THREE junior supporters are proving you’re never too young to practice the club’s values and make a difference in the Port Adelaide community.

Siblings Christian, Ava and Anthony dropped in to Alberton on Wednesday to deliver more than 200 pairs of boots as a donation to the club’s community programs.

The three die-hard Power fans have spent the past month spearheading a football boot drive at their school, St Peter’s College, all in the spirit of philanthropy.

Mum Natasha said the idea was borne during a family discussion about just how fortunate they are.

“We have a good life, we have a good family, we’ve got food on the table… we [tried to] come up with ideas on how we can give back,” Natasha told portadelaidefc.com.au.

“We’d be talking about how they needed new [footy] boots, and my eldest son, Christian, said ‘well what are we going to do with our old boots?’

“That’s when I remembered…well, maybe there’s someone at Port Adelaide who will take on some boots.”

…and so it began.

The children contacted their school, handed out leaflets and spread the word among all their friends. Within a few weeks, they’d collected more than 200 pairs of boots donated by the St Peter’s school community.

The club’s Aboriginal programs manager Paul Vandenbergh described the gesture as "inspirational".

“It’s hard to put words to it, because you’re blown away with a gesture like that, from kids that are so young, and get it already,” he said.

“You could see people like Paddy Ryder and our captain Travis Boak just blown away by the gesture and couldn’t believe these three siblings had come together to create a special gift for our communities.

“They must have some great family values when the idea of giving is rewarding, and I guess that’s what our concept here at the club is all about – how much can we give, because we know we can make a real impact on communities and in people’s lives.”





The boots will be handed out to those in need in remote communities as part of Power Community Programs, to help encourage engagement and participation in football.

While making the special delivery on Wednesday, the young Port Adelaide supporters were treated to a visit from Port Adelaide players including captain Travis Boak– an experience mum said they’ll never forget.

“It was just beautiful – they were really chuffed, and I was really proud of them,” Natasha said.

“[They] were just blown away with knowing that they’re giving it to someone who is really in need.”

Believe it or not, the trio have their sights set on bigger and better things for next year – aiming for a boot and guernsey drive.

Paul thanked Christian, Ava, Anthony and the St Peter’s School community for their generosity and incredible contribution to the club.

“From the club, we know the community will be really appreciative of their gesture and we need more people like them to be able to give like that, because it’s important,” he said.

The club always welcomes more donations of football boots to the Power Community Program. If you've got some boots you'd like to donate, you can bring them to the boots donation bin at the Port Store, Alberton.