Gary Ablett and wife Jordan set up Active Faith charity for Papua New Guinea kids

Geelong great Gary Ablett Jnr and wife Jordan have taken a leap of faith to establish a new charitable company, to help children.

Geelong superstar Gary Ablett is taking his passion for fundraising and making a positive difference in the community to the next level by setting up a charity.

Ablett, who retired at the end of 2020 after a stellar AFL career, has made the interesting move to establish what appears to be a company with fundraising as its primary aim.

The Brownlow Medallist set up a company called Active Faith Ltd in June last year with himself as a director and company secretary and his wife Jordan as another director.

The company was registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission, also in June last year.

The Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission lists the Abletts and three others including former Gold Coast Suns communications manager Sean Tobin as directors of the endeavour.

Active Faith Ltd’s constitution states its goals as being to provide “relief from poverty, suffering, hunger and distress to children in Australia and overseas.”

It lists funding educational and support programs for underprivileged children in Papua New Guinea as part of its plans.

Ablett and his wife, who are devoted to their young son Levi who has a rare degenerative illness, have long seen the value of service and community and they have a well-established association with Papua New Guinea via the Gateway Children’s Fund.

Their fundraising activities to help disadvantaged children in Port Moresby include auctioning off a behind-the-scenes experience with them at the 2016 Brownlow Medal.

Ablett made mention in several interviews at the end of his final season with the Cats of his wish to do more charity work post AFL.

Ablett was approached for comment.

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