While football games are on hold due to COVID-19, Coles will bring footy fever alive in more than 800 supermarkets by selling FightMND’s iconic beanies for the first time at stores across the country.

The beanies will be sold for $20 and all proceeds from the sale of beanies will be directed to fund world-leading Motor Neurone Disease (MND) research in Australia and overseas to find a cure for the terminal and aggressive neurological disease.

Coles will also donate 10 cents from the sale of each pack of Coles Brand fresh pork product at every supermarket to raise further funds.

The ten cent donation applies to nearly 90 different types of packs of Coles Brand pork - from spare ribs, sirloin steak, scotch fillet, loin chops, roasts, schnitzel, cutlets and mince.

In addition to the funds raised from beanies and Coles Brand fresh pork, Coles’ Aussie pork farmers will also donate to the FightMND foundation during the appeal, which runs until 16 June.

Statistics show that across the country every day, an average of two people are diagnosed with the debilitating illness while another two succumb to the disease.

Do you know someone suffering with MND? Are you worried about the effect of the economy on fundraising efforts for charities?