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2021 BRISBANE RECLINK COMMUNIT Y CUP A VERY BIG T HANK YOU TO... Our sponsors Gage Roads Brew Co., MEAA, 4ZZZ, 12.00PM Netherworld, Meat at Billy’s, and Inspire Health Services. Our supporters Red Octopus, Viking Rentals, Tivoli, T HE DOUBLE HAPPINESS The Princess Theatre, Great Mates Great Gals, Gigawatt, Mr Sparkle, Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant, Airlock Studios, 1.15PM Sonic Sherpa, Steve Minnikin MP, and Minuteman Press Fortitude Valley. WELCOME TO COUNT RY The 2021 Organising Committee: Amy, James, Megan, Grace, Michelle (Miki), Jacqui, Shaz, Stephen (Stocky), Jeremiah, & OFFICIAL OPENING Tamara, and Reclink Australia Regional Manager Chris Dickons. 1.30PM The staff at Reclink HQ (Melbourne). Everton Wolves Junior AFC and Mayne Tigers AFC for the KICK OFF! use of their fields and facilities for training and game day. Moorooka AFC for the use of their facilities for night training. T HE 2021 BRISBANE Goal Umpires: Elize Mwandu & Liam Green. Boundary Umpires: Brendan McMahon & John Muldowney. RECLINK COMMUNIT Y CUP Field Umpires: Bill Smith, Alexis Pink & Jeremiah Stewart. The Bands: The Double Happiness, Melaleuca and Beddy Rays. HALF T IME ENT ERTAINMENT Our MC: Steve “Belly” Bell from Sonic Sherpa Record Store. MELALEUCA The 4ZZZ Outside Broadcast team for the game commentary and live broadcast. Our wonderful volunteers who have helped make the POST-MATCH ENT ERTAINMENT day possible. BEDDY RAYS The ROCKING HORSES and the BRISBANE LINES. To everyone who has attended the game, made a donation, cheered on the teams and supported our event in any way. T HE DOUBLE HAPPINESS MELALEUCA COMMUNIT Y CUP MERCHANDISE! Don't miss out on securing your piece of Community Cup history! ALL $25 EACH 2021 Brisbane Reclink Community Cup TShirt Brisbane Lines Beanie Rocking Horses Beanie Brisbane Lines Scarf BEDDY RAYS Rocking Horses Scarf TALKING TO A ST RANGER The Reclink Australia Community Cup is a an iconic Reclink’s structured sport and recreation event that has been bringing grassroots footy and programs have been independently evaluated by live local music to the community for over 25 years. La Trobe University, with proven results and Sadly missed in 2020, we are excited to bring this improved life outcomes. great event back to most states around Australia Participants in Reclinks programs include those in 2021. experiencing mental illness, family violence, In what has been very unprecedented times, an homelessness, social isolation, gambling harm, event like the Reclink Community Cup brings unemployment, and drug and alcohol rehabilitation. everyone together in the spirit of community and 77% of respondents reported improved life giving. The values of community and generosity outcomes since participating with Reclink. have became more important through our shared During COVID-19 lockdowns we continue to support experience of the COVID-19 pandemic. our community by quickly shifting to delivering We play music, we play about, and we play a game online sport and health activities and delivering of footy. Comm Cup captures the spirit of Reclink; sports equipment to those who need it (including to have fun together. It’s a day when people come over 400 bikes). Post-COVID-19 restrictions, together to connect and enjoy a game of footy played Reclink programs and activities are more important in the spirit of having a good time and helping the than ever, and with your generous support these community. I don’t really mind who wins, but I love to programs can continue to have an impact. see both teams celebrating at the final siren. To help your community through Reclink programs Reclink has always talked about bringing people from visit reclink.org to donate today. isolation into inclusion… now everyone knows what We look forward to seeing you all at the return of the isolation feels like and our mantra has become Reclink Community Cup and thank you for your a national conversation. ongoing support. The Reclink Community Cup has great significance Enjoy the day and may the best team win. And may within the community and provides a valuable, both teams celebrate. much-needed contribution to Reclink’s annual Dave Wells fundraising efforts. CEO, Reclink Australia Your chance to change a life Reclink Australia’s programs help to improve life outcomes for those experiencing disadvantage. To help change a life today, visit reclink.org to donate. Participant Stories Your chance Paddy O’Dwyer Paddy grew up as a sports-loving kid in Melbourne. In his teenage years he started dropping out of sport and started experimenting with drugs and alcohol. This lead to the likely spiral that left Paddy to change a life homeless and facing the possibility of serving time in prison for his actions. At age 23 Paddy realised he needed to get control of his life again, and with support from his mother, Reclink Australia’s programs help to he began his rehab at Windana in Ballarat. It was here that Paddy was introduced to weekly Reclink activities and was able to participate in team sports again, with competitive football and cricket being improve life outcomes for those the highlights. “I felt like a kid again when going to the ground to play. I loved interacting with my experiencing disadvantage. teammates and the banter of the locker room”, says Paddy. Paddy always brought positive energy to the Reclink games, which was infectious to the rest of the group, this connection with a team environment made Paddy feel wanted and was the highlight of his week. Paddy made connections and progressed again in sports to playing A grade basketball in the Ballarat competition. At 23 years old, Paddy’s first game since juniors was a significant confidence builder, he loved the thrill of competition and the positive connections that he made.Paddy came to know it was okay to be himself and his confidence grew. He moved to Geelong with a good mate on a similar journey. He completed a Cert IV in Community Services and is now employed in the mental health field. “I want to thank Reclink for the opportunities they gave me, from the matches, the post-game BBQs, to the Peter Cullen medal, it always made me feel supported and needed”, said Paddy. He is now continuing to study and is excited about adventuring, travelling, and starting a family. “Reclink has given me a chance to enjoy life and taught me to be okay with who I am”, said Paddy. Zeb I am Indian born and adopted by a Tasmanian couple. When people ask my story, I always get the same question – have you found your birth parents? Sadly, the system in India at the time of my birth was completely busted. The movie ‘Lion’ is another young Indian boy’s unique story, what follows is mine. I’m very lucky and am extremely grateful for the hand I have been dealt. My parents were Launceston based school-teachers. They had already raised three boys of their own and took me into their lives in 1981, age 2. They taught at the Riverside High School in Launceston. In fact, they met at Riverside High. A real fairytale romance. Launceston was a great place to grow up and my parents gave my siblings and I every chance at success. Whether it was ballet, gymnastics or the school football comps – my brother and sister received scholarships to attend a specialist ballet college in Melbourne – we were always well supported by an environment of love. As I grew into adulthood, I found myself in small towns chasing work, playing local footy, engaging in activities that most Australians would perceive as “the norm”. Kick the footy and drink a beer. Work, drink a beer. Most things in small town Tasmania, during the late 90’s/early 2000’s, seemed to have a drink attached to them. I won’t lie to you, I liked it. There is a euphoric feeling of being a young bloke experiencing and experimenting with the feelings – good and bad - associated to alcohol. But as time wore on, it became apparent that what I thought was essential to social connection of the local footy team and the end of day work ritual was becoming an integral part of my lust for life. It became my fuel. Now? It is my demon. I have tried all types of rehabilitation. Spent time in dedicated facilities. Cold turkey. None of them have worked. What I loved about my involvement in the Reclink cricket tournament – played between a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program and a homeless shelter for men - was the fact that for two or three hours per week I was surrounded by positivity. The social inclusion and acceptance of others is so important to the challenges of addiction. My end game is to be free. To have total To help change a life today, visit reclink.org to donate. control. And I work towards that every day. Reclink plays a part in me achieving this and I hope to continue my involvement with its structured sport programs in the future. BRISBANE COMMUNITY CUP AFTER PARTY 4ZZZ Subscribers get $6 schooners of mid and heavy lager! BRISBANE COMMUNITY CUP AFTER PARTY 4ZZZ Subscribers get $6 schooners of mid and heavy lager! 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