Please click onto the current figures for organ donation.

http://www.anzdata.org.au/anzod/v1/summary-org-donation.html#previous%20years

2008 - 259 donors (solid organs only)

2007 - 198 donors

2006 - 202 donors

2005 - 204 donors

2004 - 218 donors

Thank you Australia for making 2008 the greatest result in 40 years for organ donation with 259 organ donors. The families of those who’s family member that gave the greatest gift of all after death or as a live donor should be proud of this result.

The figures for 2007 was198 donors.

This is a 30.85% increase a result that should again be the aim to be achieved for 2009. An extra 220 people benefited from the increase in donation in 2008, which was 846 recipients in total for solid organs. These 846 people who may not be alive to celebrated a Christmas and New Year, who’s loved ones now say goodnight and good morning everyday due to someone thinking of others at the time of the end of their life.

Having that discussion prior to anything happing is our message to you, would you be an organ and tissue donor if you are in a position to be one?

Date Monday 15^th February till Friday 20^th February 2009. Leaving Federation Square on Sunday 15^th February 2009; heading around the Coast to Queensland.

A 5 day run promoting organ and tissue donation along the way.

Call of action for all motorbike riders who wish to join the run from the start to the finish; or who just wish to support any number of the parts of the run.

Ride day fee is $20 for the day and $50 for the full 5 days. Each rider will receive a Zaidee Pin and Patch and a pair of Zaidee’s Rainbow Shoelaces.

Agenda of the trip as follows:

1. Day 1 - Melbourne to Bairnsdale

1. Day 2 - Bairnsdale to Canberra

1. Day 3 - Canberra to Port Macquarie

1. Day 4 - Port Macquarie to Ballina

1. Day 5 - Ballina to Brisbane’s Expo.

(TBC each day – possible changes due to media commitments and ride conditions)

Grand entry into the Motorbike Expo on Friday 20^th February.

Accommodation and meals is via each riders own means along the way.

The ride will be at a pace, which all riders can keep to as a group.

You can come for a day ride or all the way, it is up to you and what time you can allow yourself to be part of this inaugural run.

We hope that this ride will be part of the calendar year for motorbike riders to help support Zaidee’s national campaign for raising awareness for organ and tissue donation, specially for children on the transplant waiting list.

Further enquiries please call Allan Turner on 0412 985 211 or allan@zaidee.org

Motorbike Australia is supporting this ride and shall be coming all the way.

Kerri Laidlaw
Active community advocate

Steve Marks
General Manager iBroker and possible live liver donor to his young son

Andy King
Managing Director ACSG & double lung transplant recipient

Chris Heverin

Owner Initiative Marketing

Craig Subocz

Senior Associate Russell Kennedy Pty Ltd

Allan Turner
Co-Founder CEO Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation

Foundations Patron
Craig ‘Ned’ Kelly - Director/Co-Owner Elite Sports Properties

Foundations Ambassadors
James Hird - Essendon FC Legend - 1996 Brownlow Medal Winner
Tony Jones - Channel Nine Sports Presenter and AFL Football Show Host
Mark Beretta - Channel 7 Sports Report and Sunrise Personality
Michael Rodd - 2007 Melbourne Cup winning jockey on Efficient
Stephen Quartermain - Network Tens Sports Anchor, presenter on The Panel, AFL Football & Triple M
Tara Brown - 60 minutes and The Gift program
Tony Abbott - The Honourable Federal Minister
Tom Lonergan - Geelong AFL Player - lost a kidney Round 21 2006 after a clash
Jonah Lomu - New Zealand All Black Rugby Union Legend
Stephen Richards - Supercar V8 driver
Shane Heal - Four-time Olympian Australian Basketball Captain/Player - Current Gold Coast Blaze Player
Aiden Blizzard - Victorian Cricket Bushranger Player
Glenn Joyner - 20 years playing in Professional Tournaments across the globe with over 60 professional wins.
Rosa Miot - Executive Officer Disability Sports Victoria

Foundations Youth Ambassadors
Harley Clifford - World Wakeboard Champion
Bridget Pledge - Melbourne school student

Co-Founders of the Foundation

Kim and Allan Turner - Zaidee’s proud parents and Co-founders of the Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation.

Zaidee is now part of the IGA Community Benefit program.

 Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation have become the offical shoelaces suppliers to the Bushrangers.

To everyone that has supporter Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation over the past 12 months, may you and your family have a great festive season ahead.

This is the time of year that we think of others, please take time to think about every child that needs a transplant going into Christmas, at the bottom of their tree this year may not be an organ or tissue in wrapping paper.

It only comes from the kindest gift of all, from a person or family that thinks about others at a time when they lay on a “bed of life” which can benifit others after death.

To those that do receive a transplant any day of the year it will always be their Christmas on that day.

Four years has now gone by with out our Zaidee – like other families that will be having Christmas with out their loved ones which have become a donor it is never the same. Our family wishes those that have received ours and other gift/s (organs or tissues) continue to have a wonderful Christmas as will part of our kids, brothers, sisters, mums and dads live on just a little via them.

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Senator Jan McLucas launching Zaidee’s Rainbow Hair Net Day at the Kraft Vegemite site in Melbourne.

2008 Hairnnet Form updated - For 2008 we are seeking to have over 150,000 people wearing Zaidee’s Rainbow Hair Nets on 7th November this year. Last year we had 100,000, with your support lets break this reacord in 2008.
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Casey Stoner signing a Zaidee hat the week he won the 2008 Australian MotoGP

Nicky Hayden signing a Zaidee hat that was sold at auction for the Foundation at the Barry Sheene Run

Zaidee’s Custom Motorbike which lead the Barry Sheene ride for 2008. 500 riders supported this event out of Bairnsdale.

Australian Grand Prix Corporation today announced Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation as their official charity for the 2008 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix.

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