Johnny sent a message to Mark Parker President and CEO, Nike, Inc. – email address that said:
Dear Sir/Madam
I am writing to you to see if there is any possibility of getting some help from yourselves with regards to coaching equipment. Myself and 3 friends are in the process of setting up our own football coaching academy and we were wondering if you had any equipment (balls, bibs, cones, nets, poles etc)that we could either purchase cheaper or even you would like to donate. We are all qualified coaches and we all love coaching, each of us coaching at Springfield Park in Heywood. We want to make coaching our actual jobs and go into schools and run holiday courses etc Is there any way you could possibly help, we would be happy to add your name to any flyers etc and would be more than willing to be very vocal about any help you could provide. We are hoping to eventually progress into other sports so would be happy to keep association with yourselves for that also. We genuinely want to provide quality coaching for kids in our area and would be more than happy to provide any proof you would require of your equipment be used for the right reasons. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely
Johnny
