Canberra Raiders halfback Jamal Fogarty has been nominated for the 2023 Ken Stephen Medal – man of the year, for his outstanding contribution to the community.
A proud Mununjali man from Beaudesert, Raider’s Jamal is a great source of motivation for Indigenous and non-Indigenous players.
Jamal is a proud ambassador of the Ronald McDonald House Canberra (RMHC), who provide accommodation for families with seriously ill children. Jamal liaises directly with the charity to arrange visits and raises funds for this charity in his own time. He donates his own playing gear to raises money for the charity. His recent auction raised enough funds to support a family for seventeen nights at RMHC.
The Beaudesert Kingfishers Junior does not stop there, he chose to be the Win the Day Ambassador- supporting families, raising awareness and funds for rare childhood cancer research.
Canberra Raiders charity partner, Bimberi Youth Justice Service, is proud to have Jamal participating in their program. The program seeks to support young people building skills to get back on track, avoid future criminal behaviour and return confidently to the community. Jamal’s voluntary support of this program has helped other Raiders players find the confidence to attend program sessions too. Jamal is a quiet leader who leads by example.
These inspirational ambassador roles are just some of the ways Jamal gives back to the Canberra Raiders community. He also visited schools in the 2023 NRL School Blitz, read books during National Simultaneous Reading time, and shared stories with twenty Indigenous High School students.
