Celebrity and entrepreneur supporters
Make Your Mark with a Ball has fantastic support from sporting celebrities such as Paula Radcliffe and Sir Steve Redgrave, as well as some great young entrepreneurs. Some of them are also getting involved in our eBay charity auction. Check out the photos and quotes below!Duncan Bannatyne
"Make Your Mark with a Ball is a really simple concept that will challenge people to think on their feet. Using a ball as your only business collateral requires strategy, skill, teamwork and a worthwhile goal to aim for – making money for a good cause that will help alleviate poverty here in the UK and across the world. It has my wholehearted support." Duncan Bannatyne, serial entrepreneur, Dragons' Den Paula Radcliffe
"Make Your Mark with a Ball and help raise money for Sport Relief 2008. Running a marathon is tough, but it's easy to get involved in this; all you need is a ball and an idea!" Paula Radcliffe, World Marathon record holder
Mutya
"Make Your Mark with a Ball is a cool competition because it’s a really easy way of supporting a good cause. Enter the competition and use a ball or balls to raise money for Sport Relief. It’s a simple as that. I’m doing it - I’ve added my signature to a rugby ball signed by the Castleford Tigers, and it will be auctioned on eBay. I’m not an athlete or your typical entrepreneur, so it just goes to show that if I can do it anyone can. Get a ball and raise some cash, it’s your chance to help change lives for the better."Mutya Buena, pop star
James Cracknell
"Africa, it's on the other side of the World right? Wrong. I believe that you can get there in just over a week on manpower alone so I've challenged myself to do that for Sport Relief. Now I challenge you to come up with a fantastic money making idea for Make Your Mark with a Ball and you too can raise money for Sport Relief 2008." James Cracknell MBE, Olympic rowing gold medallist
Eamonn Holmes
"Calling all football fans! Use your love of the beautiful game to raise as much money as you can for Sport Relief." Eamonn Holmes, TV and radio personality
Ade Adepitan
"Make Your Mark with a Ball is such as simple concept, anyone can get involved. You can use any type of ball you like… I suggest a basketball! So get involved and use your love of sport and your enterprising ideas to help raise money for Sport Relief." Ade Adepitan, Paralympic Basketball medalist
Tim Lovejoy
“Make Your Mark with a Ball is a fantastic opportunity to use your enterprising ideas to raise money for Sport Relief 2008 and help vulnerable people across the UK and other countries around the world." Tim Lovejoy, Something for the Weekend
James Murray Wells
“Make Your Mark with a Ball is a fantastic challenge. Think like an entrepreneur; keep your idea focussed, aim for a target and then exceed it. It’s a fantastic opportunity to be really enterprising and raise money for Sport Relief at the same time.” James Murray Wells, Founder, GlassDirect.co.ukDale Vince
“Make Your Mark with a Ball is a great way to fuel ideas to help raise money for Sport Relief. One small ball and one great idea is all it takes to make a world of difference.” Dale Vince, founder of ecotricitySeb Bishop
“Enterprising ideas can play a vital role in finding solutions to help raise the standard of living for people in some of the world’s poorest countries. Make Your Mark with a Ball is a great way to raise money for Sport Relief and help people living incredibly tough lives both at home in the UK and across the world.”Seb Bishop, entrepreneur and star of 'Millionaires Mission'
Ben Way
“Make Your Mark with a Ball is all about using innovation and ideas to help raise money for a really worthwhile cause. You can do anything, like bouncing a ball to John O’ Groats and back. Just go that extra mile, raise money for Sport Relief and help people here in the UK and in the world’s poorest countries.”Ben Way, entrepreneur and star of 'Secret Millionaire'
Tim Campbell
"Make Your Mark with a Ball is a really bright idea to help raise money for Sport Relief 2008. There are vulnerable people both here in the UK and across the world who deserve a better life – get involved and you can help make a difference."Tim Campbell, entrepreneur and founder of Bright Ideas Trust
Dan Lobb
“Be a sport and support Make Your Mark with a Ball. What a great way to raise money for Sport Relief and help vulnerable people in the UK and across the world’s poorest countries.” Dan Lobb, Sky Sports News presenterNitin Sawhney
“Sport is all about teamwork, and in fighting poverty we all need to be reaching for the same goal. By taking part in Make Your Mark with a Ball you can raise money for Sport Relief and help make the world a fairer place.” Nitin Sawhney, musician, producer and composer