Major Partner announcement

The Woodville-West Torrens Football Club Major Partnership announcement will feature on tonight's Channel 7 news telecast from 6pm.

Members will receive an email from the Club confirming the partnership tomorrow morning.

Great announcement.

As I stated on the AGM thread i thought folk would be pleased with the announcements - building work to start asap for our clubrooms and the major partner announcement - check the web tomorrow if you missed 7 news tonight

Col D

Also thanks to all who have been so generous in their good wishes to me re my election to the board.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/video/sa/watch/28240499

this is the link to the channel 7 piece


Col D

Didn't see anything about it in the paper today.

club email

The Woodville-West Torrens Football Club has today kicked off a unique community-based partnership with Little Heroes Foundation which will benefit children with cancer and other serious illnesses in South Australia.


During the announcement, the 2011 SANFL Premiers unveiled its senior Guernsey for the 2012 season featuring a Little Heroes Foundation logo in the area traditionally awarded to major sponsors.

In addition to the Little Heroes Foundation branded Guernsey, the Woodville West Torrens Football Club has also agreed to donate part profits of all of its major fundraising and Club events in 2012 and 2013 to Little Heroes Foundation. These donations will be directed primarily to the Foundation’s ChildFamilyCare program that supports Children and their families living with cancer and serious illness.

Chris McDermott, Chairman of Little Heroes Foundation, had this enthusiastic response;


"This is an incredibly generous offer of support from the Woodville West Torrens Football Club, that we on behalf of the children and families we represent are very proud to be part of."


"Football Clubs play a major role in the lives of so many families and I cannot congratulate the Eagles enough on understanding they are so much more than just a Football Club. We look forward to working closely with Chris and his team to make this a great success for all concerned and encourage other sporting organisations to adopt a similar approach with their chosen Charities."

Woodville-West Torrens CEO, Chris Davies added "In addition to being accountable to our members, sponsors and supporters we have a further responsibility to our Community, both locally and across the entire State."

"We take this responsibility extremely seriously and our partnership with the Little Heroes Foundation will help us take this commitment to a whole new level. The code of Australian Rules Football is a powerful tool and I have no doubt that all of the stakeholders in our Club will take great pride in giving back to those in need within the South Australian community".

Whilst the value of the signage on the senior Guernsey is estimated at over $30,000, the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club and Little Heroes Foundation hopes that it will serve as a priceless reminder of the importance of the work that the Little Heroes Foundation does.

About the Little Heroes Foundation

Little Heroes Foundation supports children living with cancer and serious illness and their families at a time when they need it most. The Foundation provides assistance for these families from the point of diagnosis and through the rest of their journey. This is achieved by offering information, guidance, emotional and practical support through a variety of programs and services.


Little Heroes Foundation’s ChildFamilyCare programs are supported by various Hospital networks, professional service providers, various allied health professionals and clinicians. They work collaboratively with a range of other charitable organisations such as the Leukaemia Foundation and Muscular Dystrophy Australia in delivering these programs.

Click here for the link to the Little Heroes Foundation website.

Did you miss last night's announcement on Channel 7? View the story here.

We believe we got in tomorrow's Saturday paper


Col D

Heard the CE on 5aa tonight. Spoke well and sounded like a great partnership for the Club. Congratulations Col D well deserved on your life membership and was great to speak to you after the AGM.

Many thanks Carrots12 - much appreciated.
Col D