Alisha, who was selected from the Bundaberg Wide Bay Region, will be accompanied by a guardian and will travel to Melbourne to participate in Grand Final activities from Thursday of Grand Final week.
All 94 winners will join NAB AFL Auskick Ambassador Robert ‘Dipper’ DiPierdomenico inthe 2008 AFL Toyota Grand Final Parade as well as visiting the MCG’s
National Sports Museum and participating in the Grand Final pre-match entertainment. A further 22 children involved will win the opportunity to present a Premiership Medal to one of the players from the winning team.
Dipper said being part of one of the biggest sporting events in
Australia was a once in a lifetime
opportunity and an experience that these kids will never forget.
" Most supporters could only ever dream of what these 94 kids are about to embark on when they are flown to Melbourne to participate in the Toyota AFL Grand Final
Parade, before taking to the MCG at half-time during the 2008 Toyota AFL Grand Final, a memory they will carry with them for the rest of their lives. ”
How did they get so lucky? Simply by registering in the 2008 NAB AFL Auskick
program.
Every NAB AFL Auskick participant across
Australia, aged between five and 12, was entered into the competition, which was drawn on
Monday August 4 at AFL House in Melbourne.
One winner from each of the 94 development regions across Australia was selected making this one of the biggest kids’ competitions of its kind. This competition demonstrates that NAB AFL Auskick is truly a national program that benefits all participants regardless of their location.
For further information about the children’s itinerary or for images during Grand
Final week, please contact Asha Burns from the AFL on 03 9643 1894.
For interview or photograph opportunities, please call the Sippitts Family on 0422583 880.
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released by:
Asha Burns
Last Modified on 12/01/2010 23:01