Strong work ethic, on and off the field

The Café offers opportunity for trainees to experience a strong work ethic in a nurturing environment, and the first to join the team is a young footballer from the Rabbitohs. Jake Shearer, at the youthful age of 19, is showing others how it can be done.

The 107-kg prop divides his time between training and playing in the Toyota Cup, attending Uni as a second-year student (PE Teaching), working several days at the Café, and assisting in the Souths Cares program.

“Its great to see a young Rugby League player with a sound work ethic,” states Ken Stewart, CEO of the Leagues Club. “And he makes great coffee, too!”

“If you do a job, do it properly,” the front-rower says. “It doesn’t matter if it’s not the dream job you really want to do, you have to apply yourself to everything with the same belief. I think it’s the only way to get through life. I love to get amongst the community and the Souths family. It’s a culture you can enjoy whilst giving back at the same time – kind of like paying it forward. It’s all about your morals and making sure you keep the community in high regard.”

The Park Café on Chalmers serves a delicious array of gourmet breakfasts and scrumptious lunches and desserts. The choices are inviting and specials change every day. Meals are about size and flavour, and no one leaves feeling hungry.

Kylie Day, the Manager for the Café states: “We apply the same initiative to food as Jake does to his job. We need to care for our community and what better way than providing a sumptuous array of meals and a great atmosphere.”

Adjacent to Redfern Oval and the home of the Rabbitohs training centre, the Park Café boasts that it’s the only café in Sydney where you can watch an NRL team train while enjoying a great beverage and delicious food.

Park Café on Chalmers is open seven days a week.  For more information call 8399 0661.

Photo - Jake Shearer at the Park Café

Source: South Sydney Herald August 2009 www.southsydneyherald.com.au