Dragons, Squadron Energy complete Regional Blitz

The St George Illawarra Dragons recently completed the club’s Regional Blitz powered by Squadron Energy making stops at Gilgandra Public School, St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Gilgandra and Gulargambone Central School whilst assisting with the Walford, Rose and Wright Shield in Walgett.

The Blitz was a part of the Dragons’ and Squadron Energy’s continued commitment to community engagement following on from a successful Indigenous Round Jersey launch in which the latter courageously removed their logo from the torso of the jersey to feature the artwork in its entirety.

NRL stars Jaydn Su’A and Hayden Buchanan were joined by Ricky Walford and Nathan Blacklock for the club’s two-day Best You Can Be Blitz.

Each stop consisted of a series of interactive workshops for local primary students centred around the club’s health and wellbeing program, ‘The Best You Can Be’.

Now in its 12th year, the program focuses on helping students make positive choices around health and wellbeing.

The workshops include advice on staying active, learning how to practice tolerance, respect, and inclusiveness, the importance of good sleep, screen time management, hydration, and nutrition as well as the important role we play in taking care of the environment.

“It was such a rewarding trip for Hayden and myself to be a part of,” Su’A said.

“The locals were very welcoming and the kids we worked with brought so much energy and enthusiasm. It’s important that we get out to these regional areas and we’re very grateful for Squadron Energy’s support in getting us out there.”

“The partnership with Squadron and the Dragons is really important,” Squadron Energy First Nations Engagement Facilitator Justin Toomey-White said.

“We’ve been able to come out to communities and do these education-based programs in the schools and have kids have fun whilst they’re doing it and learning about rugby league. Seeing the superstars that they sometimes don’t get to see every day is amazing.”