Porplyzia injured his shoulder in round one this year and has undergone surgery and months of rehabilitation to get ready for 2012.
This week Porplyzia, a Crows Foundation board member, made a special delivery to the physio unit at the Women's and Children's Hospital,
handing over multiple sets of Crows coloured children's crutches complete with the Crows Foundation logo.
Manager physio at the WCH Phil Calvert was thrilled with the delivery as were two young lads who will immediately benefit from them.
Alexander Jones, aged 14, seriously injured his knee playing basketball last week while 9-year-old Corey Ricci has a bone device implanted in his right leg to help lengthen it and recently underwent major surgery.
The pair are both Adelaide Crows supporters and were thrilled that Jason Porplyzia visited them and brought them the Crows crutches.
Phil Calvert said the hospital sees a significant number of children each year with serious hip, knee and ankle injuries and mobility aids
that are child friendly and seen as fun are very helpful for his therapy work.
"The Crows Foundation crutches will certainly help engage the children and make their treatment more enjoyable and effective," Mr Calvert said.
The Crows Foundation has also donated multiple sets of the crutches to the Paediatrics ward at the Flinders Medical centre.
The crutches are one of a number of current projects that the Crows Foundation are involved in.
This year Crows Foundation funds have also helped organisations such as Step Up, Ronald McDonald House, Save the Children and Flinders Medical Centre to name a few.
Since May 2005 the Crows Foundation ,which is the charily arm of the Adelaide Football Club, has raised and donated more than $500,000 to more than 25 children's charities across SA.
100% of all funds raised by the Crows Foundation goes directly to the children in need.
The Adelaide Football Club provides all infrastructures and covers all costs involved in operating the Crows Foundation.
This Sunday at the Crows v Geelong clash the Crows Foundation will hold their annual can rattle.
Crows Foundation volunteers will be outside the gates and in the car parks asking members and supporters to make a gold coin donation to your football club's charity.
Please give generously.
Another way you can help is by getting behind the Crows Foundation team participating in the City to Bay fun run on Sunday 18 September.
We are encouraging all our fans who take part to join our team and wear their Crows colours. For those not participating wear your colours and get behind our team by sponsoring their effort.
Please see http://www.everydayhero.com.au/crows_foundation to join or ring Louise McDonald at the club on 84406632 or email lmcdonald@afc.com.au
