This year marks the 10th anniversary for the Fair Play futsal competition, set to take over Victoria Park, Abbotsford on Saturday 27th October from 11.30am.
This annual community family fund raiser features mixed teams from all corners of the local community including all 3 local housing estates and local organisations such as PBS 106.7FM, Bendigo Bank, Melbourne Fire Brigade, Vic Police, City of Yarra and more It is a fun and active day for everyone, with profits going to Happy Football Cambodia Australia and Collingwood Allstars Soccer Program.
Kicking off at midday, the teams compete for the illustrious Jinta Trophy, medals and other prizes. Come down and cheer the teams on – enjoy a cheap bar, food and coffee, and music all day from pitchside DJs including Lance Ferguson from The Bamboos, PBSFM’s Vince Peach, RRR’s Chris Gill and Ennio Styles, Paz, and more… also live music on the Community Stage.
Bring the kids down as Melbourne Victory will be running a skills session.
The Fairplay Futsal Soccer Competition has been instrumental in raising funds to help Happy Football Cambodia Australia run their programs and to send a team to the Homeless World Cup. So far the tournaments have raised a total of over $25,000. Funds from Fair Play are donated to both Happy Football Cambodia and the Collingwood Allstars Football Program.
There will be plenty of other chances to support the causes and win in the Monster Raffle, Silent Auction or Foosball Table comp. Entry is free. The event kicks off around 11.30am with the final at approximately 6pm.
The 10th Fair Play competition takes place on Saturday October 27th 2012 at Victoria Park, off Johnston Street, Abbotsford, just 10mins from the CBD. If you would like to enter a team in to the competition please contact pgrogan@hfcaustralia.org or come down on the day and help us change lives. See www.hfcaustralia.org for more details.
