The Adelaide Crows and Viterra-led Country Connect football roadshow is heading to the Yorke Peninsula after a successful day at Lameroo.
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More than 100 junior footballers met some of their Crows AFLW and AFL idols, while families were treated to Mother's Day brunch in May.
Bute will hold the next event, made possible by a partnership between the major grain handler and the Adelaide Crows, this weekend.
The event will be held on Saturday and Sunday and play host to past and current Crows AFL and AFLW players, including Tony Modra, Wayne Weidemann, Eloise Jones, Abbie Ballard and Riley Thilthorpe, who will support match day events and run a junior football clinic.
The players, with the help of Viterra employees, will assist with activities including running water, manning the canteen and providing coaching support, and participate in a Q&A session and raffle on Saturday evening.
150 Crows Country memberships will be available to registered attendees of Sunday's clinic on a first-come, first-served basis.
Bute Football Club president Josh Gill says the club is excited and grateful to be among the first few clubs to partner up with the Crows and Viterra through the Country connect initiative.
"As the weekend approaches, we're seeing excitement begin to grow not only within the Bute Football Club but across the entire association and wider community," he said.
"It will be a great chance for junior players to learn from, and for the community to mingle with, some of their Crows heroes.
"The publicity surrounding the event is already having a positive impact, having brought new families and sponsors to our club. We are truly grateful for the opportunity and are very much looking forward to the weekend."
Viterra Operations general manager Operations Gavin Cavanagh says Viterra's partnership with the Adelaide Crows is designed to add value to regional communities.
"As the regional partner of the Adelaide Crows, we are proud to bring this program to country clubs across the Viterra network," he said.
"It's a great way for us to support the communities where we operate, and where our grower customers, employees, contractors and suppliers live and work."
Crows AFLW player Eloise Jones, who was among the Crows players at Lameroo, said the weekend was a fantastic way to inspire the next generation.
"To come out to Lameroo for the weekend and get involved with the local club and community has been so rewarding," she said.
"It was fantastic to see how much it meant to everyone and how excited the kids were to have us.
"We receive great support from country SA, so it's great to have this opportunity to give back to grassroots clubs."
A third Country connect event is planned this year for June 29 and 30 in Cleve and Rudall, supported by the Eastern Eyre Ranges Football Club.
