Everton in The Community- Table Top Competition

Everton in The Community (EiTC) held the grand final of their table top football event last week, and even had a star guest at the final presentation.

EiTC devised the exciting contest which brings together elderly residents of Southern Cross Health Care homes, in Merseyside, with local school children.

Everton's Nuno Valente became the star of a different type of football as he joined in the fun with the residents and school children.

Southern Cross Health Care has been a constant support to EiTC and has been given financial sponsorship during the last five years to help expand their disability programme.

The table top football competition was entered by 10 Southern Cross care homes and 10 local schools from across Merseyside. There has been a competition at each of the care homes with local school children teaming up with residents, and the winners of each then went on to compete in a grand final.

The overall winners were Albert Roberts from Crompton Court care home In Vauxhall and Ellie Dunbavin and Olivia Kavanagh from St. Charles RC Primary School, Aigburth.

They were presented with their trophies by Everton left back Valente. The runners up were presented with medals, goodie bags and an autograph from Valente.

Steve Johnston, disability coach at EiTC said: "Everton in The Community has been running the table top football competition for a number of years and this is a great fun competition to integrate Everton Football Club, and the older members of our society, with some of our local school children. This competition reinforces Everton's reputation as "the Peoples Club."

Scott Black, volunteer co-coordinator at EITC added "Today's event has been great and so enjoyable for all the residents and children, especially when Nuno came along to present the prizes. We hope to continue to run this successful programme in the future."