May is a Mates thing
FROM OUR MATES TO YOU
eNews, 15 May 2015MAY IS MATES MONTH
May is Mates Month! We need you to support our wounded, injured and ill Mates and their families. Join Great Mates like Dan Keighran VC, Cantebury Bulldog Moses Mbye and comedian Julia Morris with the cast of House Husbands to give #30Secs4Mates and donate to support wounded Mates at mates4mates.org!
Take the #30Secs4Mates Challenge
1. Film yourself completing as many push ups as possible in 30 secs. Can't do a push up? Challenge yourself with another activity!
2. Nominate a mate to donate for each push up you complete OR dare them to do better. If they beat your record, pledge to make donation to help wounded Mates at mates4mates.org
3. Share your #30Secs4Mates video on social media and encourage your mates to get involved or give at mates4mates.org
Funds raised will go towards physical and psychological rehabilitation programs for these wounded Defence Force Personnel and their families. What are you waiting for? Give #30Secs4Mates today...
BRISBANE BRONCO JOSH MCGUIRE JOINS THE TEAM
Mates4Mates is pleased to announce that Brisbane Bronco Josh mcGuire has joined the team as a Great Mate ambassador. Although he may look ferocious on the field, Josh is widely known and respected as a ?gentle giant? throughout the club and with all who meet him. Josh is particularly passionate about being an Ambassador for Mates4Mates, as his father is an enlisted soldier. Josh is looking forward to putting a generous amount of time into his role as an ambassador for wounded, injured and ill Mates and their families. He has already started by sharing his #30Secs4Mates video and calling on others to take up the challenge for Mates Month and donate to support wounded, injured and ill Mates and their families. Read more...
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE
Anna Smee is our talented Physical Rehabilitation & Training Instructor at Mates4Mates, Hobart. Anna is passionate about challenging yourself in order to grow, and writes that adventures and goal setting are an important part of that personal growth.
Adventures are unusual and exciting or daring experiences that physically and/or psychologically challenge us. They don't have to be expensive, involve a huge amount of travel or need to impress. Challenges are important to help us grow and learn. Read more...
VOLUNTEER WEEK
This week is National Volunteer Week (11-17 May 2015), so at Mates4Mates we wanted to say an enormous thank you to our volunteers! Thanks so much for your invaluable support donating your time and skills to support the Mates4Mates team. Without our vollies we wouldn't be able to run the services we do which support wounded Mates and their families. Thank you!
BIG BATTLEFIELD BIKE RIDE
The Big Battlefield Bike Ride kicks off from 14 June and our Mates from across the country are counting down the days until they leave! They'll head overseas to join veterans from all over the world and will ride from Paris to Windsor. We all look forward to receiving updates whilst they are away. A big thank you to everyone who has helped by donating money, goods or time. This include St Johns Ambulance (pictured with Mate and participant, Darleene) who donated a travel first aid kit for each Mate to pack - thank you! Show your support...
WW1 QUEENSLANDER CHALLENGE
The next WW1Queenslander Challenge will be held in Brisbane next weekend, from 23-24 May 2015. Participants will be walking 100kms as individuals or teams in the 'footsteps of our forefathers'. Mates will be tested side by side both physically and emotionally in this challenging 100km trek through rugged terrain. Participants will carry with them a commemorative brick representing the fallen soldiers of World War 1. Read more...
QUEENSLAND REDS SUPPORT WOUNDED MATES
The Australian Armed Forces were recently at Brisbane's Ballymore stadium for their Australian Inter-Brigade Rugby Tournament. Ahead of the cup finals, Ben Daly and Dan Herbert presented Mates4Mates with a cheque for the funds Queensland Rugby raised through the auction of the Reds' ANZAC Round jerseys. The donation totalled just under $18,000. A huge thank you to all involved, especially QRU and Brisbane's 7th Brigade for their support!
ANZAC PRIZE WINNERS WELCOMED HOME
Queensland Premier Anastacia Palaszczuk recently welcomed home the 2015 Premier's Anzac Prize winners who participated in the historic Anzac Centenary commemoration at Gallipoli. Participants marked their return with a post-tour presentation to the Premier and Minister for Education, Kate Jones, at a ceremony at Parliament House. The young students also took the opportunity to present a fundraising contribution of more than $20,000 to Mates4Mates. Thank you for this generous donation from students at Townsville's Pimlico State High School. The funds raised will go towards rehabilitation programs for wounded, injured and ill Mates and their families.
SUPPORTER THANKS
Thank you to the Buderim Craft Cottage for your generous donation. The Buderim Craft Cottage is made up of approximately 12 different groups including needle work, pottery, silver smiths, painters, photographers to name a few. The ladies have been putting together a collection of their works over the past twelve months or so to sell. The items went on sale on the ANZAC Day weekend and all the proceeds went to Mates4Mates. Thank you for your support.
A special thank you to Tasmania's Adam Murphy. Adam is an Australian Soldier with 11 years? service to the Australian Army. During that time he's been deployed to the Middle East and has seen first-hand the effects that deployments can have on both serving members and their families. To show his support for Mates in need, Adam trekked from Launceston to Hobart to raise funds for Mates4Mates. He raised over $5,000 ? an incredible amount for one person! Thank you, Adam.
MATES CORNER
Upcoming Events
WWI Queenslander Challenge |Brisbane
23-24 May 2015
22 August 2015
10 October 2015
Big Battlefield Bike Ride | Paris to Windsor (registrations closed)
14 - 21 June 2015
Equine Therapy Program
Canungra, South-East Queensland, 8 - 12 June 2015
Darwin, NT, July (for NT Mates)
Townsville, North Queensland 7-11 September 2015
Hunter Valley, NSW, October 2015 (for NSW and ACT Mates)
Sailing Program
Brisbane to Noumea June 2015 (registrations closed)
Trekking Program
Fundraising Kokoda Trek 7 - 16 August 2015
Mates Kokoda Trek 16 - 25 October 2015
Contact us today for further details on these events and how you can get involved today at enquiry@mates4mates.org
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