The Association was formed by a group of local volunteers to:

Amalgamate sporting bodies within the Port Stephens and Hunter Region to raise funds and support the general community

support groups in the area.Work with sporting bodies within the Port Stephens region to raise funds to assist the various

community support groups in that area.

The Sporting Hope organization was incorporated as an association on 15 July 2014.

 

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SOME OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

RECIEPIENTS that we have chosen to receive our assistance to date;

 

MIRO MILANJA – in 2015 Miro was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma (a cancer that develops in the Plasma cells).

Sporting Hope was able to raise funds for Miro and his family to enable them to overcome the initial loss of income and medical expenses.

 

DYLAN EYRICH – 2016 a young man (13 years old) was in desperate need of a wheel chair accessible vehicle to enable his family to get him to medical appointments and school. Dylan has Modular Heterotopia. His disabilities are numerous – blindness, unable to walk or talk. Sporting Hope was able to raise sufficient funds to purchase a suitable vehicle.

 

RILEY CORBURN-HALL - in August 2017 Riley suffered a serious Rugby League accident while playing in an under 14's game for his Mallabula team. He dissected a coronary artery when tackled which resulted in a blood clot and subsequent stroke, reducing his mobility. Sporting Hope took on the task to acquire a vehicle for Riley and his mother to assist the family with transport.

 

KERRY GROVER - 2018 Kerry was left paralysed after a freak accident. Sporting Hope assisted the Grover family to run a golf day and fundraiser at the Tanilba Golf Course to raise sufficient funds to purchase a suitable accessible vehicle.

 

ALICIA MARCUS - In 2019 Alicia at 32 a mother of 2 sons Koby 6 and William 4, lost her husband. He was diagnosed in 2016 at the age of 30 with MND he sadly passed away on the 5th of May. Friends and family organised a Triva Night at The Nelson Bay Golf club. Sporting Hope got involved and was able to assist with a moderate finacial asssitancce towards Alicia's sudden finacial hardship.

 

MADISON CHESSUM-HARRIS - In October, 2019 we were approached by the Mayor of Port Stephens, Ryan Palmer who asked If  the Association could assist a local family who were in need.  We met with Tanya Chessum- Harris, mother of 11 year old Madison.  The family was in need of urgent assistance to upgrade the disability vehicle they owned to a more suitable vehicle.  Apart from Madison there are three other sisters.

Shortly afterwards a suitable vehicle was found and due to the urgency of the matter Sporting Hope was able to advance money to purchase that vehicle.  Sporting Hope exchanged the vehicles with Sporting Hope becoming the owner of the Chessum-Harris old vehicle, a Kia Carnival.  We hope to asssit another family in need.  That vehicle is valued around $20,000.

 

OUR NEW RECIPIENT!

Adrian Solomon-James was Treasurer of the Nelson Bay Junior Rugby League and
his wife Deb who was Registrar, a Team Coach and Manager. Adrian woke on 13 February
2023 unable to feel his lower body. He was rushed to hospital and diagnosed with a
large tumour that was wrapped around his spine and inoperable. He has had several
stints in hospital and palliative care before passing away in September 2023.