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Yakult supports Dreamtime
In a significant show of support for the fourth annual Dreamtime at the 'G tomorrow night, Essendon's ball sponsor, Yakult, has once again kindly agreed to have one of its logos replaced on the game ball with a Dreamtime logo. Yakult first agreed to do this in 2006 when Dreamtime was also a home game for Essendon. Essendon General Manager Community and Media, Simon Matthews, said the decision by Yakult demonstrated their on-going support for what is developing into one of the most important games on the AFL calendar.
In a significant show of support for the fourth annual Dreamtime at the 'G tomorrow night, Essendon's ball sponsor, Yakult, has once again kindly agreed to have one of its logos replaced on the game ball with a Dreamtime logo. Yakult first agreed to do this in 2006 when Dreamtime was also a home game for Essendon.
Essendon General Manager Community and Media, Simon Matthews, said the decision by Yakult demonstrated their on-going support for what is developing into one of the most important games on the AFL calendar.
""Dreamtime at the 'G is about celebrating the important contribution that Indigenous people have made to the game of Australian Rules Football. It also recognises the role the game can play in building bridges between cultures,"" Matthews said.
""It is a significant game and this is a significant show of support from Yakult and they should be congratulated for it.""
The match ball - which will be signed by both team's coaches and captains - has also been donated as an action item at the Dreamtime Ball with all funds raised going to the The Long Walk charity.
The Dreamtime Ball will be held Saturday 31st, May at Crown.
The AFL Players’ Association tonight announced that Andrea Slattery, mother of Essendon’s Henry Slattery is the winner of the fourth annual AFLPA / Kangaroos Network of Women (KNOW) Mother of the Year award. Andrea’s win was announced this evening by event host Nicole Livingstone at a gala cocktail function held at Life Saving Victoria and co-organised with the Kangaroos Network of Women.
