Help my boys and I get to the World Championship

Hi, my name is Jason Hoad, an Aussie Army Veteran of numerous campaigns.

I am traveling with 3 of my junior athletes, who have been chosen to represent Australia in Muay Thai, K1 Kickboxing, K1 Sparring and Submission Grappling. We are competing over 5 days in Germany at the International Sport Kickboxing Association World Championships.

Talon Egan - 15 years old, Lennox Egan - 13 years old and Raiden Egan - 11 years old. Rarely, 3 athletes from Gladstone have ever been chosen to represent their Country, let alone three brothers !!!

We have been working hard since April this year when we found out, with every weekend so far spent fundraising through stalls, Fundraiser BBQs, Market events and anything else that can help us raise funds for our trip.

Even though we have done all our own fundraising efforts, time is getting close and we still have a fair way to go to make up the funds needed to travel.

We applied for National funding under the sporting framework and were told that our sport is not considered important enough to receive national funding, compared to other sports such as Golf, Swimming, Basketball etc.

I think our sport is extremely important. I have worked for many years to help change lives around, with most of my students coming to my club, as victims of bullying, or from being left out of group sports due to being on the spectrum. These people have excelled at their chosen sports and I will do everything I can to help get them overseas.

Every dollar will help us, especially given the fact that 1 Euro Dollar = $1.65 Aussie Dollar. The money we receive will go a long way to helping us cover the costs of flights, accommodation, travel insurance and everything else required for overseas travel.

More than anything, we are highly motivated and excited to represent our Country and fly the Australian Flag as part of the ISKA Australian Team.

Thank you in advance to anyone able to help us reach our goal.

Sincerely,

Jas