Lions and Tigers set to help kick cancer next weekend

THE third annual Let’s Kick Cancer game between Leopold and Grovedale will be held next weekend, with the Tigers keen to secure their first win.
Leopold Football and Netball Club will host Grovedale Football Netball Club for the fundraising event at Leopold Memorial Park on Saturday, May 4.
With just over $25,000 raised for the Andrew Love Cancer Centre in two years, organisers hope it will be another ripper day.
Tim Russell and his sister Tracey Quinlan, along with Sheridan Edsall and Brent Beer, are the driving forces behind the fundraising game, which will feature guest speakers, canapés, merchandise, a major raffle, silent auction and the Let’s Kick Cancer Cup.
Tim came up with the idea after he and Tracey lost their mum Rosemary, 75, to cancer in August 2016, while both Sheridan and Brent also lost their mothers to cancer.
Guest speakers on the day include ex-AFL player and coach David Parkin and a representative from the Andrew Love Cancer Centre.
Tracey said there were also some great raffle prizes and silent auction items up for grabs, including a meet and greet with Geelong Cats players Joel Selwood, Patrick Dangerfield and Gary Ablett, travel vouchers and a week’s accommodation in Bali.
The Lions will be wearing white socks and ribbons this year to represent lung cancer, while the Tigers will be wearing royal blue, which represents prostate cancer.
During the past two years, Leopold has taken out the Let’s Kick Cancer Cups for both football and netball, but Tim said the Tigers hoped to turn that around this year.
Two Geelong AFLW players will present the cups to the winning teams, while there will be an Auskick half time match during the seniors’ game and a meet and greet with the AFLW players during the day.
Tim said the event was a great way to raise awareness about cancer, while also raising some funds to help find a cure, while Tracey said it was also a good opportunity to talk to the younger players about cancer, who may not have been affected by the disease, either directly or through family or friends.
“We are so lucky to have the facilities we do in Geelong and to have the support,” Tracey said.
“We have the wonderful Andrew Love Cancer Centre that do anything and everything, but you don’t know about it until you go through it.”
The Let’s Kick Cancer fundraiser is on Saturday, May 4 between noon-7pm.
Tickets for the event, which cost $20, are available to purchase at trybooking.com/BBISQ or on the day.
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