 Today was our annual gala day so here at MacArthur Magic Soccer Every year we host the gala day. We invite two or three other special needs clubs to come down compete against our players Have a few games have a bit of fun Have a sausage sizzle and just generally enjoy the morning. I Live around the corner from this place. So it's my local community So to see the program that these people have put in place for these kids and some older boys as well and girls It's amazing and I'm trying to be a part of it as much as I can they need things like this You see how much fun they had they all loved it and it's great. It's great to be a part of it Well, they love it. You know, he's a high-profile Wanderers players so it's great having Mark part of this morning and hopefully we can get him down next season to Complete with the kids as well. Um, he's a really good soccer player and I like how he got like keeps the trophies I have a wonder issue. I have to actually if you have a son or daughter that is a little bit Out of the norm you feel like that's okay It doesn't matter what nationality what age what Disability or ability you've got just let them be kids let them run let them Be in the sunshine, you know, and they enjoy it so much That's very important, you know when we when we created magic soccer about six years ago It was primarily for kids with disabilities who don't really get a chance to play mainstream sport But we all think as parents, you know growing up playing sports or write a passage You get up on a Saturday morning You put your jersey on or your netball uniform and you go and play sports So we've tried to create that for our kids in an inclusive environment where they can fit in be themselves And it's less about scoring goals and winning, but it's about having fun I'd like things like this to have more help I mean fully independent at the moment. It's very difficult to get the funds you need to To make it a bigger program so for big clubs and big businesses like the wanderers to get involved in this and to get awareness To to things like this. It's it's huge. You know, we started with 22 kids six years ago We've got 80 80 plus kids playing this year You know go all day every year for us gets bigger and bigger. We probably had about a hundred and twenty-odd kids down here today Enjoying soccer and enjoying being out being part of a team Not brilliant. I mean a few of them were telling me that they go for Sydney FC, which is Interesting is funny, but it's normal kids have have no filter. They love saying what's on their mind and it's it's it's brilliant You wouldn't have it any other way