The round of matches this weekend ROUND 9 will be known as the "Zaidee's Rainbow Round" throughout the Southern Football League and the Moorabbin Saints Junior Football League. All players,officials and supporters are encouraged to show their support of the Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation by purchasing and wearing Zaidee's Rainbow Shoelaces. Laces can be purchased through your club...
The Southern Football League and the Moorabbin Saints Junior Football League are promoting awareness of the Zaidee Foundation.
The SFL and the MSJFL are holding a Zaidees round on 5th and 6th June.
An excerpt from Mr Allan Turner CEO of the Zaidee Foundation
“Our daughter Zaidee Rose Alexander Turner – aged 7 years and 22 days died suddenly on 2nd December 2004 from a burst blood vessel in her brain called a Cerebral Aneurism.
The Turner family have been registered Organ and Tissue Donors for 5 years. As a result Zaidee donated her Organs and Tissues at the Royal Children’s Hospital as were her wishes at the time.
Zaidee was the only child in Victoria under the age of 16 years and we have been told one of the youngest Australians to donate her organs and tissues in 2004. She was only 1 of 6 children nationally to donate their organs.
Zaidee’s Story is directed towards both children and adults so they can think about others who are waiting for a life saving operation and a suitable match for an organ or tissue. Think about giving this gift to others so they can live a better life and in some cases, just to live.
Zaidee’s gift of her organs to others will allow them to have another birthday. 1 in 5 people on the transplant waiting list may never get this chance to have another birthday if people do not become registered donors.
The symbol is representative of hope after every storm, the sun shines and there is a rainbow. For those people on the transplant waiting list, the rainbow symbol offers them hope. At the end of their rainbow is an organ or tissue to improve their life – or in most cases – save their life.
In 2004 130,000 Australians died. Only 218 were Organ Donors.
Concept of Shoelaces
Zaidee’s Rainbow Shoelaces idea has been developed by Kim and Allan Turner parents of Zaidee to raise national awareness. It is their goal that Zaidee’s legacy and memory will deliver a national message.
In the year Zaidee died, another 130,000 Australians also died. Only 218 people who generously donated their organs. One in five Australians on the transplant waiting list die before they get a chance to receive a transplant. Currently there is between 1700 to 2000 people waiting to get that important call from the hospital once they have found a donor for their transplant.
The SFL encourage all clubs to wear the laces, club Secretaries were sent an email earlier this week as to how to purchase them at $2 per pair.
Last Modified on 02/06/2010 16:00