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Essendon shares the Christmas spirit

Friday, 16 December 2011
Staff writers for essendonfc.com.au
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With the festive season in full swing, Essendon Football Club has helped spread the cheer after donating $100,000 to 11 local sporting clubs earlier this week.

With the cash from the trading results of the Windy Hill Venue, the club is proud to again distribute the significant sum.

This donation will now bring the total amount of cash distributed to local sporting clubs to over $1.23million for the past seven years.

Essendon Football Club Manager of Corporate Services Kevin Dixon said the club’s donation would significantly benefit the sporting clubs in the local community.

“Once again, we are proud that the club is able to contribute a significant amount of money to sporting clubs in the local area,” Dixon said.

“Sport – at all levels – has the ability to unite and bring people together. It is important that as a large organisation, we foster grassroots sport, whatever the code.”

The 11 clubs to receive a part of the distribution were:

Athletics Essendon
Essendon Baseball Club
Essendon Bowls Club
Essendon Cricket Club
Essendon Croquet Club
Essendon Ladies Hockey Club
Essendon Hockey Club
Windy Hill Netball Club
Essendon Tennis Club
Essendon Waterpolo Club
Essendon Rowing Club

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Nice work EFC. The best community and sporting club in the world.

- Alan De Menezes (posted 16/12/2011 10:02:10 PM)

Wow...very generous. great attitude Bombers.

- Gail Taylor (posted 17/12/2011 9:52:10 AM)

Is the bowls club mentioned in the donations the same bowls club that did not agree with the re development of windy hill?

- Wayne Haase (posted 17/12/2011 10:32:56 AM)

What a mighty club we are.I'm so proud to be a member of this club.A great community leader.Good stuff.And the community video nearly made me cry!Massively inspirational.

- Mark Elze (posted 17/12/2011 11:56:28 AM)

Great effort EFC. I see the "friendly" Bowls club still receives a Xmas handout.

- Peter Murray (posted 17/12/2011 11:59:14 AM)

I wonder who will be the first member to complain about donating this money while the club is asking us to donate to the Flight Plan. Probably one of those who complained about the team going to the Gold Coast. Congratulations to EFC for maintaining its role as a great community club.

- Ian Moore (posted 18/12/2011 12:16:24 AM)

Awesome EFC. :)

- Angeline Baron (posted 19/12/2011 1:41:47 AM)

I thought they wanted to raise money for the new facility...

- Dion Mouzakis (posted 19/12/2011 10:41:49 AM)

Ian Moore, as part of the gaming licence law our club is required to donate 8.33% of gaming revenue to appropriate community organisations. So, all we are doing is making sure we can retain our gaming licence.

- Mike Eising (posted 20/12/2011 7:51:07 AM)