Being active has always mattered to my own wellbeing, and I'm proud we back organisations that help more young people get involved and take part, whatever their circumstances.
There is more to Greg than sport, though he could happily talk about it all day. He cares just as much about people's health and wellbeing, about his community, and about a few causes he has taken up himself, from championing a wheelchair-accessible gym to getting more people onto a padel court, and lending a hand where it is needed further afield.
Physical and mental health, and the difference that staying active and connected makes to both.
Making sport and activity something every young person can take part in, whatever their circumstances.
Opening doors for young people through clubs, coaching, teams and new experiences.
Greg's interests run wider than sport alone, from health and community to lending a hand where it is needed.
The Reece Family Trust backs organisations working in the areas Greg cares most about. Here are a few of them.
A community boxing gym in the West End of Newcastle, using the sport to build confidence, discipline and self-belief in young people, with free sessions for local teenagers.
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A youth project Greg has visited, working to turn young lives around across the region.
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Greg donated a games console to the young people at Foundation Futures, a small gesture that meant a great deal.
Visit their website →A session at Jobes Boxing Gym in the West End of Newcastle, one of the community projects Greg supports, using the sport to build confidence, discipline and self-belief in young people.
The gym runs free sessions for local teenagers, giving them somewhere to train, belong and channel their energy into something positive, the kind of grassroots work close to Greg.
Visit Jobes Boxing Gym →Beyond the Trust's formal grants, there are causes and interests Greg backs in his own right.
When The Grove, a special school in Northumberland, was left without transport after its minibus wheelchair lift broke, Greg stepped in. His £14,000 donation funded a new wheelchair-accessible vehicle straight away, so its 51 pupils, aged 2 to 18, could get back out to the beach, the pool, the stables and their community.
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The project closest to Greg's heart. Gym Possible in Gateshead is the North East's wheelchair-accessible gym, giving people with physical disabilities a proper place to train and recover. Greg is a passionate supporter of their work.
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Greg is behind Project Padel in Long Benton, Newcastle. Padel is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country, and he loves bringing new people, young people especially, to the game.
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Greg has lent his backing to a food drive for Ukraine, helping gather everyday essentials, tinned food, pasta and basics, for families caught up in the war. It is the kind of straightforward, practical help he believes in: find a need, and meet it.
Read the story →Moments from the projects Greg supports across the North East.
If your work speaks to what Greg cares about, we would love to hear from you.
Monthly stories from the projects we fund across the North East.