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Jessica Watson and Pat Cash say get involved and help your local sports clubs this summerPat Cash has launched a new push to boost sports volunteering in every Australian community. Australians love their sport, with Australian Bureau of Statistics revealing that it's also our most popular form of volunteering. Over 23 million Australians are sporting volunteering. But that number is on the wane.
To make this great figure even better there's a new campaign called DoSomething! Its founder, former Wimbledon Champion Pat Cash, is launching the ‘DoSomething Sporty!’ initiative.
From September 23-October 5, ‘DoSomething Sporty!’ will encourage people to give back to their community by getting involved with a local sporting club.
Organised by the DoSomething! charity and sponsored by ALDI, the campaign is promoting the importance of sports volunteers.
To make it easier for people to get involved with sport in their local community, the DoSomethingNearYou.com.au volunteering website lists the contact details for every sporting code in Australia.
Solo sailing youngster Jessica Watson is among the faces of the new campaign urging volunteers to help with sports like sailing and disabled sailing, dragonboat racing, canoeing and so on.
Cash reckons most people don’t realise the important role volunteering plays in the sporting community.
“Many sports programs would not be possible without the ongoing support of their volunteers. Local sport clubs need volunteers to join committees, coach, fundraise, organise special events, help with marketing, provide first aid assistance or administer clerical support. Without volunteers, many local sporting codes would really struggle,” he says.
Cash is also calling on more Australians to get out and get active. “There’s nothing better than getting involved in a sport that you’re passionate about,” said Pat. “It keeps you fit and active and it’s great for your overall health.”
Getting involved in sport encourages a healthy lifestyle from a young age. Surf Life Saving Australia is one of the many organisations which encourage youth to get involved with sport. Children between 5-13 years-old make up 38 per cent of their membership. See
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