Jacko’s Journey Quiz Night – Fitzroy Footy Club

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Australia

Supporters

Thank you to everyone for purchasing a ticket to our Rock ‘n’ Roll Quiz Night. We have sold all our tickets!

If you missed out, please check socials for more events to come:

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FINALLY AN AWESOME NIGHT OUT – NO KIDS!!

Here is your opportunity for the BEST night out you’ll have had in a long time…and we just know you’ve been dying for a QUIZ NIGHT with a rock and roll theme. So that’s what we’ve pulled together….just for you (well, sort of for you..) but also for Jack (read on…)

There will be a lot of heckling (the good kind), cheesy jokes, a professional quiz host (that’s right…profesh!), a wine wall, silent auction, raffle, best dressed individual AND table, entertainment and giveaways on the night.

The Fitzroy Footy Club is generously helping us host this awesome fundraiser for ‘Jacko’s Journey 2022′. All money raised on the night will go towards helping Jacko – an ACDC-lovin’, 8 year old boy with cerebral palsy (keep reading..)

Event details:

Where: Fitzroy Community Club, Sam Johnson Sportsground, Swan Court, Renown Park

When: Friday 20th May, 6.30pm – 11pm

Tickets: Click the ‘Donate Now’ tab to book your table. Tables of 10 available for $250. Tables only for purchase. No individual ticket sales. There are only 12 tables available so please reserve your table ASAP!

Please bring: Your BEST Rock and Roll outfit and a plate of food for your table.**the club canteen will not be open**

Alcohol consumption: No alcohol to be brought onto the premises. Club bar will be open and STOCKED with awesome wines.

Information about the Jacko’s Journey 2022 Fundraiser:

Jack (Jacko for ‘short’) is not your typical Aussie kid.

Of course, like many 8-yr old boys he loves running, jumping, climbing trees and playing soccer and footy but there is one big difference.

Jack has Cerebral Palsy.

Cerebral palsy is a physical disability caused by a brain injury during pregnancy, birth, or shortly after birth. It affects movement, coordination, muscle tone and control, reflexes, posture, and balance. In Australia, 1 in 700 children are affected by Cerebral Palsy (CP) and it is the most common childhood disability worldwide. It is a lifelong disability that cannot be cured.

Jack’s cerebral palsy means he is in pain daily and he struggles to do any of the activities he loves without the aid of a support person or equipment. Walking and running are hard work, carrying a school bag isn’t possible without holding someone’s hand for balance (which feels embarrassing for an 8-yr old), keeping up with school activities in the classroom, even writing his name are all things that require a super-hero effort and result in a huge amount of fatigue. Communicating is frustrating and forming friendships is tricky.

All of these challenges get harder and harder each year and are slowly chipping away at Jack’s confidence.

This year, though, is Jack’s year.

In September, Jack and his family will be heading to St Louis, Missouri, USA where he will undergo one of the most advanced surgeries in the world: Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR). SDR will significantly reduce the pain he suffers and allow him to walk, run, play soccer, keep up in class and make friends more easily. Ultimately, building his confidence and the ability to choose what he wants to do in life.

SDR surgery involves making a small incision in the middle of Jack’s back and exposing the nerve fibres which sit close to the spinal cord. The nerve fibres send messages to and from our muscles telling them to move our toes, feet, ankles, legs etc. so that we can walk, run and jump etc.

Each of the nerve fibres are then tested for spasticity (which is what stops Jack from walking and running etc. easily). The fibres with high levels of spasticity are permanently cut, allowing any healthy nerve fibres, to take over and grow strong.

This incredible surgery and Jack’s time in the US with his family plus all pre and post surgery costs will cost more than $180K.

The rewards though, are great because SDR will allow Jack to do the ordinary things that many of us take for granted – being able to push a trolley around the supermarket, climbing the stairs at the footy oval easily, having a great group of mates, getting a good job and having a family.

After all, who wouldn’t want that for their kid?

Follow Jack’s journey from newborn through to 8-years old & beyond, as he prepares for surgery this year:

Facebook – Jacko’s Journey 2022

Instagram – Jacko’s Journey 2022

Roland, Juliana and Alia Hall

3 years ago

$178

Mary Sapio

3 years ago

$100

IHM

3 years ago

– Offline donation

$250

Carla Cinco

3 years ago

$250

Offline payments

3 years ago

– Offline donation

$500

Joanne Nikolas

3 years ago

$250

Alyssa Andelkovic

3 years ago

$250

Bella Esposito

3 years ago

$250

Elisha Heath

3 years ago

$250

Kate Henderson

3 years ago

$200

Jacqui Bloffwitch

3 years ago

$250

Felicia Mihelios

3 years ago

$350

Ben Waechter

3 years ago

$250

Skye Kennett