Allan Turner Keynote Speaker. (Click to enlarge image)

If you would like to contact Allan Turner about Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation or any other information, contact detail below:

Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation
P. O. Box 2220
Shepparton Vic 3632
email: allan@zaidee.org
or call 03 58 23 5321 or 0412 985 211

To find out more about becoming an organ donor:

Visit the Medicare website for www.medicareaustralia.gov.au Medicare Office 1800 777 203

Prior to signing up as a donor, you are also encouraged to discuss your wishes with your family.

Allan’s Story

Allan is co-founder of Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation, formed in honour of his daughter Zaidee who suddenly died in December 2004 at the age of 7 years and 22 days from a burst blood vessel in her brain.

Allan speaks with passion, experience and conviction about overcoming adversity, maximizing every moment and striving for life-balance. Allan’s message is valuable on both the personal and corporate basis and includes a new look at life and what we can all do when we are alive and, also when we die.
You will take away from Allan’s presentation a sense of more to life and death than you have ever thought about before after his presentation.

It’s a profound and timeless message certain to motivate you.

Following the death of Zaidee, Allan successfully obtained a Federal Government grant to allow him to drive Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation and is now the CEO allowing him to spread Zaidee’s message on a national basis.

Allan developed Zaidee’s Rainbow Shoelaces to become the main national symbol for organ and tissue awareness and has successfully obtain support from major sporting team and codes in wearing Zaidee’s laces to show support for his campaign. AFL, NRL, Australian representative teams and even the New Zealand Cricket team have worn Zaidee’s Rainbow Shoelaces.

He has spoken to many media organizations in his quest to increase the organ and tissue donation rate in Australia and New Zealand. Bring something positive from such tragedy. Zaidee gave the greatest gift of all her organs and tissues so others could live. Inspiring Extraordinary what a pair of Rainbow Shoelaces have done.

A powerful story that will never be forgotten.

“When a child dies it is a tragedy. It devastates families, and can destroy them. It is a very tough time for any parent. Allan Turner’s little girl Zaidee died suddenly and unexpectedly, but the shattered family have been able to make great use of the experience to help others. To hear Allan speak is nothing short of inspirational as he takes you through the pain of loss and then the warmth and joy of knowing that her death has not been in vein. The Zaidee Foundation is promoting Organ Donation. Zaidee made a normal life possible for seven other children. This is a wonderful story of faith and human triumph, and I recommend Allan to anyone who is seeking a guest speaker.”
DG John Egan District Governor 9700 2007 - 2008

Allan will share his and Zaidee’s story with you, in the hope of inspiring discussion. He delivers a compelling message from someone admired nationally for his strength in adversity.

Allan says: “I want to share with others how empowering it is to overcome the unthinkable and think of others when in most cases we don’t at all. How in death you could possible save many people’s lives without regret”.

“Many thanks for speaking at our district conference in Mudgee 2008. Your message – that in tragedy there is also hope – was very moving. You left us with a challenge to make a difference. Many Rotary clubs are now ready to take up that challenge and lobby and educate their communities on the need to be an organ donor, in particularly to consider your children as well as potential organ donors.”
DG Jennifer Scott
District Governor 2007-2008 District 9690

Testimonials

Gemma Purchase
I am 19 and have recently been tossing up whether or not i should register myself as an organ and tissue donor. My mother recently registered and has been talking to us (the family) about it. After watching the show and tell segment last week on organ donation I decided to register myself as an organ donor. Allan & Kim Turner did a very brave thing to go on the show and talk about their unfortunate lose, you really made a difference! Thank you.

Therese
My sister has spent 18 yrs on a kidney dialyis machine. I have only spent 3yrs on dialyis untill I received my kidney transplant from another member of the family. Thank you Allan and Kim for your daughters amazing gift to the world. Your story made us cry and gave us hope that there is a future. With people like you around the world is a better place.

Sue from Darwin
Thank you for that moving story on organ donation. My husband received a donor heart in December 2002 and the gift of life was immeasurable. As with the illness of Zadie, my husband’s heart attack was totally unexpected, in fact he was at work. To be brief he was urgently air lifted to a Melbourne hospital (from Darwin) where after various surgical procedures he received the donor heart a few months later. He now leads a full and active life.

Thank you to every donor family. In our case this donor heart saved a husband, father, son, brother-in-law, uncle, friend etc. We all thank you.

Joan Gotthard
As a parent I have always hoped that , if faced with the death/ incapacitation of either of my children that I would have both the courage and generosity of spirit displayed by your guests last night on ’show and tell’.

I think that as an adult, it is one thing to decide and give written assent to donate one’s own organs but an entirely different emotional holocaust to ‘give your child away’ even when you subscribe to the organ donation program.

Their love and compassion for humanity will be reflected in their rainbow shoe-lace remembrance which to me signifies not only hope for the future but also that such help is available to all, regardless of race, colour or creed.

I salute them!

Terri Green
We have had the experience of being both potential recipients as well as a donor family. Six years ago our 13 year old daughter’s health was rapidly declining due to cystic fibrosis. She was placed on the waiting list for a heart lung transplant but weighing just 30 kg and being O negative blood group her chances of finding a suitable donor were slim. Instead, she became a donor herself as we were able to donate her corneas after she died. At the time, this was one positive to come out of an otherwise tragic outcome. Organ donation can help parents to feel that their child’s life had a wider purpose as so eloquently and bravely expressed by tonight’s guests. Generosity and sharing in the midst of overwhelming grief gives us all hope for the future and faith in the strength of the human spirit.

Zaidee in her bedroom with her Rainbow Curtains	Zaidee’s name means “Smiling Princess” she was always smiling and happy
Even when she lost a tooth her smile would still glow	Zaidee at Kidstown
She would have loved to be Alice in Wonderland for just one day	Her bright blue eyes will always shine