Toowoomba Bears Rugby Club raises upwards of $5000 for Protea Place on Ladies Day
A top Toowoomba rugby club has raised thousands for a leading women’s organisation, while also working to educate its players on respect for women. Check out the gallery of pics here:
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Hundreds packed out Toowoomba’s premier sports ground on Saturday for Toowoomba Bears’ annual Ladies Day, raising thousands for a local women’s support service in the process.
Bears Rugby Union president Bruce McConnel said while counting was continuing, he believed the event would donate upwards of $5000 towards Protea Place.
“With our side’s getting some wins and seeing the MRP (Modified Rugby Program) kids playing a game on Toowoomba’s premium sports ground (Clive Berghofer Stadium), it’s been fantastic,” he said.
“The weather has been great, the rugby has been great and we’re all here for a great cause.”
Along with fundraising, the partnership with Protea Place also involved the club working to educate and inform its male players.
McConnell said that he had already overheard and observed a change in the way the players had been interacting with one another, indicating they were committed to making an inclusion change.
“Our sponsors are behind it, our boys are absolutely behind it and I know as a club we are behind it and want to make a difference,” he said.
“We’ve had over 60 girls play for us already this year and the whole team is here today which is fantastic.
“They were given the option of playing a curtain raiser, but they all collectively decided that they’d much rather hang out in the Hutchies tent for the day and have some drinks; which would’ve been my choice too.”
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