Western Bulldogs unleash our community ‘Spirit’ to mark AFL Multicultural Match

To mark tomorrow’s inaugural Multicultural Match and 25 years of service to the community, the Western Bulldogs are pleased to launch our first community magazine - Spirit.

Spirit Magazine takes the opportunity to introduce the football and broader community to our work off the footy field and to celebrate our connection with the West.

“At the Western Bulldogs we are proudly setting an example on giving back to those who support us and to those who live in and share our love of the West,” Simon Garlick Bulldogs Chief Executive said today.

“While it is true that our core business is football, off the field we’re just as focused on our community.

“As the leading Community Club of the AFL we are also proud to feature in tomorrow’s Multicultural Match against the community-minded Kangaroos.”

SpiritWest Services, the community arm of the Bulldogs, delivers structured programs through a passionate and hardworking team who collaborate with a growing band of loyal partners.

Be it through our settlement programs for newly-arrived communities, Bulldogs Friendly Schools initiative, SportWest VCAL program; Fresh alternative education service or workforce training services - the Bulldogs are leading the way when it comes to social engagement through sport.

The numbers tell the Bulldogs’ story:

40,000 multicultural groups and individuals have been reached through our community engagement efforts in the last 5 years alone

The Club conducts 6,300 Bulldogs Backyard & Multicultural Match Visits for disadvantaged and multicultural communities each year.

3,000 newly arrived migrants and refugees are engaged annually in the Bulldog’s Settlement Grant Program and a massive 16,000 kids attend a Bulldog Friendly School.

For more information contact our Education and Community Engagement team at spiritwestservices@westernbulldogs.com.au

To read Spirit click here