2 Blondes a Doc and a Ginger
team 42 representing: Mitchell Personnel Solutions
category: Government, Community, Defence, Emergency Services
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31 August
THANK YOU!!
Well we're healing up ok, Nick's feet are still wrecked, Stace possibly hasn't taken the the tape off her toes in fear of missing nails, Greg's still on pain killers and Amy's done a stint in hospital.... but we're sweet and proud of our efforts!
We especially want to thank the BEST support crew in the world: Eileen Vlahovich, Karley Brooks, Jono Hewson and Matt Hewson. We seriously could not have got through the 100km without them. We had great food, encouraging comments, the clothes off their backs (literally) and an inspirational speech- it was amazing!
We arrived at the Finish line to a great supportive crowd, our sick team mate and some well earned beers, though they didn't go down as nicely as we'd have thought! The last 11km were the hardest seeing as the markings seemed to be sparse and we found ourselves slightly lost is a park in the dark at one stage. But we trudged on with some help of other generous teams and then Stace's dad who provided us with our forgotten torch! We were quite emotional and almost delerious (as you are after 100km and 40 hours without sleep) and proud to be making it over the line. It was 36-ish gruelling hours but all for a great cause.
Thanks SO much to everyone who has donated and supported us along the way. Special thanks to PEGASUS CREATIVE for our awesome shirts (got awesome comments all along the way!), MPS, EAGLE HAWK HOTEL and CALLUM PARK for being our shirt sponsors!
As a thank you to our supporters we're having a bash at the Eagle Hawk Hotel in Sutton this Saturday afternoon- lunch, drinks, footy etc. Should be a great time and hope everyone can join us!
28 August
7 stages down, 2 to go!
The team has 1 checkpoint left and then its on to the finish line! Despite a tonne of blisters, some more vomiting and some serious chafing, they are all doing extremely well! They are all looking forward too walking over the finish line and knocking back a nice cold beverage (of the alcoholic persuasion!) Only 18 more kilometres; they are a true inspiration!
28 August
Halfway through!
The team has finally reached halfway and although the majority aren't looking too bad (except for some leg cramps and some tired, grumpy moments) one member has had to unfortunately pull out. After a valiant effort, pushing through sore feet and headaches, an uneasy stomach has proved to be the last straw. The team and support crew are extremely impressed and proud of her efforts and hope she gets well soon! The rest of the team have soldiered on, despite feeling upset about the sudden departure from the group. Stay tuned for the next update as the finish line, and exhaustion, loom near.
27 August
Checkpoint 2
The guys are going strong and are through the hardest 32km of the walk. So far so good with little complaints and plenty of high spirits; lets hope the good moods last through the night!
27 August
And so it begins!
The day has finally come, and all the teams hardwork and dedication is about to pay off! 2 blondes, a doc and a ginger are at the starting line ready to embark on a greuling 100km walk to help people around the world. Please stay tuned for more updates and continue to give the team your support!
13 August
Two Weeks!!!
Two weeks till we're off and walking! We've made lists, bought supplies, organised estimated time frames and we're getting pumped.
Don't forget to keep the donations coming, although our target has been met there are crazy floods in Pakistan and mud slides in China that have occurred and don't forget that Haiti and other disaster fronts haven't recovered yet. Funds are desperately needed.
In two weeks you'll be able to watch our progress through the check points by looking up our team number on the TeamTracker section of this site and hopefully we'll have some picture updates here and on Facebook on the day from our killer support crew!
Dig Deep guys! This is going to be a tough one!
12 July
Pics from Sydney
A picture of the team at a lookout
12 July
Start to Checkpoint 2
We trekked up to Sydney on the weekend just gone to hit the trail as we'd never been there before! The team along with Jono and Di set out at about 8.15am- realising very quickly when we were greeted by the world's steepest hill that it wasn't going to be easy!
We pushed through and hit the first checkpoint at about lunch time where we rested and had some lunch. Di parted ways with us here as we pushed on.
We soon realised why CP1-CP2 is graded at 5... it was difficult! And when we hit Berowra Waters and realised that it WASN'T checkpoint 2 we were a little discouraged. However we worked hard and came out at CP2. Amy's feet were becoming numb and Greg's knees were aching and the rest of us were pretty buggered. As darkness was setting in we called it a day.
Knowing that we'd completed the most difficult part feels great and we're ready to continue our training down Canberra way until the big day!
09 July
Hitting the Trail....
We've got the trailmix packed, the bandaids ready and the walking poles strapped in... We are pumped up and ready to go... tomorrow we will attempt Check Points 1-3 as a team with a couple of extras!
Its the most difficult part of the trail and we're eager to see how the bodies hold up.
More reports and pictures after we're done!
28 June
And more thank yous...
Also thanks to:
Shepherd's Run Winery- for donation of a voucher to their cafe. Great wines and great food.
Wagonga Coffee- for donation of 10 bags of their delicous coffee, see them at the Epic Park Farmer's Markets or Kingston Bus Depot Markets.
Uptown Cafe- for donation of 3 vouchers, conveniently situated in Riverside Plaza.
Classique Hair Dressers- for donation of a hair service.
Goolabri Golf Club- for donation of a game of golf for two and breakfast at their scenic course in Sutton
Zambrero Mexican Restaurant- for donation of a yummy dinner for two at one of their restaurants
Questacon- for donation of a family pass for a day of fun
Gillian Southwell and the Queanbeyan Whites- for a supporter's pack to cheer on the team
Just Like a Woman Skin Care Centre- for donation of services and all your beauty needs.
Bob Carter- for the bottle of Jim Beam for the coin toss which was later auctioned off for a big $100!
28 June
More trivia
Thank you to:
Pegasus Creative- for designing the amazing eskies that we will be using on the day! And for our cool logo- What a great design company!
PHD- Premium Health Distribution for donating the eskies.
Katrina Morgan, Tupperware Consultant- for donating 2 huge packs of Tupperware and the Happy Chopper for our lucky door prize. Contact her for all your Tupperware needs- katrina.morgan(at)live.com.au
Adrianna's Kitchen at the Eaglehawk Hotel- for her generous donation of diner-for-two vouchers!
HurriKane- for donation of personal training session, getting fit in time for summer!
Impressions Dance and Fitness- for donation of a term of dance lessons
Star Q Deli, Queanbeyan- for donation of meal vouchers, great pizza and pasta on the main street of QBN
Fun and Fitness, Manuka- for donation of a series of bootcamp and computrainer sessions for the fitness maniac in us all
Revolution CD, Queanbeyan- for two CD vouchers.
28 June
Trivia Wrap Up
We have a big thank you list and a lot of photos from our successful trivia night- we will put a lot on our Facebook group page which people can view by joining the group 2 Blondes a Doc and a Ginger.
First lot of thank yous:
Hotel Queabeyan- or the Top Pub for allowing us to use the function room free of charge and then keeping staff on until after 2am so the rowdy bunch could watch the Socceroos draw with Ghana.
The Tindall family- for the donation of the PS3! And also the Little Creatures and the Target vouchers
Glenda Thomas- donationof the Wii
The Mitchell family- for the donation of the bottles of wine.
MPS- for the donation of a $500 training voucher
The Hewson family- for donation of the NRL supporter packs
The Vlahovich family- for the donation of the bbq set
24 June
Trivia Success
Apologies for not updating on the successes of trivia and all the people to thank as well as all of the pictures but our internet has been down at the farm and I haven't been able to upload any pictures.
Thanks to all who attended- hopefully you had as much fun as we on the team did and you all helped us to reach our target- now the sky is the limit on this fundraiser!
Congrats to the winners; Trivia Newton John and our runners up; Maud's Mafia and You Guys Can Choose. As well as all our raffle winners!
More will be posted in the coming days, when connection is restored, to make sure all of our fabulous supporters are thanked!
15 June
Training Walks and Trivia...
Canberra winter has set in but we're still trekking on... 1 Blonde a Doc and a Ginger did the Cotter Dam to Kambah Pool walk and return while the other blonde has been completing walks up Wollongong way.
We are set to walk the Sydney trail for the first time in July, looking forward to checking it all out!
Trivia is also less than one week away with our monster raffle and plenty of fantastic prizes. We will thank all our fantastic supporters for these in an upcoming post. We are truley grateful for all the prizes we have received!
09 June
1 week until trivia!
Just a reminder that there is only one week til our team's trivia fundraiser- we are hoping to raise the remaining money towards our target at this event!
There are plenty of prizes on offer for the brainiacs who win as well as lucky door prizes and a monster raffle with the major prize being a Playstation 3, valued at over $500! A Wii, a Tupperware pack and various fitness packages.
Email us with your team or if you're interested in donating a prize to the night!
23 May
Thanks to Mitchell Personnel Solutions
Thanks to MPS for being our team name supporter.
For all your training needs, including courses in time management, leadership, minute taking and many others see the website:
http://www.mpsolutions.com.au/
23 May
Thanks to the Eagle Hawk Hotel, Sutton
Thanks to the Eagle Hawk Hotel for sponsoring us as a premium t-shirt sponsor. Best pub for dinner and a chat!
Support them support us by stopping in for lunch or dinner, on the Federal Highway north of Canberra. Maybe stop in this ski season on the way from Sydney to the snow.
17 May
Put on your thinking Caps!
Trivia Night- 19 June 2010- Hotel Queanbeyan
Trivia night is coming up quickly so its best to get your team in ASAP!
When: 19 June 2010, 6.45pm
Where: Hotel Queanbeyan (Top Pub)
Details: $15 per person, organise your team of 8-10
RSVP: ASAP to any team member or through the team email address trailwalkerteam42 [AT] hotmail.com (broken up so we don't get mega-spammed!
We have many supporters that we will thank on this page soon because I don't want to miss any, but rest assured that we will have some great prizes on the night and a monster raffle for those who are not so brilliant at trivia!
Limited tables are available so get in quickly!
We will also stick around afterwards to watch the Socceroos take on Ghana- Its bound to be an EPIC NIGHT!
06 May
Pizza-Pasta Night at La Piazza, Erindale!
Don't forget next Thursday the 13th of May is our big Pasta and Pizza night at La Piazza in Erindale. Carlo, the owner, has generously agreed to donate profits to our TRAILWALKER team, 2 Blondes, a Doc and a Ginger! Thanks Carlo!
Training continues with the three girls of the team attempting our first night walk this Friday night, while the Ginger has to work. Now that the Canberra winter has begun to set in it could be interesting! We have some new backpacks, water bladders, socks and head torches to try out, wish us luck :)
16 April
Trivia and Pasta...
Stay tuned for our next fundraising ventures:
1. Pasta Night at La Piazza in Erindale- set price banquet with a percentage of the sale going to our TRAILWALKER team.... great food and a benefit to Oxfam!
2. Trivia night at Hotel Queanbeyan on June 19- put on your thinking caps, get a team together of 8 to 10 per table and aim to win the big prizes we'll have on offer.
More to come on both of these events!
12 April
Paintball and the 1st Team Training Walk- Big Weekend
The war wounds were definitely for a good cause- a little pain can change the lives of many!
12 April
Paintball and the 1st Team Training Walk- Big Weekend
Thanks to you guys!
12 April
Paintball and the 1st Team Training Walk- Big Weekend
Our first fundraiser for the team pitted husbands against wives and boyfriend on girlfriend when we lined up to shoot it out at paintball. $410 was raised on the day- thanks to all our supporters!
We hope you all had as much fun as we did- wounds and all.
More photos will be posted here and to the FB group page.
12 April
Paintball and the 1st Team Training Walk- Big Weekend
This weekend was a big one for 2 Blondes, a Doc and a Ginger- a 30km walk from Greg and Nik's place in Bywong to Amy's front door in Queanbeyan. 6 hours and 15 minutes... not too bad.
A BIG thanks to Matty and Jono who supported us on the day with the much needed trip to the bathroom and the beers at the finish line! You passed your test!
24 March
Shooting People for Charity- Paintball!!!
We're organising a paintball day on 11 April down in Tuggeranong with part of the proceeds going to our TRAILWALKER team.
Should be a great day and will really kickstart us on our way to $5500!
$70 gets you:
*The entire course closed for our group
*200 paintballs with the option to buy more
*Lunch after the game
Contact the team on trailwalkerteam42@hotmail.com for more details!
18 March
Looking for Shirt Sponsors....
Do you have a company that would like its logo on a funky shirt in exchange for sposoring our TRAILWALKER team??? If so you're in luck! Our team is currently designing shirts that will be worn by the team and the support crew during the event, during training and after the event is over. Email us at trailwalkerteam42@hotmail.com for details!
