The Socktober Mission

To empower school communities by celebrating and engaging with mission through a Head, Heart and Hands model.

Socktober for Mission Month cultivates the passion of students to rise up, engage their local community and take action against poverty through the world game of soccer.

It provides young people in Australia with the opportunity to lead in mission, encouraging them to think not only of what they will do to help, but why they will do it. Our pedagogical resources, including the popular Mission Packs, have been designed by an expert team of educators with the aim of engaging students and their families with the mission components of the curriculum in a fun and interactive way. In Mission Week (23‑28 October), you can celebrate with your students and bring global mission into the classroom and onto the playground. Run thought‑provoking workshops, kick some of your goals together, and hold a Socktober Shootout competition to raise funds.

A Message from our Socktober Ambassador

What immediately stands out to me about Socktober for Mission Month is the values that are conveyed to students right across the country through the program. They are values like teamwork, fairness, compassion, and reward for effort. They are values you will find in the game of soccer, and they align closely with what we are about at Brisbane Strikers FC. Soccer is one of the few sports that is played in every corner of the world, by people of all backgrounds, abilities and means. In my time as a player, coach, and administrator at the highest levels, I have always found that soccer is unique in its power to unify people, both in celebration and at times in despair. But most importantly, it can be a vehicle to serve others, especially those less fortunate.

Brisbane Strikers FC is among Queensland’s most iconic and successful premier football clubs largely because of our commitment to community. That is why we are proud to support Socktober for Mission Month. It is filled with practical ways for our youngest generation to be of service to others, here and overseas, and what’s more, to reflect on why this is so important.

I wish all students and families the best of luck in kicking their Socktober goals and enjoying the many wonderful benefits that our great game of soccer can deliver.

Frank Farina Brisbane Strikers Ambassador & Ex NSL Winner, Socceroos legend and Hall of

Fame inductee