WELLINGTON NEWS Hogs give Kennard Park a makeover
John Roe rides his bike for Hogs for Homeless along with other mostly EX-NRL players such as Freddy Fittler, Danny Buderus and Nathan Hindmarsh, to name a few. They raise money for disadvantaged and homeless youth. Truckloads of turf ready to be laid by volunteers and the HOGS for Homeless NRL boys. Claudia Whiteman, Ella James – St Marys Catholic School volunteers NRL footballers volunteered to work alongside the Wellington community to lay turf at Kennard Park in Wellington on Thursday, February 22, as part of the Hogs For The Homeless program.
NSW True Blues Brad Fittler and Nathan Hindmarsh conceived the idea of Hogs For The Homeless in 2013. The pair, with the support of the NSWRL, enlisted the help of other former rugby league players for what would become an annual fundraiser, riding their Harley-davidson motorcycles throughout country NSW, the NSWRL said.
The project raises money for Father Chris Riley’s Youth Off The Streets, a non-denominational community organisation working for young people who are homeless, drug dependent and recovering from abuse.
The visit to regional communities such as Wellington also has the added benefit of promoting the game. Tyrhys Williams, Zac Montgomery, Harley Lester – NSW Indigenous Players Back, Loretta Black, Carlista Stanley, Danielle Kelly, front, Orlando Brown, Natalie Watton, Michaela Bestwick, BJ Stanley, Lachlan Keed (baby)