon organised by Vodafone and Betavine, where developers create tools that help people reduce their impact on the environment.

12 September: Interesting 2009

19-20 September: Charity Hack Weekend 2009 – bringing together charities and developers to revolutionise the collection of donations. Organised by Just Giving, MissionFish and Paypal.

22 September: MOO’s Third Birthday Party

22 September: Social Capital – networking for London’s social businesses. Organised by UnLtdWorld, sponsored by Knowledge Connect and in partnership with Huddle.

24 September: 4th NFPtweetup sponsored by Beautiful World and JustGiving.