The Pat Cronin Foundation is honoured to have a number of high profile individuals who have agreed to be Ambassadors for the foundation. Our list of Ambassadors is growing and includes the following people:
Matthew Richardson
Matthew “Richo” Richardson is a retired Australian rules footballer and current media personality who represented Richmond in the Australian Football League (AFL). Matthew was one of Pat’s favourite players.
Kevin Sheedy
Kevin Sheedy AM is a former Australian rules football coach and player in the Australian Football League. He played and coached in a combined total of 929 games over 47 years from 1967 until 2013, which is a VFL/AFL record. Sheedy was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
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One of our great supporters Janice has travelled to Bhutan and visited a local rural school where she helped us to spread the word to Be Wise and to End the Coward Punch wearing her PC12 long sleeve top and her Be Wise wristband.
Thanks for thinking of Pat in your travels Janice.
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#Thereisnoexcuse
#Endthecowardpunch
We are very pleased to announce the next official Ambassador for the Pat Cronin Foundation with international cycling commentator Matthew Keenan accepting our invitation.
Here are some words from Matthew: I support the Pat Cronin Foundation because I have two young children who I want to be safe when they go out, as everyone in the community deserves to be safe.
It's actually hard to articulate why I support the foundation because there isn't a single good reason not to. Anything that reduces any form of violence is a great cause, particularly cowardly acts of unprovoked violence.
Matthew's reach to a worldwide audience will definitely help us to spread the word to Be Wise and to End the Coward Punch. We look forward to a wristband photo or more from the Giro or Le Tour later in the year.
PS - Pat Cronin Foundation cycling jerseys are available for purchase via our online store.
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I shared Pat's story with my Year 2 class on National Anti Bullying Day and one of my sweet students went home and told her mum about Pat. Her mum said they cried about it and decided to write this poem together.....
One Punch
One second turns life to death.
One second turns all lives to mess.
One second turns love to hate.
The Cowards Punch
Takes all of living away.
A Mothers heart
Bleeds with the loss of her Son.
A Fathers Son can no longer
Carry the family name on.
A best friend mourns
The loss of his mate.
The Cowards Punch
Took the love of living away.
An unanswered question asking
"Why was this done?”
All the families empty hearts
Staring at the sky above.
Full of pain and sadness
As each day passes by,
The 'Cowards Punch’
Keeps us asking "Why?"
By Mia & Freda
Dear Matt, Robyn, Emma and Lucas, you are in our minds and hearts today. Sending you all our love, Maureen and Phil. 💕💕