Everton bill themselves as 'The People's Club' and there was a strong sense of community in all of the initiatives that the Toffees got themselves involved with:

  • Aiyegbeni Yakubu was the special guest on the Healthy Bus as it visited year three children at several schools in Liverpool informing and educating the children on the benefits of healthy eating and an active lifestyle.

  • Tim Cahill met with the children, families and support staff at the Listening Ear, a charity which provides free counselling and bereavement support service for people in Merseyside. Tim helped children create a 'Memory Jar' for loved ones and released balloons with special messages written on them into the sky.

  • For Age Concern Liverpool, Leighton Baines took part in a coaching session and games before being part of a Q&A on why exercise is important to mental and physical health.

    For further information on the club's every day community work please click here

    While the Community Programme Launch was attended by Tim Cahill, here follows a breakdown of Everton's Creating Chances beneficiaries:

    places for players winners

    Each of the following received a £2,000 donation and a player appearance:

    Age Concern Liverpool - Leighton Baines
    Heart Research UK - Leon Osman
    Listening Ear - Tim Cahill

    CLUB COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES HIGHLIGHTED

    The following received a £2,000 donation and player appearances:

    Goodison Clean Sweep - Phil Neville
    Imagine Your Goal - Tony Hibbert & Alan Stubbs
    Healthy Bus - Joleon Lescott

    CLUB charities HIGHLIGHTED

    The following received a £2,000 donation and player appearances:

    Alder Hey - Stefen Wessels
    Claire House - Andy van de Meyde

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    The following promotion work to support Creating Chances was undertaken:

    Everton Bus Launch - Aiyegbeni Yakubu

    everton places for players runners up

    Each of the following received a £2,000 donation:

    After Adoption
    Association of Stockbridge Village
    Community Integrated
    Dogs Trust
    Ellesmere Port and Neston Community Transport
    Great Horton Youth Forum
    Halton Autistic Family Support Group
    Home Start Knowsley
    Sustrans
    Multiple Sclerosis Soc Wirral
    NCH - The Children's Charity
    The Neuromuscular Centre
    Rotunda
    Royal National Institute for the Blind
    St John Bosco Arts College
    Unity Theatre
    Wirral Lung Cancer Support Group
    Wirral Positive Futures
    World Cancer Research Fund UK
    Zoe's Place

    everton 'your shot' competition winner

    Charlotte Pilkington from Merseyside won the Everton Your Shot Experience and was able to:

  • Have a photo opportunity with the manager and players before the match
  • Escort the teams out onto the pitch before the kick-off
  • Toss the coin with the referee and the two captains
  • Watch the match from the home dug-out
  • Take some shots at goal at half-time in a pair of player's boots
  • Accompany the manager on his post-match press conference
  • Enjoy corporate tickets for the day with family members

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