Foundation’s donation to expand Mini Movers program

A GENEROUS $25,000 grant from the Anthony Costa Foundation will help Leisure Networks expand their popular Mini Movers program throughout Geelong region.

Mini Movers is a physical wellbeing program designed for young children and uses sports as a fun way to improve motor skills and build social and emotional skills.

The Anthony Costa Foundation’s support will allow Leisure Networks to provide the program free of charge to children in various local schools.

Leisure Networks program coordinator, Tori Honner said the organisation was rapt to receive some additional support.

“Leisure Networks is all about building active and connected communities, and we really believe that sport is at the heart of that.”

“This funding will allow us to deliver the Mini Movers six-week program, every term for a 12-month period at Whittington Family and Child Care, St. Albans Park Kindergarten and Norlane West Kindergarten.

“We are confident families and carers at these centres will start to see the children’s motor skills, and social skills, improving rapidly thanks to the program.

“We are confident we will be seeing lots of smiles from all the children!”

Ms Honner said the sports program would allow children to learn new strategies like perseverance, sociability and self-esteem.

“These are important skills that we know will support children as they move on to primary school.

“Through the program, we want children to get early exposure to lots of different types of sport.

“This will help them, and their families, find a sport they love that they can pursue as they get older.”

For more about the Mini Movers program, head to www.leisurenetworks.org