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The Graham Manou Foundation

South Australian wicket-keeper Graham Manou has announced the formation of the Graham Manou Foundation – an organisation that will raise funds and awareness for treatment, support and opportunities for children with heart conditions.

For Graham, the Foundation is the realisation of a lifelong dream to help children who have serious heart conditions and expands on his 2007 and 2008 Tour de Heart bike rides that raised much-needed funds for children with heart conditions and their families.

“The Foundation is a project I have been working toward for a long time and I’m thrilled to see it become a reality,” he said.

“The Foundation’s directors and I have developed a two-year strategic plan and have identified key goals we will aim to achieve over the next 24 months. The fulfilment of these goals, I hope, will make a significant difference to the lives of number of South Australian children with serious heart conditions.”

“Having lived my life with a hole in my heart, I am not only committed to helping children with similar and other heart conditions but I want to show them that they too can realise their dreams.

”The Graham Manou Foundation is governed by four independent, non-paid directors, and receives legal and governance advice and assistance from Donaldson Walsh Lawyers.

For Graham, the Foundation is the realisation of a lifelong dream to help children who have serious heart conditions and expands on his Tour de Heart bike rides that raised much-needed funds for children with heart conditions and their families.

The Tour de Heart initiative continues in 2010 and will see Graham and four friends ride 2700km from the WACA to Adelaide Oval in 20 days.

 Visit the Tour de Heart page to read Graham's blog and make a donation.

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