Whittlesea Junior Football Club turned pink to support Breast Cancer Network Australia when it held its first practice matches on Sunday.
Following a diagnosis of breast cancer for one of the mums who has sons playing in Whittlesea’s under-11 and under-14 teams, club stalwarts Adam Robbins and Lisa Caldow organised a fundraising effort which was incorporated into the practice games played by these teams.
This fundraising was a visible effort with Whittlesea’s teams playing in pink socks, which they paid for.
Coaches also sported pink tops and caps, while Whittlesea junior player Liam Robbins did a sensational job collecting donations from the spectators.
Whittlesea gives thanks to everyone who donated and also reserved a special thank you to its visitors, Yarrambat Junior Football Club, for supporting the cause.
At last count over a $1,000 dollars had been raised with further donations still coming in.
Money raised went to Breast Cancer Network Australia, whose mission is to support, inform, represent and connect Australians affected by breast cancer.
The National Breast Screen Foundation recommend women take part in the national screening programme and remain ‘breast aware’.
BreastScreen Australia is the national mammography screening programme. Women aged 50 to 69 are advised to be screened every two years at one of the 500 BreastScreen locations across Australia.
