With the festive season in full swing, Essendon Football Club has helped spread the cheer after donating $100,000 to 11 local sporting clubs earlier this week.

With the cash from the trading results of the Windy Hill Venue, the club is proud to again distribute the significant sum.

This donation will now bring the total amount of cash distributed to local sporting clubs to over $1.23million for the past seven years.

Essendon Football Club Manager of Corporate Services Kevin Dixon said the club’s donation would significantly benefit the sporting clubs in the local community.

“Once again, we are proud that the club is able to contribute a significant amount of money to sporting clubs in the local area,” Dixon said.

“Sport – at all levels – has the ability to unite and bring people together. It is important that as a large organisation, we foster grassroots sport, whatever the code.”

The 11 clubs to receive a part of the distribution were:

Athletics Essendon
Essendon Baseball Club
Essendon Bowls Club
Essendon Cricket Club
Essendon Croquet Club
Essendon Ladies Hockey Club
Essendon Hockey Club
Windy Hill Netball Club
Essendon Tennis Club
Essendon Waterpolo Club
Essendon Rowing Club