Can you help a young kickboxer achieve his dream of competing for England at the World Kickboxing Union (WKU) World Championships in October?
Nine-year-old Dylan Kershaw, the son of our very own Gaz Kershaw, a saw operator in the Cut & Edge department at our Oldham HQ, has launched a £1000 fundraising quest to support his training regime, travel, kit, and entry costs.
He has been chosen to represent England at the tournament in Cardiff after finishing second in his points fighting and continuous fighting categories at the WKU British Open Championships back in May.
What makes his achievement even more remarkable is that Dylan, who competes in the under 25kg, under-10s category - the sport's youngest, lightest division - only took up the sport just under 12 months ago.
Dylan has this message for any would-be sponsors: "It would mean a lot to me to help make my dream come true and show England what I can do."
And his preparation for the World Championships couldn't be going any better. He landed two golds for continuous fighting in a ring, and continuous fighting on a mat, at the International Boxing and Kickboxing Organisation (IBKO) British Championships in Bury on Sunday 26th June.
The win makes him the IBKO's British champion in his age group and adds to his continuous fighting and points fighting titles he won at the International Combat Organisation (ICO) Championships.
Points for continuous fighting are awarded as the duel takes place in the same way as boxers are scored, while points fighting focuses on technique and sees the referee stop the contest and re-set the fighters with each point that is scored.
Dylan, who holds a green belt after being fast-tracked through his white, yellow, orange, red and red stripe belts, has already attended one of four England training camps in Birmingham, although he is due to miss one in August when he is competing at the Scottish Championships.
He trains at the British Military Martial Arts (BMMA) centre in Altrincham four times a week, following in the footsteps of his older brother Harley (13), a blue stripe belt who has been kickboxing since he was nine. He too is no stranger to success, holding two WKKC British titles in the under 35kg, under-13s division, and who joined his brother on the podium when he collected two golds, one silver and one bronze at the IBKO Championships.
Dylan's dad Gaz, who has worked at HPP for 17 years, says: "I'm very proud of the lads. Every time I watch Dylan get in the ring or on the mat, I feel proud no matter what the outcome is. It takes a lot of courage to do something like that - to stand up in front of people and compete, it's brilliant."
Dylan will be joined at the World Championships by fellow BMMA nine-year-old Dacre Bilton, from Chadderton, who competes in a heavier weight category. Both boys have launched GoFundMe campaigns to raise the money needed to attend the event at the Sport Wales National Centre.
Gaz says: "We've got off to a good start after Dylan's school publicised his appeal. We don't even know some of the people, they're teachers and other parents. That's helped us a lot and we're very grateful."
Meanwhile, Dylan will continue his training under the watchful eye of his coach and Gaz, and he'll be cheered on in his exploits by mum Donna, brother Harley and younger sister Scarlet (7), who has taken up gymnastics after deciding kickboxing wasn't for her!