This year’s Aldi Community Games to be run online!

The supermarket giant Aldi which has supported the Community Games since 2017 and is once again helping to keep children across Ireland active, as well as aiming to grow participation year on year in the Games. This year though, the games are being held online.

The brand new Aldi Community Games platform launches today, Wednesday, 24^th March and for parents to register their children for seven fun free activities from a choice of 30 different categories.  www.mycommunitygames.com 

Aimed at boys and girls aged between 6 and 16 years, there are currently seven disciplines available to enter across 30 categories covering art, model-making, dance, singing, music and more.  At a time when activities are restricted across Ireland, the new platform offers direct access to local area events and aims to open up the benefits of the Games to many more young people across the country. 

While the events are hosted online, participants will have the opportunity to qualify for County and National finals culminating in a virtual Aldi Community Games Festival and prize-giving ceremony in June. 

Community Games President, Gerry McGuinness, said that they were ooking forward to seeing all of the entries from across Ireland for the virtual Aldi Community Games this year.

“Our team have worked long and hard to get everything in place to provide this platform, and we’re all thrilled to be able to offer it to even more children. All going well, we are targeting a return to our traditional outdoor events and National Festivals later in the year” he added.

This is Aldi’s fifth year backing the Aldi Community Games, and Group Buying Director John Curtin, said: “… it is brilliant to see the organisation innovate and still provide as much fun and support for local communities throughout the global pandemic. We are all hoping of course that we see a return to traditional events later this year.” 

Aldi Community Games was established more than 50 years go to provide the opportunity for young people to use their leisure time in a healthy and productive way and that mission is as relevant today as it was then. 

Visit www.mycommunitygames.com for more information.

See also https://www.aldi.ie/community-games to find out more about Aldi’s involvement.