Castec Rural Supplies X Pioneers Basketball Club Donation To Lifeline

Naming Right Partner of the Mount Gambier Pioneers, Castec Rural Supplies, and the club continue long standing partnership supporting suicide prevention for all Australians.

Earlier in July, the Pioneers Basketball facilitated the 2024 Lifeline game in which the Pioneers men’s team wore yellow Lifeline branded uniforms. In which the singlets were later auctioned off, with funds being donated to charity. 

Managing director of Castec Rural Supplies, Chris Castine and the Pioneers Basketball Club initiated the theme game in 2016 and, in this time have raised over $25,000 for Lifeline through local donations and the charity singlet auction.

Lifeline is Australia’s leading suicide prevention service, in which the national charity provides all Australians experiencing a personal crisis with access to 24-hour support.

On August 3^rd, at the club’s Preliminary Final, the club and representatives of Castec Rural Supplies presented a cheque for the total of $7,450 from this year’s singlet auction to representatives of the local Mount Gambier Lifeline branch.

‘Each year, over 1 million Australians reach out to Lifeline for support. This is an important organisation run by volunteers who do an amazing job, especially in regional Australia where a lot of their calls come from.’ Chris Castine said.

“If we can help just that little bit here in the Limestone Coast and Western Victoria, so that there are enough volunteers to take the calls, then no person has to face their darkest moments alone”.

“The Pioneers have been a great team to accompany with getting our and Lifeline’s message out there, and we thank them very much for what they also do in our community”.

The Pioneers continue to be active in our community and are always looking for opportunities to connect with organisations that share equal values to help deliver good outcomes for all. 

The Pioneers Basketball Club thank Chris and the Castine family for their continued support of our basketball club and look forward to continuing to support Lifeline and other local organisations and charities for years to come.

Castec Rural Supplies have supported the Pioneers as naming right partner of the club’s men’s program since 2010.

“Without our naming right and major partners supporting our club, we would not be able to compete at the level that we do’ President Tom Kosch said.

“The support that Chris and the Castine family have been extremely loyal to our basketball club over the journey and to be able to support them with the Lifeline game has been extremely valuable to both the community and our club’.

The Pioneers Basketball Club officially close off their 2024 event program by hosting next week’s NBL preseason game between the Adelaide 36ers and Brisbane Bullets.