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Together, we raised $1,265 in May to support local players struggling to cover their registration fees.

At The Grand, we’re proud to stand behind causes that matter to our local community. In May, we launched our own initiative to support players who were doing it tough and struggling to cover their registration fees.

Through our Friday Night Meat Tray raffles, we raised an incredible $1,265, all of which is going directly toward helping these players stay involved in the sport they love.

As a proudly community-focused pub, we believe in showing up when it counts — and we’re so grateful to everyone who contributed. Your generosity helps keep our local sporting spirit alive and well.

Thank you for being part of it.

Join us every Friday night at The Grand as we support Ben Duffy’s mission to raise funds for the Pat Cronin Foundation and help end the coward punch.

This June our Friday night meat tray raffle is raising funds for the Pat Cronin Foundation

This is through Ben Duffy a local man setting out to run 52 seperate marathons in the 52 weeks of 2025.

At the age of 19 Pat was tragically killed at the hands of a coward punch, when attempting to drag his mate out of a fight at his local pub. Pat wasn’t an aggressive person and was purely there to remove his mate, when he was struck senselessly from behind. Pat’s parents Matt and Robyn turned this tragedy into the incredible foundation that is the Pat Cronin Foundation.

Pat went to Whitefriars the same school as Ben and hearing his story pushed Ben to have a crack at something incredibly tough, to raise money for such a worthy cause. Ben has already run 22 through the first 22 weeks of the year, and will continue to battle through to hopefully reach the goal he has set. The support he has been given so far is nothing short of incredible lets continue this support as he tackles this challenge.

Pop down to The Grand every Friday where all proceeds from the Friday Meat Tray Raffle will be donated to Bens Go Fund Me where all proceeds will go directly to the Pat Cronin Foundation.

Be Wise, let’s end the coward punch!

To follow Ben’s progression, head to his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_52in52/?hl=en

To donate to Ben directly, please visit: https://gofund.me/be8cae80

Thanks for the support!