A Brighter Days occasion at Melbourne Park, offered children and households with a pleasant escape from their on a regular basis challenges.
Melbourne, Australia, 15 July 2024 | Sarah Dyce
The Australian Tennis Basis (ATF) hosted a heartwarming Brighter Days occasion at Melbourne Park on 12 July, offering children and households with a pleasant escape from their on a regular basis challenges. This big day, held in collaboration with Little Dreamers, introduced smiles and laughter to all who attended.
Little Dreamers is Australia’s main Younger Carer organisation, supporting younger individuals aged 4 to 25 who present unpaid look after a member of the family affected by incapacity, continual or psychological sickness, dependancy, or frail age.
Via a variety of direct assist packages, each in-person and on-line, Little Dreamers works to enhance the standard of life for Younger Carers throughout 5 key areas of danger: training, employment, psychological and bodily well being, social wellbeing, and monetary literacy.
Members had been welcomed with enthusiasm by volunteers and handled to a variety of actions designed to create unforgettable experiences.
With loads of tennis enjoyable on court docket, the day was stuffed with pleasure and connection. The spotlight for a lot of was seeing the children gentle up as they picked up a tennis racquet, experiencing the joys of the sport firsthand.
ATF Government Director Vicki Reid famous the importance of the occasion.
“Occasions like right this moment are a testomony to the ability of group and sport coming collectively. It’s fantastic to see these younger carers, who give a lot of themselves, having the possibility to easily be children and luxuriate in a day of tennis and enjoyable.”
Reid continued, “Our collaboration with Little Dreamers highlights the significance of supporting younger carers. They usually face distinctive challenges, and it’s our privilege to supply them a day the place they will calm down, have enjoyable, and construct lasting reminiscences. Tennis is a sport that brings individuals collectively, and it’s heartwarming to see the enjoyment it brings to those youngsters.”
The Brighter Days program, working year-round, companions with like-minded charities to supply households moments of respite and happiness. Through the Summer time of Tennis, this hospitality extends to worldwide occasions, together with the Australian Open. In 2024, over 500 children and households obtained tickets to the AO and associated occasions, with plans to develop this quantity in 2025.
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