They know their noses

Get involved with Red Nose Day this year, this Friday!

SIDS and Kids is urging all Australians to ‘Say G’day the Red Nose Way’ and support Red Nose Day on Friday 27 June.
Supporters can get involved by purchasing a red nose, any Red Nose Day product or participate in the new Dare to Care project. Dare to Care is a unique fund-raising experience calling for people to take on a personal challenge while raising funds for Red Nose Day. It could be bungee jumping, taking on a fun run or even going to work in your undies – anything to raise money for the cause.
This year the Red Nose Day campaign has an Australian theme and SIDS and Kids is introducing new merchandise – a plush koala (Kevin), kangaroo (Rooby) and snake (Charlie).
There will also be an exciting collaboration with four of Australia and New Zealand’s top fashion designers – Manning Cartell, Trelise Cooper, Nicola Finetti and LIFEwithBIRD. Each designer will be creating an exclusive, limited edition T-shirt for the 2014 Red Nose Day campaign which will be available to purchase online.
SIDS and Kids helps save thousands of babies’ lives through providing crucial education and community awareness programs.
Red Nose Day has been an integral part of the charity’s fund-raising calendar since 1988.
SIDS and Kids provides vital safe sleeping education to expectant mothers, their families and healthcare professionals all around Australia. It also provides crucial bereavement support to those affected by the death of a baby or child, and receives 10,000 calls for support and education every year.
Since SIDS and Kids’ inception, over $16 million has been devoted into researching stillbirth, neonatal death, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and other causes that contribute to the 3,500 unexpected infant deaths that devastate Australian families each year.
By supporting Red Nose Day you will help fund bereavement support for Australian families, further research into areas such as stillbirth and sudden unexpected death in infancy, and community education to reduce the risk of sudden unexpected death in infancy.
You can donate via the website at www.rednoseday.com.au, set up an online fund-raising page for Dare to Care via www.rednoseday.com.au, or get a virtual red nose via the website at www.rednoseme.com.