Aboriginal artist Merryn Apma has generously donated an original painting to support the Footy 2 Fight MND event in Narooma on Saturday 18 August, 2018.
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The inaugural event “Footy 2 Fight MND” will see the Narooma Lions and the Merimbula Diggers clash in the last round of the regular home and away season for the Matt Ratcliffe and David Worden Memorial Shield.
Merryn, who is a close friend of Kathryn Ratcliffe (sister of Matt Ratcliffe), said the painting represents how MND’s impact can be far reaching, and how it can affect anyone as well as through many generations.
“The large circle is a blooming Desert Rose, with white lines representing the brain, sending signals that something is breaking down,” she said.
“The symbols on the outside of the circle are people both male and female, with the smaller Desert Roses breaking away eventually falling to single petals representing how the disease progresses and breaks the body down.
“The small circles around the outside show all the areas working to try and find a cure.”
The painting can be viewed at Merryn’s gallery, Apma Creations and Aboriginal Art Gallery in Central Tilba prior to the event. It will also be on display at Bill Smyth Oval on Saturday.
The painting will be auctioned at the Footy 2 Fight MND evening function at the Narooma Golf Club as part of the day’s activities.
Here is how you can bid:
1. Attend the evening event. Tickets are available at the Narooma Golf Club.
2. Contact Kathryn Ratcliffe and nominate a proxy for bidding on the evening.
3. Bid live on line via the Footy 2 Fight MND Facebook Event page.