Beresfield and Tarro have rallied behind Francis Greenway High School’s futsal star Ethan Kulupatch to send him to Barcelona.
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Ethan will represent an Australian schoolboys side and the community aims to raise $7500 to cover his expenses.
A barbecue is planned for this Sunday at Palm Valley Village, Tarro. A film night at Raymond Terrace on July 9 will also help reach that goal.
One of the fundraiser organisers is Jenny Schiemer, who taught a young Ethan at the Beresfield Community Children’s Education Centre.
Ethan’s influence means her sons also play futsal.
“If it wasn’t for Ethan I would never have been introduced to Futsal,” Ms Schiemer said.
Ethan is a member of the Emerging Jets under-14s football squad and followed his older brother into futsal.
He was selected for the national team after being recognised as a stand-out talent at the state level in a Sydney tournament in January.
The five supervising coaches at the National Schools Championship each selected their top players to form an All-Stars squad, which became most of the Australian team.
The year 9 student returned from a trip to Japan in July last year as part of his role in the Emerging Jets.
His team played Japan and other Asian teams in ambassadorial matches in the lead-up to the AFC Asian Cup.
The Saitama International Junior Football Tournament included a pre-tournament training camp and was Kulupatch’s first international tour.
“It’s becoming an expensive hobby,” Ethan’s mother Sam Kulupatch said.
The barbecue is part of a garage sale this Sunday at Palm Valley Village between 10am and noon.
People can also buy tickets to Magic Mike 2, which screens July 9.
For information call Jenny Schiemer on 0414 956 433.
