Team Gillick, with Olympian dad, David Gillick, pull on their all-time favourite sports jerseys to launch GOAL’s national fundraiser, Jersey Day - GOAL Global Skip to content

Team Gillick, with Olympian dad, David Gillick, pull on their all-time favourite sports jerseys to launch GOAL’s national fundraiser, Jersey Day

 

September 25, 2024 • 2 min read

Jersey Day will take place in 500+ schools and businesses across the country on Friday, October 11th. Register today at Jerseyday.org.

(Wed 25th Sept 2024) GOAL ambassador, athlete, Olympian, and athletics commentator for RTE at the 2024 Olympics, David Gillick, recently teamed up with his three children Oscar (aged 8), Olivia (aged 6), and Louis (aged 3), in their nearby Marlay Park, to announce the return of the humanitarian aid charity’s national flagship fundraising campaign, Jersey Day, on Fri 11th October.

This year, GOAL is celebrating 36 years of Jersey Day. Schools and businesses will be swapping out their uniforms and usual office dress for their favourite sports jerseys. All funds raised will go towards supporting GOAL’s lifesaving humanitarian aid and development work, in 14 countries across Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. Jersey Day is a household favourite, having raised over €5 million to date. Last year, 40,000 people across 136 businesses and state organisations, and 476 primary and secondary schools, took part in Jersey Day. The campaign raised a total of €208,000.

David Gillick, GOAL Ambassador, Olympian, and RTE Athletics Commentator, with his children Oscar (aged 8), Olivia (aged 6), and Louis (aged 3)

Speaking about this fun national fundraising campaign, GOAL Ambassador, David Gillick said,

‘I have worn many jerseys in my life, as an athlete and playing other sports in school and university and then as a professional track and field athlete and coach and now as an RTE athletics commentator and presenter and as a father, of three young children who are immersed in local activities. And I have lots of favourite jerseys.”

“The fun of Jersey Day lies in its simplicity – all you need to do is dig out your favourite jersey, wear it on Fri 11th Oct or a day around that date in your school or workplace and donate to GOAL’s humanitarian aid work.”

The fundraiser also offers those that take part, especially in a post-pandemic world, an ideal opportunity for reconnection, fostering a sense of camaraderie while supporting GOAL’s mission to help some of the world’s most vulnerable communities move from extreme crisis to resilience, where everyone has equal rights and opportunities.

You can register to take part in Jersey Day via jerseyday.org. Generously supported by Folens, Ireland’s leading School Books Publisher, this year’s Jersey Day also invites participants to showcase their involvement and inspire others by sharing images and experiences on social media using the hashtag #GOALJerseyDay.