Everton Men’s First Team Pledge Commitment To EitC At Showcase Event
The Everton in the Community Showcase returned to Finch Farm this week with first team manager David Moyes and his squad spending the afternoon finding out more about the inspirational work of the club’s official charity to help mark its upcoming 37th birthday.
Now in its sixth year, the Showcase gives the players the opportunity to get hands on with some of the charity’s flagship programmes whilst meeting the participants who benefit from its life-changing work.
The manager and the first team squad joined EitC CEO Sue Gregory in signing a commitment pledge, giving their ongoing support to the work of the charity.
This year’s Showcase saw EitC highlight six programmes from the charity’s Children and Youth Services and Adult Services including its Tackling the Blues and Stand Together projects, both of which are funded by the Premier League and Professional Footballers’ Association.
Reflecting on the Showcase, charity CEO Sue Gregory, commented: “This is my favourite day of the year, I don’t want to go home. The players are vital in helping to raise awareness of our life-changing provision and showcasing just a snapshot of this makes them, our fans and our communities proud of the work we do across Liverpool.”
Everton forward Iliman Ndiaye, said: “Meeting the participants, seeing them happy and being able to play with them has been really good. I think you can see that what Everton does with Everton in the Community brings a smile to everyone’s faces.”
The first-team squad saw a snapshot of EitC’s life-changing work at the Showcase, with the charity supporting tens of thousands of individuals from across the Liverpool City Region each year through its 60+ projects and initiatives.
The majority of its work, however, takes place in Liverpool 4 which is in the most deprived 1% of neighbourhoods nationally and located a stone’s throw away from Goodison Park.
The charity recently reaffirmed its commitment to the area through its ‘Forever’ campaign which ensures that Everton will remain in the heart of L4 through the pioneering work of EitC once football has moved to the waterfront.
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