A Newcastle football institution hit the pavement today, for Smithy to Surf.
The 10 kilometre challenge is part of Hamilton Azzurri’s “Answer the Call” campaign with socially distanced groups of players and supporters running from Smith Park to Nobby’s – raising awareness for Lifeline Newcastle and Central Coast.
“We thought, let’s put this to good use, and then we heard for Lifeline, they actually had a reduction, I think it was about 60 per cent, in their revenue, because of all their shops closing. And at the same time, they had an increase in about 25 to 30 per cent in phonecalls, as you can imagine during these times. We thought, what better way to raise some money for a great cause?” – Jim Sneesby, Hamilton Azzuri FC.
The club has already raised $21,000 and logged over 2,500 kilometres as a team.
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