WITH a
successful Joey’s Mini World Cup wrapped up, event organisers have presented a
donation of $2,100 to local charity, Operation: Operating Room.
Each
year, the Mini World Cup includes a charity category, where businesses play abridged
matches in a round robin format for the honours of being the Business Charity
event winner. The initiative is the brainchild of Inverell FC’s James Sweeney
and Damien Schutz.
Fourteen
teams competed in this year’s charity category, with Danthonia Designs claiming
the winner’s trophy and nominating Operation Operating Room as their charity of
choice to receive the funds.
Operation
Operating Room has been established since 2006 and is a charity dedicated to raising
money for equipment and preventative health initiatives at Inverell Hospital.
OOR
representatives Kerry Hall, Norann Voll and Pam Weste recently attended
Inverell Hospital to receive the donation from the Mini World Cup organisers.
President
of Operation: Operating Room Kerry Hall said they are very grateful to the
Joeys Mini World Cup and charity event winners Danthonia Designs team for
choosing Operation: Operating Room for their donation.
“It
was an unexpected boost to our fundraising efforts and very much appreciated.”
“We
have just donated two major pieces of equipment to the hospital, a portable
ultrasound and a Trophon Disinfection Unit. We are now considering, in
consultation with the hospital, what the next items will be.”
Joeys
Mini World Cup founder Heinrich Haussler says the donation to Operation Operating
Room is just one example of how the annual football tournament provides long
lasting benefit to the community.
“This
year’s event was a record number of teams for Inverell and next year, we are
expecting even bigger numbers, including a German team and the return of at
least one team from Adelaide.”
“We
are so pleased to see the charity event of the Mini World Cup raise these funds
for healthcare in Inverell.”
The
2025 Mini World Cup will be held 2-5 October in Inverell and Mr Haussler says
the event will once again help raise funds for a local charity.
Local
businesses, rival sports clubs, community groups and football fans are
encouraged to nominate a team for the charity category of the event.
