Help me get to the 2024 Masters World Cup in Auckland, NZ

Hello, I am Stan, almost 37 years old, from the Netherlands. Unlike this photo I am someone who loves to laugh.

It is a dream of mine to become an international match official in field hockey. Recently I have been admitted to the Judges for Europe program by the European Hockey Federation which is a big leap forwards to achieving my dream. Being a match official gives me the opportunity to participate in high level matches of hockey and hopefully in the future to attend major tournaments like the Olympics or FIH World Cups. In order to achieve my dream I try to train myself at as many events as possible. Most of them are funded by my national association.

From November 7th to November 16th I have been selected to be a match official at the 2024 Masters World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand. A tournament with approximately 150 teams which provides me with another great opportunity to get more experienced as a match offical. Unfortunately this tournament is not funded by my national association. This means I have to fund everything myself, from the flights to a place to stay. I am working very hard to get the funds (around €2,500) together and could really use any financial help you can spare. In return, I will post as many photos and clips as I can, starting with a better one than the cover photo of this request.

To give you an example of how a master hockey tournament looks like, check out https://www.indoorhockey.uk/events/wmh/iwc/2024 from this years indoor world cup in Nottingham, UK.

Many thanks!