Falcons District 'Sock it to Sarcoma'Friday, August 22, 2014 - 8:57 AM

THE West Perth Football District will host a football festival to coincide with the Kalin Foley Cup at Heathridge Park this Sunday, August 24 to raise funds and awareness for Sarcoma Research.

Kalin Foley was in Year 7 in 2012 when he was diagnosed with a rare soft tissue paediatric sarcoma called Rhabdomyosarcoma.

He has since undergone intensive chemotherapy and his treatment continues.

After hosting the Kalin Foley Cup in 2012 and 2013, the Foley Family along with Ocean Ridge

JFC and Wanneroo JFC have joined forces with the West Perth Football District and WA Football Commission to raise the profile of the event in 2014.

In addition to expecting a great game of footy, Ocean Ridge will put on a festival of events including cake stalls, raffles, a silent auction, bouncy castles and face painting.

Football clubs across the District are encouraged to follow the lead of West Perth’s League team and support the event by wearing odd socks on the day and offering a gold coin donation to be collected by Team Managers.

Players are encouraged to wear one of their team socks accompanied by an odd sock on the other foot – joining the “Sock it to Sarcoma” theme.

The feature match between Kalin’s Year 9 football team, Wanneroo, and Ocean Ridge will bounce down at 1pm, with Kalin to walk through a guard of honour pre-match and toss the coin.

The Kalin Foley Cup will be presented at the conclusion of the match.

Kalin Foley Cup

Sunday, August 24 - 10am – 4pm
Heathridge Park, Sail Terrace, Heathridge

Sarcoma - Raising awareness and vital funds for Sarcoma Research through “Sock it to Sarcoma.”

What to expect:

• Great games of Junior Football from the West Perth Junior Football League and Northern Conference (West Perth, Subiaco and Claremont)
• Bouncy Castles and Face Painting
• Visits from West Perth Football Club Players
• Food stalls and cake stands
• Fundraising opportunities and auctions

About Sarcoma

• Sarcoma is a group of over 50 rare and often aggressive cancerous tumours, usually found in bone or soft tissue
• Sarcoma makes up about 1% of adult cancers but 15% of paediatric cancers and 10% of cancers in the 15-25 age group
• Despite this, sarcoma research receives less than 1% of the cancer research funds
• Early symptoms are usually vague and patients are often misdiagnosed or undiagnosed until the disease is well advanced

To make a donation to Sarcoma Research contact West Perth District Manager Andrew Ridley on 0402 794 016 or email Andrew@falconsfc.com.au