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Thursday, 4 November 2010

More than 1,000 staff-members of The University of Western Australia will take part in the third annual UWA fun staff sports day to raise money for children with learning disabilities.

Events range from traditional sports to bocce , a Wii Fit challenge and novelties including a computer-mouse shot put and the Vice-Chancellor's dash.

The day will be launched at Riley Oval at 11am and finish with presentations and a sundowner at the University Club at 4pm.

Staff sports day coordinator Jake Milroy said funds would go to the Unigym Community Project to provide world-class research to help children with motor learning difficulties such as developmental coordination disorder, global developmental delay, cerebral palsy, autism or Down's syndrome.

"We are looking to raise funds for special equipment costing $70,000 and a participation subsidy of $300 for each child per semester," he said.

The theme of the day is ‘one University, one staff'.

For more information:

https://sport.uwa.edu.au/events/staff_sports

https://sport.uwa.edu.au/__data/page/151851/ssfd_2010_charity_poster_small.pdf

Media references

Jake Milroy (Research Assistant, UWA Library)  (+61 8)  6488 2343

Janine MacDonald (UWA Public Affairs)  (+61 8)  6488 5563 / (+614) 32 637 716

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