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Demons on Global Mission for Kids in Poverty
18 Nov 2008

Kade Lang, from the Perth Football Club handing
over their Children's Mission donation to
Jo-Anne Quick, Community Relations Officer
for Catholic Mission.
Towards the end of the 2008 WAFL season, Kade Lang, player group representative from the Perth Football Club contacted Catholic Mission to explore ways the Club’s player group could support the Children’s Mission Partners program and raise awareness of the plight of children in poverty around the world.

As a result of the discussions, the Club’s player group visited the coastal village of Phuket in Thailand in October 2008 to see for themselves the work of various organisations addressing the problem of child poverty in that country. During their visit they delivered educational and recreational material supplied by Catholic Mission to help children from poor families in the area, and provided a physical education clinic for kids at the local school.

The player group also donated $575 towards the Children’s Mission Partners program which annually funds over 2,700 orphanage projects, kindergartens, primary schools and child health programs in over 160 developing countries world-wide.

It is hoped that this initiative of the player group of the Perth Football Club to support Children’s Mission Partners by fundraising and visiting poor children in developing countries will raise community awareness of the global problem of child poverty. Catholic Mission looks forward to continuing this relationship with the Perth Football Club into the 2009 season and beyond.

Catholic Mission congratulates the Perth Football Club and their player group for their humanitarian foresight and concern for children in poverty. The children they have helped through their generosity and compassion will be praying for them to make it to the finals in 2009 and win the WAFL premiership. Go the Demons!

Catholic Mission is working with other sporting clubs to help their players develop a heart for the world. Contact the Catholic Mission Office in Perth on (08) 9422 7933 for more information.

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