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WOW - what a donation!!

WOW Barry - there was a HUGE donation today on your Everyday Hero webpage!! Great to see people coming on board - keep up the hard work!!!

Jan Dennis

MPA fundraiser at Ilawarra Turf Club Kembla Grange

It was good to meet up with Lisa & Herman from MPA Head office - after talking with them so many times on the phone, it was great to put a face to the name.
We also met the organisers of the Inaugural Race Day:  Jay Allan ,Christine Booth, Karen Ryan & Sue Watson.

What a great roll up they had, approximately 250 people who supported not only the purchase of their tickets to attend but joined in the activities of extra fundraising on the day by purchasing raffle tickets, contributing to the silent auction & enjoying the fun of the game heads or tails.
The tables were adorned with decoration & gift bags full of sponsor goodies distributed throughout the room.

All the ladies were dressed beautifully with a prize for the best "bonnet" on the day. We all had fun meeting new people & catching up with old or new found friends. 

The guest speaker Clinton Heal from Melanoma WA shared with us his journey over the past few years since being diagnosed with Melanoma. It was an inspiring speech & carried the strong message that diagnosis is one thing, but it's the challenges on the journey afterwards where support is really crucial.
MPA & Melanoma W.A are working on being able to give this support & it is through fund raising activities such as today where it is all possible.

My niece Julie (with the big smile) is also on the journey after diagnosis of Melanoma. She was on hand to sash the winning horse from race 2  the "Ilawarra MPA Support Group Handicap."
Well done to the winning horse and connections and well done to you Julie I'm sure the image taken for the Illawarra Mercury will look fantastic.

Although personally I couldn't pick a winner on the day but it was still a memorable event, so many people offered support for our own fundraising evening on Saturday June 11 at Castle Hill RSL.
Will post more details in the coming weeks - contact Chris on 0409 009748 for more information.    

Melanoma Patients Australia RACE DAY

Chris and I are off to Kembla Grange (near Wollongong) this Saturday for the inaugural Melanoma Patients Australia (MPA) Race Day. We are looking forward to catching up with MPA CEO Lisa McFadyen and Manager, Support Services Herman Herlaar plus other member of MPA.

The good news is the weather is the right temperature. Apparently a race is being named in honour of MPA and our niece Julie Lozano will be sashing the winning horse!

I'm sure we'll all have some fun, good food and pleasant company.

Online Fund-Raising Web Page Launch

Today was very exciting day for this challenge project - Chris and I launched our online fund-raising web page www.everydayhero.com.au/barry_moore.

Having met with the team from Melanoma Patients Australia (MPA), Chris and I have chosen to support their organisation. MPA is a unique not-for-profit providing a national network of support to people diagnosed with melanoma and their families. Having experienced melanoma treatment first hand with my Dad, we felt the way in which MPA offers a "community of support in a time of need" was something really worthwhile. We also have a neice battling the disease, so we are thrilled to be able to do something to assist her and others like her.

The Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race is 40,000 nautical miles, so I've set a fund-raising target of AUS$40,000.
I'm asking friends, colleagues, clients (in fact anyone who will listen) to make a per-nautical-mile donation via the Everyday Hero page. Some people have pledged 1c per mile (total $40) others 10c per mile. Chris is sponsoring me $50 per race leg - you can structure your support however you want to.
To donate, please go to www.everydayhero.com.au/barry_moore. Any assistance you can provide will be greatly appreciated. I'll keep updating the progress here on my blog.