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Get Involved, Stay Involved

Get Involved, Stay Involved is a program run jointly by Essendon Football Club, Bendigo Bombers and Bendigo Pioneers. The program will reach over 2000 students in 20 schools throughout the Bendigo region during 2007.

Objectives

• Increase and sustain participation in sport by young people
• Encourage healthy lifestyle choices among young people

Program Structure

Four players (two from Essendon, one from Bendigo Bombers and one from Bendigo Pioneers) will visit a primary school in Bendigo every week during the AFL season. The visits will be of one hour’s duration and will involve two components:

1. Football Clinic
   A football clinic will be conducted on the school’s oval. The clinic provides meaningful interaction between the students and players and engages participants in healthy activity. Students will have the opportunity to get involved and learn from their role models.
2. Healthy Lifestyle Discussion
   The players will discuss with the students the positives of adopting a healthy lifestyle, which includes regular exercise and a healthy diet. The players will provide the students with real-life examples as to how this can be achieved and have students answer a range of questions.

At the conclusion of the visit, students will be provided with information packs, which will include:

• Information on local sporting and recreation clubs/associations/activities
• Tools and tips on healthy eating and regular exercise

Get Involved, Stay Involved Competition

Ever wanted to experience what life is like on the inside of an AFL Club? Ever wondered how Bomber stars such as Matthew Lloyd and James Hird spend their week? As part of Get Involved, Stay Involved, one lucky person has the chance to win the ultimate Essendon Football Club experience for themselves and their classmates – a day at Windy Hill consisting of the following:

• Tour of Hall of Fame
• Tour of player facilities
• Meet with and hear from current Essendon players
• Fun and games on the hallowed Windy Hill turf
• Essendon showbags for the class
• Lunch

In addition, the school from which the winning entry is selected will receive new footballs for their P.E department. The winning entry will also be published in the Essendon Football Club ‘Your Team, Our Community’ magazine at the end of the year.

For your chance to win, simply choose one of the following:

• Write a brief story about your favourite sport or activity. Story ideas:
• A match report from your weekend sporting competition
• A match report from an Essendon Football Club or Bendigo Bombers game
• Your favourite moment/highlight from participating in sport
• What playing sport means to you
• Draw a picture of you and your friends participating in your favourite sport or activity

Entries can be submitted to:

Get Involved, Stay Involved
Essendon Football Club
PO Box 17
Essendon 3040
Email: rjames@essendonfc.com.au

Be sure to include the following information:

• Your name
• Age
• School
• The name of your teacher

Please note:

• Competition is only open to schools participating in the Get Involved, Stay Involved program.
• Prize is for one class from one school only
• Transport is not included

Entries close Friday 29 June 2007

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