Case Study: Mackay District School Sports Sponsorship

Magpies Sporting Club will once again support the Mackay District School Sports (MDSS) Committee with a $10,000 sponsorship for 2022.

Paul Manttan, MDSS President, along with Phoebe Homes (Mackay North State High School) and Samuel Baira (Mackay West State School) were present at Magpies Sporting Club for the cheque presentation.

“We are very grateful for Magpies Sporting Clubs’ continued support of our Mackay District School Sport Committee. The sponsorship arrangement we enjoy with Magpies allows us to reduce the cost of attending representative sporting trials for our local Mackay families. The arrangement also allows us to provide playing equipment and uniforms for families,” said Mr Manttan.

In 2021, MDSS had 2371 students participate in 49 MDDS trials across 25 sports, of which 1,057 students went onto represent MDSS at Capricornia.

“We are looking forward to providing a full representative sporting calendar for our students this year. In 2020 many of our sporting trials were cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines while in 2021, almost all sporting trials went ahead as planned. This year got off to a wobbly start with the delayed start to the school year. It’s only been through the generous support of our teachers (coaches and managers) who have been running trials in their own time that we’ve been able to keep up with the intense trial schedule that starts off the school year. It’s onward and upward for the rest of the year!’ concluded Manttan.

Magpies Sporting Club – Sport & Community Liaison Officer, Gayan Loku who presented the cheque said,

“Magpies Sporting Club is once again proud to support MDSS for another year. We hope that this sponsorship will assist MDSS in delivering a great program for all the students and schools in the Mackay District.”

Phoebe Holmes attends Mackay North State High School (Yr 11) and is a MDSS Representative in cricket, basketball, softball, touch football and tennis. Phoebe has also represented the state in basketball.

Samuel Baira attends Mackay West State School (Yr 6) and is a MDSS representative for Rugby League.