Charlton Athletic were delighted to host the EFL’s ‘Beyond the 90: Impact in Action’ event at The Valley on Tuesday, November 20th.
The event was part of the EFL Week of Action 2024, which sees clubs and their community organisations across the EFL's three divisions spotlight the positive impact they have within their communities.
Players and staff from numerous EFL clubs were in attendance at the Impact in Action event, providing attendees from national and local media outlets, as well as MPs and senior staff from EFL clubs, with the opportunity to see clubs’ community projects in action.
Charlton men’s first-team manager Nathan Jones and first-team players Ashley Maynard-Brewer and Carla Humphrey helped showcase Charlton Athletic Community Trust’s (CACT) Extra Time Hub, Live Well Greenwich Bus and Youth Engagement Bus. The trio played table tennis with Extra Time Hub participants and spoke with national media outlets to further highlight CACT’s outstanding work in South East London and Kent.
“The table tennis was very competitive, the Extra Time Hub participants were showing me how it’s done!” Humphrey joked. “The work Charlton does in the community is fantastic, so I think it’s great [that we showcased it at this event].”
Jones, who also visited the Live Well Greenwich Bus and Youth Engagement Bus, said: “CACT is the best Community Trust in the country. It does stellar work within the community and we were very proud to showcase that at this event. Hearing people’s stories was awe-inspiring and humbling.”
Paul Elliott CBE MBE, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) lead on the Charlton Board, said: “This was a fabulous day. I was overwhelmed by the breadth and scale of the community work which goes on across the 72 EFL clubs. It’s wonderful that Charlton were able to host this event, because we are the epitome of that.”