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AFL Junior State of Origin raises vital genetic research funding for Geelong-based charity, River’s Gift, in the fight to stamp out Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).<\/p>\n
“By supporting River’s Gift and their crucial research efforts, we are working towards a future where no parent has to experience the heartbreak of losing a child to SIDS,” the president said.<\/p>\n
Next month’s State of Origin aims to raise $30,000 with the assistance of significant business sponsorship, all of which will go to the research team at the University of South Australia.<\/p>\n
“We are grateful to the Cobras and the Ocean Grove community for hosting this event and showing their unwavering support for the AFL Junior State of Origin and River’s Gift,” co-founder of River’s Gift Karl Waddell said.<\/p>\n
“Their commitment and generosity will help us further our research and move closer to our vision of a world free from SIDS.”<\/p>\n
The weekend will feature several off-field festivities including face painting, food stalls, merchandise stands, licensed drink sales, and for the first time since the event’s inception in 2017, a parent’s game will be played on the Saturday (July 1).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
STATE of Origin football returns to Ocean Grove on the weekend of July 1-2 with two talented junior programs going head to head in a celebration of football’s next generation of stars. AFL Junior State of Origin will again take place between the Ocean Grove Cobras (Victoria) and the Glebe Greyhounds (New South Wales) for […]<\/p>\n