{"id":121414,"date":"2023-11-16T04:00:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T17:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=121414"},"modified":"2023-11-16T09:12:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T22:12:28","slug":"community-shines-blue-to-support-rivers-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/community-shines-blue-to-support-rivers-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"Community shines blue to support River&#8217;s Gift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Greater Geelong community has helped to raise over $38,000 for Australia&#8217;s leading Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) research funding charity Rivers Gift.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation&#8217;s Shine Blue annual giving day was held on November 7 to commemorate the passing of Geelong-born-baby River Waddell to SIDS.<\/p>\n<p>Locals wore transferrable tattoos of River&#8217;s Gifts logo \u2013 a sky blue heart on the day to help raise awareness and funds for the charity.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_121426\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121426\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121426 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2246-scaled.jpeg?_t=1700086169\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2246-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2246-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2246-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2246-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2246-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students at three schools wore a sky blue heart to raise awareness and funds for Rivers Gift.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Three schools, six daycare centres, two sporting clubs, two major hospitals and over fifty businesses were involved, with more than 6,000 tattoos being distributed.<\/p>\n<p>Chilwell Primary School raised more than $1,300 on the annual giving day by selling blue iced donuts and tattoos.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_121427\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121427\" style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121427 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2247-scaled.jpeg?_t=1700086183\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2247-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2247-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2247-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2247-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2247-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More than 6,000 tattoos were distributed for the Shine Blue campaign.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 400 donuts were kindly donated by Sunbakers Co in Barwon Heads.<\/p>\n<p>River&#8217;s father and operations manager of River&#8217;s Gift, Karl Waddell, said he was thrilled with the $38,000 fundraising achievement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The heart on the hand tattoos shone such a great light and new perspective on this year&#8217;s campaign, children and adults just loved them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They provided great elements of fun and were such a great little tool to build awareness and encourage conversations around SIDS.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We feel like we&#8217;ve landed on a concept that we can really build on for 2024, right across the country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>River&#8217;s Gift co-founder and River&#8217;s mother, Alexandra Hamilton, said she was overwhelmed by the level of community support for Shine Blue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Seeing so many pics of community wearing the heart on their hand was just so special.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;River was with us for only 128 days. Such a short life, but he&#8217;s left a legacy that is making such an impact on the lives of others.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_121425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121425\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121425 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Rivers-Gift-Geelong-Homes-and-The-Mik-Maks.jpg?_t=1700086153\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Rivers-Gift-Geelong-Homes-and-The-Mik-Maks.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Rivers-Gift-Geelong-Homes-and-The-Mik-Maks-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Rivers-Gift-Geelong-Homes-and-The-Mik-Maks-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Rivers-Gift-Geelong-Homes-and-The-Mik-Maks-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Rivers-Gift-Geelong-Homes-and-The-Mik-Maks-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The River&#8217;s Gift charity home by Geelong Homes sold for $110,000 earlier this month.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>River&#8217;s Gift was also recently the beneficiary of $110,000 thanks to the sale of the &#8216;Pledge&#8217; Charity Home, built by Geelong Homes.<\/p>\n<p>The funds from the home will be dedicated to genetic SIDS research at the University of South Australia.<\/p>\n<p>To donate to River&#8217;s Gift, head to <a href=\"http:\/\/riversgift.org\">riversgift.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Greater Geelong community has helped to raise over $38,000 for Australia&#8217;s leading Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) research funding charity Rivers Gift. 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