In over 170 venues around WA this year, you’ll see bartenders sporting the attention-grabbing “I’m U.G.L.Y., I need help!” t-shirt. The now famous U.G.L.Y. tees are a quick and easy way to show patrons that their local bartender is raising funds for the Leukaemia Foundation by demonstrating their ‘Understanding Generous Likeable You’ side.

Ryan Keatley from Perth Football Club is just one of our amazing bartenders on board this year for U.G.L.Y. Bartender of the Year.

Just over two years ago Ryan received the devastating news about a close family member, Peggy, being diagnosed with leukaemia.

After watching his loved one go through rounds of chemotherapy he couldn’t sit back and do nothing. “I remember going into a state of shock and wondered if I could do something to help others going through the same situation,” Ryan said.

Now in memory of Peggy, Ryan will help raise much-needed funds as he competes to become this year’s U.G.L.Y. Bartender of the Year.

Every bartender has a story. To find your local U.G.L.Y. bartender head to www.uglybartender.org.au and click [SPONSOR] – you can donate to them online and in their venue!

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