FFA and Red Cross come together to beat COVID-19


FFA and Red Cross come together to beat COVID-19

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Football Federation Australia (FFA) has teamed up with the Australian Red Cross to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic across Australia.

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Currently, Australian Red Cross is working with Federal and State Governments, thousands of volunteers around the country and millions across the world to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the largest club-based participation sport in the country with a participation base of approximately 1.96 million participants, FFA recognise that football has an important civic duty. FFA is looking at innovative ways to use its platforms for the benefit of the wider community during these difficult times and will commit its profile and connect its network, who reflect the diversity of our communities, to aid Red Cross in its efforts to respond to the effects of COVID-19 on community health and wellbeing.

FFA Chief Executive James Johnson said: “We are very glad to be working with Australian Red Cross on this important initiative, We will work together connecting people online to share essential tools and tips to give all Australians practical ways to support each other, maintain their wellbeing, and stay safely connected.”

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“We will ask younger people across our network to promote the importance of practicing social distancing, washing hands and staying at home to help slow the spread of COVID-19, Finally, we may, as this situation evolves, be called upon to help Red Cross with critical volunteering gaps in essential services and to scale their response to COVID-19 as necessary. We look forward to contributing to this important work, he added.