The Sydney Swans have been on Redkite’s team for 21 years, supporting children and families affected by childhood cancer through our annual Red Day.
In incredible news, our annual Red Day which was held during our Round 19 clash against Fremantle, raised over $28,000 for Redkite. The amount donated is a record during our long-standing charity partnership.
Thank you to all our members, fans and our entire footy family who stood with us and showed their support.
Since 2001, Swans players including the likes of Brett Kirk, Rhyce Shaw and Harry Cunningham have supported families dealing with childhood cancer by participating in family days, visits to oncology wards and other Redkite events.
Kirk was extremely proud about the relationship.
“My involvement with Redkite started from the beginning, pretty much when my footy career started,” Kirk said.
“It’s been 20+ years and I am so proud as someone that has been involved, and so proud that our club has continued our relationship.
“If you use a footy analogy, we talk about the 1 percent. They are the smothers and the things that don’t get all the glory but they are the things that really help us as a team win and I see that is what Redkite does.
“They are the little things that help families get through. It might be looking after their parking or helping their siblings knowing they are impacted too.
“But I love that we continue to invest and continue to want to help Redkite do the best they can with the families and Red Day is such a huge day on our calendar because we know the significant impact it has on families.”
A special thank you also goes to our Premier partner Qatar Airways, who kick started the fundraising efforts for Swans Red Day for Redkite, buying 500 virtual kites and donating $5000 to the charity.
The Sydney Swans Playing Group also generously donated $5,000 in support of children with cancer.
Thank you for showing children with cancer we're on their team!
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