By Luke Voogt
Janet Edwards will do almost anything “that needs to be done” for her beloved juniors at St Joseph’s Football Club.
“Anything other than goal umpiring – I won’t do that,” she laughed.
Janet was shocked but honoured when the Indy phoned recently about her nomination for the Club Legend Award.
“Oh god! I feel like there’s hundreds more worthy than I am!” she said.
“You have your Joeys club stalwarts that have been there for years and years. They just love the club.”
Her three boys, who have played at the club from under-nines to under-19s, motivated her to volunteer about a decade ago.
“It’s an awesome sort of community,“ she said.
“I’ve made lifelong friends.“
According to her nomination, Janet is first to a venue and last to leave, washes jumpers, cuts oranges, cooks barbeques, organises fundraisers and more.
“Doing all the different roles throughout the year you get an idea of what needs to get done behind the scenes,” she said.
Janet is in the running to win a share of more than $50,000 in prizes in Viva Energy’s Club Legend Award.
She hoped to dedicate money to a fund supporting her club’s efforts to lower fees and provide gear for struggling families.
“I get quite upset when I hear that someone’s son or daughter misses out through financial difficulty,” she said.
“You just want kids to be involved.”
Nominations for the award close tomorrow at clublegend.com.au.
