News Article

25th November 2011

Carn the Kids meet Harry and Roddy

Missing school this morning was worth it for 10 year-old Mark Walters and his sister Ruby as they went to AAMI Park to get up close and personal with their favourite Melbourne Victory players, Harry Kewell and Rodrigo Vargas.

The Victory were going through their final preparations ahead of Sunday afternoon's clash with Gold Coast United at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne.  The game is also a Carn the Kids MEGA Match with a group of 380 special kids and their carers in VIP seats as guests of LeasePlan Carn the Kids program.

Mark and Ruby will even get to run on to the field with the Victory team on Sunday as the lucky Carn the Kids mascots for the game.  To help them prepare, the Victory players presented them both with their own special Victory jerseys with Kewell's number 22 on the back and they got a priceless photo with the Victory stars.
 
Mark first got involved with Carn the Kids through his association with Camp Quality and - as a passionate soccer fan - he jumped at the invitation to be a part of this fun day out and even brought his own Victory soccer ball with him to training!

Carn the Kids aims to give fun days out to kids who may otherwise miss out on the chance to enjoy what others take for granted.  It is a program LeasePlan has run since 2003, taking more than 15,000 kids and carers to a host of 'fun days out' around the country. and Melbourne Victory has been a partner to LeasePlan and Carn the Kids since the 2008/09 season.

The children and carers are invited through Carn the Kids agency partners, including The CREATE Foundation, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Camp Quality, and MacKillop Family Services.

For more information on LeasePlan's Carn the Kids program visit www.carnthekids.com.au