The AFL, Clubs and players to donate $2.5 million to bushfire relief efforts

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The AFL, Clubs and players to donate $2.5 million to bushfire relief efforts

In addition to the donation, the AFL, with support from the Clubs and AFLPA, will host a State of Origin match on Friday 28 February at Marvel Stadium with all money raised to further support the Community Relief Fund.
5 days ago

The AFL, its 18 Clubs and AFL / AFLW players through the AFL Players’ Association have today announced a donation of $2.5 million to support communities impacted by the bushfires across Australia.

A donation of $1 million will immediately go towards relief efforts and provide emergency assistance on the ground through the Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery fund.

A further $1.5 million will be donated into a Community Relief Fund set up by the AFL that will support the local communities in fire affected areas to repair and rebuild their local football clubs, including helping footballing families in these impacted areas.

The $2.5 million donation includes $900,000 from the 18 clubs ($50,000 per club), the AFL and AFLW players have contributed $250,000 directly from the AFL Players’ Association’s charity fund, AFL Players Care, and the AFL has contributed $1.35 million.

In addition to the club contribution to the bushfire relief, a separate donation of $12,500 has been made by the Western Bulldogs AFL players, football department staff, Board and Community Foundation to the cause.

The Western Bulldogs are also continuing to explore additional club-led fundraising initiatives to support the bushfire relief, with more details to come.

Additionally, the AFL, with support from the Clubs and AFLPA, will host a State of Origin match on Friday 28 February at Marvel Stadium with all money raised to further support the Community Relief Fund.