At the recent Lion’s Long Lunch the Club, in partnership with the founding members of the Lion’s Den including Preston Campbell and his Foundation was proud to present the most recent scholarships in honour of Tom Searle as well as the inaugural Andy Stubbs scholarships.
The lunch was used to promote the efforts of local community clubs and schools that feed into our ‘Seagulls to Heroes’ Pathways Program and recognise that without these relationships Tweed Seagulls RLFC doesn’t exist.
Tom Searle was renowned for spotting talented young players and helping them achieve the best they could be. When interviewed at the lunch Preston spoke of Tom’s genuine interest in his wellbeing and his life away from football and how that helped him.
It is this legacy that we aim to keep alive through the scholarship program while we encourage all our players to have two ‘Plan As’ in pursuing their ambitions on and off the field..
Our most recent recipients are Aaron Singh (Murwillumbah and Murwillumbah HS), Blake Murphy (Tweed Juniors and St Josephs Banora Point) and Creedence Donovan and Zane Harrison (Tweed Heads Juniors and Palm Beach Currumbin SHS – PBC) following the likes of Tom Weaver (Cudgen and PBC), Zara Canfield (Currumbin Eagles and PBC), Chantay Ratu (Keebra Park SHS) and Tarryn Aiken (Bilambil and Tweed River HS)
All players will receive financial support for their studies, a small gear allowance and a 12-month gym membership through the Seagulls Club at Revolution Health & Fitness.
We thank our special luncheon guests Joel Parkinson, Greg Inglis, Chris Close, Trevor Gillmeister, Billy Moore, Kevin Campion and Preston Campbell, who gave generously of their time and shared stories to raise funds for the program.
Also, a special mention to Tristan Merlehan and the team at TopSport for promoting the Charity Bet in support of the Tom Searle Scholarship Program.
Over the coming weeks, we’ll profile all our scholarship holders and provide an update on their progress – on and off the field!
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