Saints in the Community

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Saints in the Community

• Inspiring the people around us2008

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Contents

• Introduction
• Our Community
• The Benefits
• Program Structure
• SaintsSquad
• Saints in the Community
• Saints Love Frankston
• Community Advisory Board
• Administration
• Communication
• Budget

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Contents

• Introduction
• Our Community
• The Benefits
• Program Structure
• SaintsSquad
• Saints in the Community
• Saints Love Frankston
• Community Advisory Board
• Administration
• Communication
• Budget

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Were in the fortunate position to easily make a
difference in peoples life
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Saints have a proud history of contributing to
the community
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Our program builds on this legacy by contributing
to the communities in which we live and work,
both directly and through our players and
supporters
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Our Members - Victoria
Legend
0-100 101-250 251-500 501-1000 1001
Source Membership Data 2007
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Our Members Metro Area
Legend
0-100 101-250 251-500 501-1000 1001
KewCamberwell
MalvernCaulfield
BeaumarisMentoneCheltenham
Narre WarrenBerwick
FrankstonLangwarrin
Source Membership Data 2007
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Saints in the Community

• A new program with greater cut through and use
  of our assets
• Focus on making a difference
• Cultivating our next generation players and
  supporters
• Operating as part of the fabric of our
  communities
• The program will focus on five core themes

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Saints in the Community

• Simple structure and management bigger results

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Saints in the Community

• Simple structure and management bigger results

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Community Champion

• Luke Ball will take on the important role of
  Community Champion for the Saints community
  engagement program.
• Luke will play a pivotal role in championing the
  program amongst the playing group and driving
  our commitments with our community partners.

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Community Ambassadors

• Leigh Montagna and Xavier Clarke will take on
  the key roles of Community Ambassadors for the
  Saints community engagement program.
• Leigh and Xavier will take on responsibilities
  including educating players on conducting lessons
  in schools and working closely with our
  community partners.

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• Cash donations
• Player hospital visits
• Player homeless visits and food shelters
• Indigenous programs
• Environmental initiatives
• 44 player appearances each year all with
  maximum coverage

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PLAYERS

• Riewoldt
• Gehrig
• Allen
• Blake
• Connors
• Fiora
• M Gardiner
• Gram
• Jones
• Maguire
• Rix
• Rocky
• Trout

Dal Santo Harvey Armitage Chivers Dempster L
Fisher Geary Gwilt King Milne Schneider Ross Danny

Ball Hayes Baker R Clarke Eddy S
Fisher Gilbert Haretuku McEvoy Montagna Stevens Ba
rks Hutchison
Koschitzke Max Birss X Clarke Fergusson C
Gardiner Howard McQualter Miles Van
Rheenan Goddard Sos
COACHES
Lists compiled by X Clarke and M Maguire
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• Player appearances will be managed centrally by
  Alex Riewoldt

• The full playing group will make one appearance
  each year
• Appearances will be flexible around existing
  player commitments
• Priority to organisations that players want to
  be aligned with

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• We will open the dialogue between the Club and
  the Victorian Government

• Working closely with AFL Government Relations
• Briefing all MPs in our zone on the Community
  Program when Cabinet sits in February. We will
  take Ball / Clarke / Montagna to the meeting.
• Entertain Saints supporters and invite to events
  on the pretence that they can do something for
  us
• Reach a stage where MPs invite our players to
  open new schools in our region
• This should result in considerable Government
  funding for our program

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• Player visits to approximately 70 schools across
  the City of Bayside, City of Kingston and City
  of Port Phillip.
• Two school programs
• Healthy Choices (grades 5 6)
• Choices Consequences (Grades 8 9)
• Obtain regular feedback
• Stamp an ownership of our community
• Create a group and communicate regularly to
  young people
• Hold pre-match events for SaintsSquad members

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• AIM To develop and implement a schools based
  community education program.
• The Healthy Choices program delivered by elite
  athletes will

• Improve the health and nutrition of students
• Encourage students to be aware of how their
  choices impact healthy lifestyles
• Analyse who and what influence their healthy
  choices
• Aid students to identify and set goals to improve
  their health and the health of those close to
  them
• Engage and enlighten the entire school community
  about health and nutrition
• Increased learning and performance outcomes

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• Healthy Choices will result in healthy students
  and examines

• Athletes providing role models for students
• Food and nutrition action plans
• Actions / consequences goal setting session
• Creating a healthy school environment for
  students

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• This program gives Saints an opportunity to
• Heighten its image and build brand awareness in
  the Bayside region.
• Creates the opportunity for sponsorship through
  companies willing to put their brand into the
  concept.
• Opportunity to increase membership numbers
  through club representation in numerous schools
  as well as the opportunity to have advertising in
  booklets, endorsing Saints web site and possible
  give a ways and prizes.
• Great opportunity to develop relationships within
  local municipalities and schools in the Frankston
  region.

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• This program gives the players an opportunity to
• Receive facilitation training
• Have the responsibility of organising the
  sessions with the schools
• Opportunity to gain confidence in public speaking
• Share stories of personal achievement and some of
  the major difficulties that athletes had to face
  in order to attain their goals.
• Improve their decision making by practising what
  they preach in continually delivering key
  messages to students.
• Partake in some form of activity away from the
  football club to ease the stress and get their
  minds off football to help their performance
• Acting as positive role models in the community

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• Healthy Choices
• Grade 5 6 students
• 3 sessions running in each school, concurrently
• Sessions are 1 hour long including 15 minutes
  football exercise time
• The short football clinic at the end will include
  giveaways
• 1 experienced player with 2 x 1st, 2nd or 3rd
  year players
• 4-5 interactive activities per session
• The handouts to players will include
• Basic lesson plan
• Questions to ask
• SaintsSquad hand-out for students
• 1st, 2nd and 3rd year players earn approx 150
  per session
• Structure will be 1 week on and 3 weeks off

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• Choices Consequences
• Encourage young people to accept responsibility
  for their choices
• Provide tools to assist in making positive
  lifestyle choices
• Explore their role as friends in supporting
  positive choices of others

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• Choices Consequences
• Grades 8 9 (13 14 years old)
• Aimed at high school students with greater
  propensity for cultural issues
• Session 1.5 hour session follow up with a 45
  min session two weeks after

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Player Training

• Community Ambassadors Luke Ball, Xavier Clarke
  and Leigh Montagna will conduct training with the
  playing group selected to partake in the
  SaintsSquad program.
• Training will involve an outline of the program
  and offering advice from experience and
  suggestions to run a successful program.
• Players will be provided with details on the
  school, contact details and date. It will then
  be up to each player to reach out to the school
  and organise their lesson with the
  principle/teacher in appropriate time.

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Player Appearances
Schools
Local media
Local key influencers
Unlimited Potential
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Saints Sustainability Ethics Advisory Committee

• To meet for half an hour each month to
• Review and make decisions on potential long-term
  sustainability issues
• Advise Club on future opportunities
• Change course of action if required
• Approve cash donations

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Community Program Administration
Schools Charities Hospitals Local
Councils/Governments Media Special interest
groups
Vanessa Gigliotti Program external relations
Nominated Coaching Staff Player Liaison Merry
Levicki Player Liaison Playing Group
Alex Riewoldt Program internal relations
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Next Steps ?

• All stakeholders sign-off on the strategy
• Begin implementation
• Advisory Committee meets monthly