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CibbuanoBowden wins 2006 AFL Community Leadership Award
September 21st 2006 23:37
Dual All-Australian and Richmond Best and Fairest winner Joel Bowden has won the 2006 AFL Community Leadership Award.
Bowden is a member of Richmond’s Tigers in Community Foundation and continues to actively engage himself in a number activities beyond his on-field role, including working with the underprivileged at the North Richmond Housing Estate, St Mary’s House of Welcome, Collingwood Estate and the Very Special Kids organisation.
He has received $10,000 from the AFL Foundation and Tattersall’s which will be divided between the Lighthouse Foundation and the Tigers in the Community Foundation.
Bowden spends every Tuesday at the North Richmond Housing Estate.
It is a diverse community that houses up to 5000 people from 46 different countries who speak 29 languages. The majority of these people come from Vietnamese and Timorese backgrounds, many arriving in Australia as refugees and asylum seekers.
The program allows Richmond players to interact with the children in a safe environment and encourage active living through participation in sport and recreational activities.
Tattersall's Managing Director and CEO, Duncan Fischer, commended Joel’s efforts.
“Joel’s willingness to give up his time to be a positive role model for the kids in North Richmond will have long term effects. We hope these sport, recreational and mentoring programs can provide the children with an alternative to drugs and alcohol and keep them on the right path,” Mr Fischer said.
The award criteria are as follows:
· Each Club can nominate one player.
· This player must have shown outstanding leadership and excellence in making a voluntary commitment to the community and charitable organisations during 2006.
· The work the nominee is being nominated for must be volunteer work only. They should not be nominated for paid work.
· Each nomination should be accompanied by a letter of endorsement from the Club outlining the player’s contribution and its community impact.
· The letter supporting the nomination can include testimonials from people or organisations that have benefited from the players contribution. (the nomination and testimonials should be no more than 500 words)
Bowden is a member of Richmond’s Tigers in Community Foundation and continues to actively engage himself in a number activities beyond his on-field role, including working with the underprivileged at the North Richmond Housing Estate, St Mary’s House of Welcome, Collingwood Estate and the Very Special Kids organisation.
He has received $10,000 from the AFL Foundation and Tattersall’s which will be divided between the Lighthouse Foundation and the Tigers in the Community Foundation.
Bowden spends every Tuesday at the North Richmond Housing Estate.
It is a diverse community that houses up to 5000 people from 46 different countries who speak 29 languages. The majority of these people come from Vietnamese and Timorese backgrounds, many arriving in Australia as refugees and asylum seekers.
The program allows Richmond players to interact with the children in a safe environment and encourage active living through participation in sport and recreational activities.
Tattersall's Managing Director and CEO, Duncan Fischer, commended Joel’s efforts.
“Joel’s willingness to give up his time to be a positive role model for the kids in North Richmond will have long term effects. We hope these sport, recreational and mentoring programs can provide the children with an alternative to drugs and alcohol and keep them on the right path,” Mr Fischer said.
The award criteria are as follows:
· Each Club can nominate one player.
· This player must have shown outstanding leadership and excellence in making a voluntary commitment to the community and charitable organisations during 2006.
· The work the nominee is being nominated for must be volunteer work only. They should not be nominated for paid work.
· Each nomination should be accompanied by a letter of endorsement from the Club outlining the player’s contribution and its community impact.
· The letter supporting the nomination can include testimonials from people or organisations that have benefited from the players contribution. (the nomination and testimonials should be no more than 500 words)
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