South Australian football fans will have the chance to design a new Showdown Trophy thanks to Variety - the Children's Charity.
Variety has further strengthened its commitment to supporting children in need in the South Australian community by re-signing partnership agreements with the Adelaide and Port Adelaide Football Clubs for another three years.
And now, Crows and Port Adelaide Members, along with the broader community, will have the chance to earn bragging rights by witnessing their winning design, in the form of the Variety Showdown Shield, presented to the winning team at the conclusion of the Round 8 Showdown match.
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This innovative community driven partnership between Variety and the Clubs was originally announced in 2018 as the very first charity driven partnership between the clubs, centering around the bi-annual Showdown matches and with naming rights to the ‘Variety Showdown Shield’.
Variety - the Children’s Charity provided grant funding of $300,000 over the past three years to support the Crows' highly respected and effective community programs; the Adelaide Crows Foundation’s AFL4Me, Growing with Gratitude and Ready, Set, Crow programs; positively impacting the lives of tens of thousands of children.
The next phase of this partnership will see hundreds more children given the opportunity to fulfil their potential and overcome whatever obstacles they face to live life to the fullest. This $300,000 investment from Variety is a true community partnership that will have a lasting profound effect on children in need across our state.
“Variety - the Children’s Charity is immensely proud of the partnership it shares with our state’s two AFL Clubs, as it is squarely focused on creating diverse positive outcomes for children in need through the Clubs community arms. Both clubs have enjoyed long term success in leveraging their profile to create progressive community change and with Variety’s support this is expanded to benefit more children,” said Brenton Ramsey, Chairperson, Variety SA.
Adelaide Crows CEO, Tim Silvers, said the Club was looking forward to working with Variety to enhance and expand its community programs.
“Through the Adelaide Crows Foundation, we are always trying to bring about positive change for children and youth across the State,” Silvers said.
“Our partnership with Variety will allow us to expand our reach in a meaningful way.
“While we have a fierce on-field rivalry with Port Adelaide, we share strong community values and a desire to improve the lives of children in South Australia."