Community clubs supported by Swisse

Sydney Swans superstar Jude Bolton has joined the campaign to encourage Swans zone community clubs to get involved!

The Swisse AFL Quality Club Program provides an opportunity for community football clubs to improve their administration and operations capabilities while recognising and rewarding those local clubs that meet a range of benchmarks.

The program encourages clubs to reach new standards in providing safe, well managed, healthy, and happy environments for over 300,000 players involved in club football on a local level.

The Swisse AFL Quality Club of the Year Award was launched alongside this program, a competition encouraging clubs to showcase their ‘People, Passion, Health and Happiness’ and in doing so go into the running to share in over $20,000 of prizes for their local club.

AFL NSW/ACT General Manager and Swisse Ambassador Tom Harley urged all community clubs to get involved with the program, and share their achievements through the competition.

“Working with clubs across NSW and the ACT I see the contribution that passionate, dedicated volunteers make to their clubs to help create a great place for people to get involved in footy,” he said.

“This program gives clubs the opportunity to share these experiences with the football community and show us just how important good people are in creating great grassroots football environments.”

AFL General Manager – Game Development, Andrew Dillon, said the AFL is focused on community football clubs creating quality environments to ensure grassroots football continues to flourish.

“We know that community based clubs right around the country are passionate about Australian Football and we want to ensure that grassroots football is in great shape now and for generations to come.

“The Swisse Quality Club Program was developed to assist community football clubs to improve their operations and local environment. We’re delighted to have Swisse partnering with us as their core values resonate with both the AFL itself and the Swisse Quality Club Program,” Mr Dillon added.

To be eligible for the Swisse AFL Quality Club of the Year Award, and a share in over $20,000 in prizes, local Clubs must first register as Swisse Quality Clubs at either Bronze, Silver or Gold level.

Clubs then have until August 12, 2013 to produce a video that showcases their club’s People, Passion, Health and Happiness and upload it to facebook.com/Swissewellnessaustralia

Following the selection of a series of finalists, the winning club will be decided via a public vote from August 13–26, with the entry that receives the most unique votes being crowned the 2013 Swisse AFL Quality Club of the Year.

The winning club will receive $5,000 cash, two tickets to the 2013 AFL Brownlow Medal, and the Swisse Ultimate Sportsman’s Night.

In addition, Swisse will provide one lucky person with two tickets to the 2013 Toyota AFL Grand Final for simply voting for their favourite grassroots Swisse AFL Quality Club video.

For more information regarding the Swisse Quality Club Program, please log onto www.aflcommunityclub.com.au