Stage 2

[RandB]

I spoke to the club this morning and they are launching a new program at the end of the month or early next month; it will be run by Neita and will include Football, Community and Charity. You can donate to player development which includes things like a new hypobaric chamber or the cost of high altitude training or other areas of sports science. Or you can contribute to the Community programs the club is involved in or the Charities they support like Reach etc.

Unfortunately the cost and time involved in setting up the trust is just too much so they will continue to piggyback on the ASF. Just on that, the club have to spend the money on the projects they have earmarked to the ASF and they are reimbursed once the club provides receipts, so they have to spend first and collect later.

BTW They felt the Foundation Heroes Business Directory was maybe sailing too close to the wind to be a tax deductible item, so it won't be reintroduced.

Great feedback.

Definitely sounds like a Melbourne Forever strategy similar to the Bulldogs, Neita a great ambassador for it too.