Callan's Deaf Basketball Deaflympic participation

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I am an athlete playing for the Australian Men's Deaf Basketball team - "Goannas", which is the Men's National representative team for deaf basketball in Australia and is made up of the best deaf athletes throughout the nation. I have been a part of the team since 2015. I am reaching out to the community and friends for assistance with the costs associated with my attendance for this upcoming Deaflympic participation happening in Tokyo Japan on 15th-26th November 2025. I greatly appreciate any help I can get and look forward to making our nation, community, friends, and family proud. If you have capacity to do so, please consider assisting by donating, or sharing to spread the word. If you are interested in learning why World Deaf Sports is separate to Olympics, Paralympics, and special Olympics, refer to this link: http://www.ciss.org/the-world-games-for-the-deaf-and-the-paralympic-games Thank you. Please see below the resources for further information or enjoyable read: https://www.facebook.com/australiangoannas An article from Basketball Victoria https://www.basketballvictoria.com.au/cbl/news/cbl-spotlight-callan-brooks?mibextid=Zxz2cZ&fbclid=IwAR0XiUMpudqsZ-k7IuSDJL8TOVM3FcrZKdJu5GPEjboMjI1fxTHG0Frdp4A
Update
13 Nov 2025
With the opening ceremony not until a couple days, we got to have the day to ourselves as a team. We went to the Rikugien garden that has been maintained with expert care since the 1400s. It may not have been time on court, but today I will never forget.
Update
11 Nov 2025
Well this is it 🥲 The beginning of my travel to Japan, but the beginning of preparing for Japan Deaflympics began a long time ago. It has already been emotional of all sorts the last few days including myself and my wife. Bittersweet and exciting beyond measure. So many sacrifices and hard work leading to this Deaflympics, including my wife first and foremost. An incredibly successful fundraising and the community support is helping the most than any other competition I have prepared for. I feel a lot of pride as a Gippslander. Thank you so much to EVERYONE who has gotten behind me and continue to get behind me as we take on the world 🌎 in Deaf Basketball. $5,748 has been raised through support of others 🥰 I will be giving everything in the Deaflympics 💪 ✨To everyone who has donated, shared, and supported me on this endeavor to do our country proud 💪 I want to acknowledge and shout out a massive THANK YOU: ✨ Darren Chester MP ABC Gippsland Latrobe Valley Express WIN News Gippsland Triple M Gippsland Ej Cowlishaw TRFM Astute Financial and Mortgage Advisers Limited - Gippsland Ben Emery Tom Parsons Melanie Cottle Craig Parsons State of Mind Counselling - check out their website, and my face is there at the bottom of the website as one of their proud sponsor ♥️ Kim Dalziel Richard Dalziel SBA Amalgamated - precious metals 🪙 in Bayswater Anonymous x5! Nancy Wells Youth League Gippsland United basketball team Shad Mitchell Brooks and Mary Brooks Courtney Holbrooks and Aaron Hollingworth Jessica Payne Peter Adams Gareth Ute Linda Davies Kody Porter Clint Mitten Beth Alexander Mandy Smart Dianne Smith Asher Brooks Kaye Brooks I also want to acknowledge and thank all those who have donated in previous competitions. Please know I always remember and appreciate you Alyssa Lee 김동완 Lee Annie Trish Hewlett Nithi Ranjan Gareth Dingle again 🙏 Lorraine Pritchard Debbie Louise Phillips Chantal Jackson Jay Allen Marge Wilson Sherelle Palummo Troy Lawton James Columbine Kamron Gurney Chontau Bianca Michael Nguyen Drew Read Kylie Barnes Deidre Triffitt Erin Gunson Kirsten Murray
Update
30 Oct 2025
I made it into the news today! I uploaded the snippet on my social media: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16LtpuEk8N/
Update
29 Oct 2025
Recently I had an interview with one cal newspaper Gippsland express, so I'm looking out for the papers 📜 And today I got a call from WIN news to have an interview with them! Exposure is incredible prior to this Deaflympics. Thank you everyone for the love 💖
Update
20 Oct 2025
Weekend just gone we got together again nationally to prepare for Japan Deaflympics. We were able to play two exhibition games against very high quality representative teams in south east Melbourne which is an incredible way to prepare by playing solid games.
Update
11 Aug 2025
The weekend just gone we had our August training camp. Running and training hard all day Saturday and Sunday. We continue to work on details and improve everywhere we can. We were able to have a practice match against a Lilydale youth team and boy do they move fast!
DONATIONS26
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Ben Emery
Thu, 13 Nov 2025
$ 50
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Jos & Kate
Tue, 11 Nov 2025
$ 500
GO CAL!! Rooting for you and the team! Have a blast and give it all you got!
GO CAL!! Rooting for you and the team! Have a blast and give it all you got!
$ 500
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Jimmy
Tue, 11 Nov 2025
$ 50
Good luck Callan. I hope you do great
Good luck Callan. I hope you do great
$ 50
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Anonymous
Tue, 11 Nov 2025
$ 50
$ 50
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Dianne Smith
Thu, 6 Nov 2025
$ 22
Wishing you great success Callan
Wishing you great success Callan
$ 22
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Mandy Smart
Wed, 5 Nov 2025
$ 50
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Beth Alexander
Thu, 30 Oct 2025
$ 50
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Clint Mitten
Mon, 6 Oct 2025
$ 100
Go well Callan. I do hope you reach your goal and challenge.
Go well Callan. I do hope you reach your goal and challenge.
$ 100
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Kody Porter
Sat, 4 Oct 2025
$ 100
Good luck Callan!
Good luck Callan!
$ 100
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Anonymous
Fri, 3 Oct 2025
$ 10
$ 10
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Callan Brooks
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Callan Brooks
Traralgon, VIC
Created May 2025

$6,398 raised

From 26 Donations
TARGET $6,500

Please support this cause

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Fundraising for
Callan Brooks
Funds banked to:
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Callan Brooks
Traralgon, VIC
Created May 2025