Formation 1988 | Type Sporting charity | |
Everton in the Community (EitC) is a charity that provides sports and other social activities. Created as a community department of Everton Football Club in 1988, it operates in the Merseyside area. The Olympic and Paralympic sport activities include mainly badminton, volleyball, table tennis and judo. EitC implements an important programme for football players with disabilities. EitC has provided opportunities for athletes to participate in international events, such as the 2012 Paralympic Games as part of the British team.
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The important social activities of the EitC gives Everton F.C. the right by the British government to operate the Everton in the Community Free School. The school has been operating since 2012. In 2013, EitC was awarded the Best Football Community Scheme at the Football Business Awards. Additional successes for EitC include a Big Society Award for their activities involving employment, education and health. Also, EitC represents Everton F.C. as their community department to the European Multisport Club Association.
Athletes
Considerable recognition for Everton in the Community was the participation of two athletes as part of the British team at the 2012 Paralympic Games held in London. Those athletes were Roy Turnham, a football 5-a-side player included in the Great Britain national football 5-a-side team squad, and George Fletcher, a football 7-a-side player included in the Great Britain national football 7-a-side team squad, who helped the national team finish in seventh place in total scoring with three goals.
International players
Participants
Participants includes English actress Judi Dench, who became an honorary patron of Everton in the Community in 2012.