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The Hoplites
says thank you to our online donors
Anna-Lena Arnold donated and says
'Hey Barry, Can't believe you guys went back for more! Very proud, well done!! and Happy Birthday :-)'
Heather McClaren gave
$50
and says
'Happy Birthday for the weekend Baz!!'
Cookie Hoplite gave
$113
and says
'Happy eating for Tess!'
Anonymous gave
$100
Eagle Eye Einstein gave
$25
and says
'Reflection is good for the soul. You Hoplites have done wonderful things for others by raising funds and by participating in the walk; however, you have also set some records that may have gone unnoticed by someone less observant than I, the famous Triple E: Eagle Eye Einstein. Firstly, Lieu. You have set a world record, not officially recognised by the Guinness Book of Records, but a record nonetheless. You have set a record for being the kindest and most courteous competitor. It was reported that you harboured not so much as a single bad thought about anyone during the entire walk. Very difficult considering who your teammates are. Highly commended, you are. Des, you and Lieu share an honour: Best shoes over all, and individually, Des, you win the men’s division for best and brightest shoes, whilst Lieu, you win the women’s division in the same category. Well done! Des, you also win the award for being the most knowledgeable about the habits and characteristics of male dogs, especially male dogs ‘on heat’. Whilst on the topic of dogs, we come to another world record for one of our glorious Hoplites. Khanh, you have secured a world record that may never be surpassed unless you pass it yourself. You have set a world record for having the doona most saturated with dog slobber. Apparently, dried dog slobber is just about the only thing keeping your doona from falling apart. You have also tied a world record for having the world’s foulest smelling doona. You now jointly hold that record with “Diarrhoea” Dan Gaggeneau of Fort Smelling, Quebec. Well done! Finally, Barry, you have set a new world record for ‘most photographed arse’ on the Oxfam trail walk. Charming…. Well done to all Hoplites for another legendary performance. All other teams seem like mere mortals when standing next to you.'
Ross Lipson gave
$100
and says
'Well done Barry and team....good to see you got the old fella over the line!'
Lucky Hoplite gave
$24
and says
'Collection tin from Pearls Cafe, 196 Pelham Street, Carlton. A graet place for food.'
Lucky Hoplite gave
$420
and says
'Sale of raffle tickets.'
Lucky Hoplite gave
$63
and says
'Mary and Barry's book of raffle tickets'
Lucky Hoplite gave
$201
and says
'YAY! pass the 10k mark -Lieu & Des'
Lucky Hoplite gave
$200
and says
'Sale of raffle tickets from Julia, Mandy, Dave and Maria.'
Warren Grant gave
$100
and says
'Well done team. Such a great effort to do the walk two years in a row.'
Susan Barlow gave
$100
and says
'A wonderful effort.'
Lucky Hoplite gave
$70
and says
'Heather and Ruby's raffle tickets'
Cookie Hoplite gave
$133
and says
'Keep eating!'
Lucky Hoplite gave
$225
and says
'Raffle tickets sold by Barry and Jill.'
John Warner gave
$600
and says
'Just when you feel concerned that Bazza may not make the distance, he shaves 6 hours of last year's time. We demand a drug test. Whatever he's taking the Bomber need. Congratulations to you all. Great Effort.'
Lesley Grebe gave
$20
Brett Long gave
$250
and says
'Well done Hoplites! Another successful Oxfam TRAILWALKER. Bring on 2010!!!! PS Can I please win your raffle again?'
Jill Sharpe gave
$605
and says
'Anything John Warner can do, Milo and I can do better. Congratulations on completeing the walk relatively unscathed apart from the odd blister, sore knee and blackened toenails AND my wasp bite! I'm proud of you all.'
Lucky Hoplite gave
$173
and says
'Thanks to all who have bought raffle tickets - Baz.'
Rebecca Theobald gave
$100
and says
'Congratulations to Baz and the team! Well done on completing the course again and in record time, 5 hours earlier than in 2008. We are really proud of your fantastic walking and fundraising efforts. Love Bec, Paul & Ruby'
Anita Jankiewicz gave
$25
and says
'Well done!'
Elizabeth Young gave
$50
and says
'Congratulations to The Hoplites on a fantastic walk! Keep breaking records. Love, Russell and Liz'
Ilan Goldberg gave
$20
and says
'You all rock!!! Twas a pleasure walking with you all and i hope your bodies have recovered well.'
Jorge Chauta gave
$20
and says
'Hey Guys, I just wanted to see results... Well done :) This is for the cookies I had, have and will likely have... Cheers, JC'
Cookie Hoplite gave
$186
and says
'Keep eating!'
Anonymous donated
Anonymous donated
Ken Dunn gave
$50
and says
'Good luck from Ken and Linda.'
Mayhem Einstein gave
$15
and says
'Dear Hoplites, Once again this year, our team of specialists from Mayhem and Carnage Security Company will look after your team of specialist walkers. We want you to reach the heights of last year whilst avoiding the depths of despair suffered by poorly prepared and poorly protected teams. Once again we have designed a package that will allow you to worry about the walking while we worry about security. We shall be everywhere you can imagine and even some places you can’t imagine. Look on the knot holes of trees. One of us will be there. Look in the grooves of your sneakers; it’s no accident there appears to be a tiny grains of something stuck there, in each of your shoes. We have deployed several of our patented Sense-All devices that give us eyes and ears close to the ground. There are countless other measures we have taken to ensure you enjoy freedom from the scourges that can attack whilst on an otherwise pleasant stroll in the country. We at M & C also believe that individuals should maintain heightened senses just in case something penetrates our lines. Though this has never happened, we advise that anything is possible in the wilds. Like a good scout, be prepared. You should find valuable the kit we supplied as part of our service. Let me mention a few of the applications at your disposal. Especially for Lieu is our Lipsafe Lip bomb. Beautiful in its shading and texture, and completely safe for the wearer but dynamite for anyone kissed by the wearer. If an opponent ‘innocently’ strolls into territory desired by the Hoplites, kiss him/her! The small explosion the recipient feels will NOT be love! He/she will run away screaming and pose no further threat to your supremacy, yet fairly minor plastic surgery will mean less than three months to recover. No worries! Just be careful to wash before kissing a teammate. This product has the added advantage of providing +30 sunblock. Lipsafe Lip bomb is a wonderful product that we give to you at'
The Titan gave
$18
and says
'Ah! I have been following your progress and I approve. It is good to see you honing your competitive edge with various endeavours, for you will need to muster all your wiles and skills to thrash the sad, weak-kneed pretenders you will encounter on the walk this weekend. You have been clever. While lesser teams were out training, you ate, drank and played lawn bowls. Brilliant! The keen competition in the lawn bowls will help you adapt to the curves thrown at you whilst on the walk. You will understand that distances can be deceiving and will not be cowed by the seeming endlessness of the horizon. Khanh, though you were a complete loser in bowls, it is to your endless credit that you held your head up high right until the end and then turned your skills to pool, where you conquered all. Barry, though you fell short in both lawn bowls and pool, you won preliminary matches honourably and pressed the champions in both sports to their limits. You will only have to sacrifice ONE of your little fingers to appease the trailwalk deity. Lieu, your efforts as captain speak for themselves. Had your bowling teammates followed your example and had listened to your advice, we could be telling wondrous tales of YOUR team. That leaves only Des. Des, you lost at lawn bowls, you lost at pool, you gambled against wily veteran Baz and lost. Foolish lad! As a walker perhaps you will be superb. Many true champions save their performances for when it REALLY matters. When things look tough, when other teams look to challenge for ascendency against the mighty Hoplites, I believe that YOU will step up and lead your team to glory. Be true to yourself and remember that you are a Hoplite. You will shine. It is written. It shall be. All glory to the Hoplites!!'
Football Einstein gave
$17
and says
'The AFL was wise to schedule at least a couple of opening round games before the Trailwalk begins, for once you mighty Hoplites with your indominatable spirit hit the trail, all eyes and ears in Victoria will be focusing on you and only on you. All will forget the AFL. In fact, people around the country will be so keen to follow the progress of you Hoplites that a collective hush will fall upon Australia: traffic will stall, new mothers will forget to feed their young, dogs will stop their barking, and so it goes. I really don't know why there is so much fuss over the opening game between Richmond and Carlton. The advertising is all about Judd and Cousins, and all they really did when on the same team was stare at each other's body parts whilst showering. They never did much on the field. I thought football was supposed to be a TEAM sport. There is no Judd in TEAM and there is no Cousins in TEAM, but there is certainly TEAM written all over each and every member of the Hoplites and their support crew. In fact, if the Hoplite walkers and support staff were to field an AFL team, they would wipe all the other teams off the surface of Chief De******triou's various stadium floors. All hail the Hoplites!!!!'
Mary Moreton donated and says
'Go hoplites all....tall and strong, short and..... what was it? Anyway, even stronger and better this year.....Best wishes from both of us, Jamie and Mary'
Anonymous donated and says
'Walk well!'
Lynne Warner gave
$250
and says
'Good luck next week. Hope your back sees you through Baz.'
Sue Course gave
$20
and says
'Good luck!'
Jane Murton gave
$35
and says
'Go Hoplites! Good luck! - Jane, Peter and David.'
Cookie Hoplite gave
$103
and says
'Keep eating!'
Lucky Hoplite gave
$348
and says
'Sale of raffle tickets'
Cookie Hoplite gave
$610
and says
'... and the Hoplites failed to win the Epic Bowls Battle -however, the mantle seemed fated to fall upon the team with the ever-so-attractive Short-Shorts! Well done on a successful fundraiser everyone!'
Cookie Hoplite gave
$107
and says
'Thanks to to all you biscuit eaters'
Cookie Hoplite gave
$40
and says
'This money was collected at Uni Square Cafe, just around the corner from Oxfam. The Hoplites urge you to eat there and support those people that support Oxfam.'
Greg Hunter gave
$100
and says
'Hey guys, good luck with your walk! It's been fun doing a bit of training with you all thus far, the very best to all of you with it, see you at the finish line! :)'
Khanh Ha gave
$69
and says
'Thought I'd round us up to the half way mark! Looking forward to our Hoplites' Bowls day on the 8th of March.'
Barry Russell gave
$500
and says
'Almost half way there. Don't forget to remind our friends of the bowls fundraiser on March the 8th.'
Cookie Hoplite gave
$124
and says
'Keep eating team!'
Anonymous donated
Heather Russell gave
$50
and says
'Good luck for your walk this year.'
Marilyn Cowan gave
$200
and says
'Wishing Barry and the team every success on the walk. Eat and drink plenty and take your time.'
Cookie Hoplite gave
$105
and says
'Keep eating!'
Anonymous donated
Cookie Hoplite gave
$109
and says
'Keep eating.'
Alex Houghton gave
$75
and says
'Our best wishes for the walk in 2009. Love Julia and Alex.'
Christopher MacRaild gave
$100
and says
'Merry Christmas Hoplites.'
Anne Coulter gave
$40
and says
'Good walking!!'
Ruby Russell gave
$100
and says
'Good luck on the walk and in raising money to help those who are underprivileged.'
Ruby Russell gave
$100
and says
'Good luck on the walk and in raising money to help those who are underprivileged.'
Ruby Russell gave
$100
and says
'Good luck on the walk and in raising money to help those who are underprivileged.'
Ruby Russell gave
$100
and says
'Good luck on the walk and in raising money to help those who are underprivileged.'
Cookie Hoplite gave
$103
and says
'Keep munching.'
Anonymous gave
$150
and says
'Go Hoplites!!! The best trailwalker team around (not that I'm biased). Merry Christmas and best of luck with all your fundraising efforts and the 09 Walk; I'm sure you'll do us and Oxfam proud.'
John Warner gave
$500
and says
'what are a bunch of beautiful young people like you doing with an old bastard like Bazz! But the the old man will probably out walk you all unless you remember ....... the TITAN knows all.... PRACTISE WALKING , STRUGGLE TILL Y0UR FEET BLEED. GO HOPLITES ...... THE SPARTAN SPIRIT LIVES WITHIN YOU.'
Cookie Hoplite gave
$106
Cookie Hoplite gave
$58
and says
'Eat at Uni. Square Cafe!'
Julia Houghton gave
$100
and says
'Good luck on your walk next year!'
Cookie Hoplite gave
$98
and says
'keep eating'
Australian College of Complementary Medicine Pty Ltd gave
$500
and says
'Hello All Here is the sponsorship contribution from the Australian College of Complemenatry Medicine Pty Ltd. Look forward to our partnership. Go the Hoplites !!!! Terry Sweeney CEO Australian College of Complementary Medicine Pty Ltd'
Cookie Hoplite gave
$111
and says
'Thanks for supporting us and the local biscuit market!'
Christopher MacRaild gave
$100
and says
'Good Luck, Hope you keep all your toenails this year!'
Khanh Ha gave
$40
and says
'Punishment I tell you! Thanks Chris =)'
Cookie Hoplite gave
$154
and says
'Thanks for your eating!'
Barry Russell gave
$250
and says
'Go team!'
Jill Sharpe gave
$250
and says
'More training, more lasagne!'
Cookie Hoplite gave
$148
and says
'Go team. Keep eating!'
David Grant gave
$200
and says
'Go Hoplites, 09 version! Wonderful effort last year. Let's hope all goes well once again.'
Khanh Ha gave
$260
and says
'1st donation in. Yipee!'
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