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Record number of AFL ambassadors
from 2014-04 Melbourne
by Indian Link
This year sees 183 multicultural community leaders join the Multicultural Community Ambassador Program
Marc h 19saw l 14 of t h e 183 multi c ultu ral co mm unity le ade rs fro m aro un d Austtalia jo in the APL M L1lticuJmra l Community Ambassador Progra m of 2014. Contimung to grow since it began i n 2013, ilie program aims to f u rmer e ngage multi cul tu ral c omm u n ities in Au sttalian footb all through a n etwork of dedica ted vohrnteers.
''The amb a s$adors represe n t me mai1y di verse culrn r es in A u stralia," said D orothy Hisgrove, APL gen eral man ager, peop le, custo m er and com muni ty. She is p leased to see a record number of volun teer s mis year and its widesp re ad national interest. " It will more th an do u b le in size in 2014 wi m over 180 ambassadors appointed, representing 44 cornuries of birt h, 65 n ation alities an d aro und 100 lan guages," she no t ed "Each ain bassador h as been selected based o n ilie ir com m m1ity leadership skiUs a nd e n thus ias m to share tl1eir p assion for i\FL w icb d iverse communities, Ltsi n g Au strali an foo tball as a vehicle fo r engagem e nt ai1d inclusio n ," co n tinued Hi sgrove lfldia11 Link's very own As hish Chawla was on e o f the commUiuty leaders chosen by t he program. "\W h a t a ple asure an d h o n o u r itis to be a part of Sllch a popular sport i n Austtalia a nd help the co m mu1_u ty to en gage in m ore ac tivi ti es for APL," he di sclosed. Ambassadors will attend an induction sessio n before comm encing t heir ro les d uring the Toyota APL Premiers lu p Seaso n. 2013 National Multicul tural Am b assad or o f t he Year Su e Yeon was delighted to win th is honour as sh e is proud o f the role s h e is playing in co nn ecti ng people in h e r com m unity w ith 'Austtalia's G am e ' Finge rs crossed that Ashish is the 201 4 w in n er!
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