Fatima Halloum
The Suns Football and Netball club have raised and donated more than $1000 to support the Werribee RSL.
The team had special jumpers and polos prepared for their ANZAC day clash against Braybrook in April and donated $10 for each garment sold.
Suns Football and Netball club president Graeme Clark said the team felt “fortunate” to be able to give something back to the community.
“As a club, we pride ourselves to make sure that we are a place that the community can come to,” he said.
“Everyone’s struggling, especially in the last last few years, whether you’re a business, employer or employee, student, everyone’s struggling.”
Mr Clark said athletes associated with the club were “extremely excited” to be able to participate in the fundraiser.
“Some of the guys have family members in the armed forces…so they were more than happy to be part of it.”
The Werribee RSL were “extremely grateful” for the gesture, Mr Clark said.
“They were telling us how they’ve got people there who can’t afford to pay their bills at the moment,” he said.
“They’ve sacrificed a lot for us so that we can do the things that we do, so if we can give back something to them, it’s nothing compared to what they’ve done for us.”
Mr Clark said he hoped the “small gesture” could become something bigger in the future.
“We need to encourage and help people…to be honest, for us it’s not about the publicity, it’s just about giving back, giving something.”
