Club president Bhupesh Prasad Bobby said they were hurt by the images and news in the media which united the team to assist those disadvantaged back at home.#“We were following the news daily and saw the devastation caused by TC Winston which prompted us to raise funds for assistance,” the former Rakiraki resident said#Bobby said Fiji is their motherland and they couldn’t bear to see people suffering.#“We organised a dance night and were fortunate to sell out all the tickets. With the support of players, officials and some donors, we managed to assist some people here.#“We cannot help everyone but we assisted the ones who were really in need in Rakiraki, Ba and Tavua,” he added.#Bobby said they also stopped by the house of Ba defender, Alvin Singh, who used to play for a club in Australia and saw some damages to his home.#However, Singh suggested that all help be diverted to those who needed assisted more than him.#The president said one of his player’s family home was also severely damaged and they also helped him as a team.#“Our player Azil Mohammed’s family house was damaged a lot. To assist, we played a tournament there and won. The full prize money was handed to him to assist his family.#Bobby said while some players were not granted leave but their spouses accompanied the club coach Arif Azam and Captain Kartik Singh.#Meanwhile, Bobby who also leads the Vatukoula Sanatan Sydney Football side said he will be back in the country soon as part of his Sanatan team.#“Our Vatukoula Sanatan team also did some fundraising here as well and will be building a house for someone in Rakiraki.#“We will be back in week time and the construction work will start soon,” he said.#
