If you've read any of our recent articles about sports club furniture, there's a good chance you are among the estimated two million 'unsung heroes' who volunteer to help thousands of people of all ages to get involved in an organised physical activity.
Sports play a crucial role in developing a sense of community; in providing social opportunities for people of all ages and abilities; and of course in keeping people fit and helping to rehabilitate some individuals after illness or injury.
And sports club furniture plays lots of different roles in this, from creating somewhere to rest after a long game, such as in the case of golf club furniture which might be your first 'sit down' for several hours, to doubling as spectator seating as might be the case with cricket club furniture.
You might even use your pavilion furniture for more general purposes; for example, cricket club furniture often gets drafted in after the game is over, to create a bar-like environment for the players and their families to stay around and socialise.
Cricket clubs in particular are frequently used for general social events, from amateur dramatics productions to quizzes and charity fundraisers, putting them right at the heart of the community.
And football club furniture is often more likely to find extra uses before the match, rather than after it, when the visiting team and their loyal fans might need somewhere to kill time before kick-off, creating an opportunity for the club to raise a few extra funds by selling refreshments, snacks and even sit-down meals.
Through all of this though, these venues need somebody to run them, and 39 National Governing Bodies of UK sports have come together to create the NGB CEO Forum, an independent voice for sport from national to local level.
It represents sports from football, cycling, athletics and rugby, to handball, table tennis and boccia, and chairman Adrian Christy took its launch as an opportunity to praise the volunteers who help to run sports clubs across all the different disciplines.
He said: "39 National Governing Bodies have come together for the first time to promote their significant role, reach and impact in helping to deliver sport in England.
"This impact is possible largely because of the amazing commitment, energy and passion of almost two million unsung sports volunteers who, week in, week out, invest their time into creating and developing opportunities for thousands of people of all ages and abilities to take part in sport in local communities.
"They are a crucial part of the heartbeat of sport in this country and, on behalf of the 39 Governing Bodies, we say a huge thank you."