Walk for Women's Cancer | |
On Saturday morning 4 May, my wife Alma and daughter Jessica woke up early morning, with a scotch mist in the air, to take on a Marathon Walk for Women's Health. I drove them to the UWA where they were paraded off at the starting line to the tune of Waltzing Matilda, played by a long line of bagpipers, which no doubt resonated with Alma's soul (video below). Download/play the video here if it doesn't show in your browser: "Walk for Women's Cancer" | Alma was well supported by our Rotary Club members and between her and Jessica raised over $4000, being part of over $850,000 raised for this most worthy cause. I received many WhatsApp messages with photos along the way and met them at the 26km mark along the new Matagarup bridge over the Swan River near the Optus Stadium (photo below) to see how things were going. Well apart from some very sore feet with a few blisters starting to appear they were in good spirits. So with some determination and quite blistered feet at the 35km mark which was at the return to UWA, the pair took the decision to carry on regardless, and to then do the next 7km, completing the entire Marathon of 42km. This was completed in 7:23 with 21 minutes of breaks along the way, comprising 3000 cals of energy consumed. Congratulations to both of you for taking on this challenge and setting an example for the rest of us. And for those held captive by cancer may you find some relief through the funds rasied and put to work by our Cancer Research Institutes. |
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Meeting Rosters |
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Host |
Thanks & Cleanup |
3 minute bio |
Setup |
Writer |
07 May, 19 |
Tony Parker |
Harry Nesbitt |
Michael Lee |
Geoff Ross |
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14 May, 19 |
Marcus Harris |
Geoff Ross |
Peter Batskos |
Curt McDonald |
Vicky Rowe |
21 May, 19 |
Michael Lee |
Laurie Dender |
Michael Lee |
Michael Lee |
Laurie Dender |
28 May, 19 |
Barrie Heald |
Marcus Harris |
John Boxall |
Rohan Nagappa |
Donna Thornton |
01 Jun, 19 |
Marcus Harris |
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04 Jun, 19 |
Rohan Nagappa |
David Fisher |
Bruce Fielding |
Chris Ford |
Bruce Dufty |
19 Jun, 19 |
Tony Parker |
Laurie Glossop |
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23 Jun, 19 |
Tony Parker |
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Upcoming Events |
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Community |
Quairading somewhere |
Sat, 27 Jul, 19 |
7:00am |
16 Jul, 19 |
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Fundraising |
YOKINE DISTRICT BOWLING CLUB |
Sun, 20 Oct, 19 |
1:00pm |
14 Oct, 19 |
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Our Club |
Metropolitan Recycling Centre |
Thu, 21 Sep, 23 |
10:00am |
29 Aug, 23 |
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Community |
Broadway Fair Basement |
Sun, 1 Oct, 23 |
7:00am |
30 Sep, 23 |