2010 DLO Birthday Project for the Special Olympics
Jan 7, 2010 0:38:37 GMT 10
Post by shimmery on Jan 7, 2010 0:38:37 GMT 10
DAMIEN LEITH ONLINE BIRTHDAY PROJECT for SPECIAL OLYMPICS AUSTRALIA - 2010
It’s that time of year when we celebrate and support the Special Olympics Australia in honour of Damien’s birthday and there is some exciting news about this year’s project!
This year the SO has an national fundraising event called “Run with the LAW” and we are going to have our own team to take part!
The idea was to form our team and have our page up and running for Damien’s birthday
so he can watch the progress of our team & tally! This thread will be updated throughout - and of course we will send Damien a summary at the end about how it all went!
OUR TEAM!
*Team Logo winning design by Mysterri
We have entered a team - TEAM DLO - to take part in Run with the Law to raise donations for the Special Olympics!
This is an event in which many of us can actively participate as well as support with donations, and those who don’t wish to run can also be at the events to cheer on our team!
Monica Smith, the National Sponsorship and Fundraising Manager for Special Olympics Australia is working with us at DLO once more this year and there is a page on the Run with the Law site where our tally progress can be viewed.
Our page is located here Team DLO.
There is also this method to navigate to the page:
Each person on the team will have their own sub-page as well and all sponsorships for any member of the team go to the team total on the Team DLO page!
Here’s a little more info about the event and the dates from the SO’s Run with the LAW website:
You can make a difference, run for fun and support Special Olympics athletes across Australia!
Australia’s biggest and greatest fun run, Run with the LAW, is now open to everyone.
Join us and you can run, have fun, meet new friends, raise funds and make a difference to the lives of children and adults living with an intellectual disability.
Plus you'll be making history by joining your local police forces (Law Enforcement Torch Run) and Special Olympics athletes for the first ever Run with the LAW.
From 19 March to 19 April 2010, police officers will take the 'Flame of Hope' through 40 cities across six states and territories in 29 days to support Special Olympics Australia, the charity that transforms the lives of people with an intellectual disability through regular sports participation and social inclusion.
Special Olympics needs your support to continue running 11,000 weekly sports sessions for people with an intellectual disability across 250 sports clubs in Australia.
The 2010 Run with the LAW fun run aims to promote equality, acceptance and friendship of people with an intellectual disability, and you’re invited to be part of this history-making event. Everyone is welcome!
Simply register to run a full leg, half leg or last 100 metres in any of the 40 events across Queensland, New South Wales, ACT, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia and you will be the first to experience the fun and excitement of Run with the Law and, at the same time, make a difference to people with an intellectual disability living in your community.
TALLY
Tally Update
26th Mar 2010 - $3,634.60 - TEAM DLO IN FIRST PLACE OVERALL!!
21st Mar 2010 - $ 2,244
12th Mar 2010 - $ 2,174
17th Feb 2010 - $ 845.00 GOAL MET!!!!
5th Feb 2010 - $ 680.00
27th Jan 2010 - $ 425.00
19th Jan 2010 - $ 395.00
Tally Updates will be posted here once a week, or you can check the current live tally at the Team DLO page.
Currently our goal on the page is $800 and we can edit this goal if it looks like we are going to go well beyond it (which would be fantastic)!!
JOINING TEAM DLO
ALL DLO MEMBERS WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE please head to the Secret Plans thread here:-
2010 Birthday Project for further details, discussions or to leave questions.
(Please contact a Mod should you need the password, this is a password only area).
Additionally, a password (which I will send you) is also required to join the team, please do not give this password to anyone else.
Some Questions & Answers
There are options to run a full leg, half leg or just the final 100m.
Of course, there are obvious terms & conditions (have put the links from the site here below) regarding fitness & privacy etc.
*SO policies:
SO Run With The Law Terms & Conditions
SO Run With The Law Privacy Policy
Are there any registration fees?
No, but there is a minimum sponsorship of $25 per person to be able to run in a leg.
I’ve asked that as we are running as a team for our team total to count for each person’s minimum sponsorship rather than individual totals so that no one is left out if they have trouble reaching the required minimum and they’ve said that is fine.
Can we add team members later after the initial set-up of the page should others wish to join?
YES
When is the cut-off date for adding team members?
Five (5) days before the run
Some of the locations say TBC – do we have some more specific info on time/location details for members who may wish to run these legs.
Some of these are still a work in progress and will be updated as information is finalised
DONATIONS/SPONSORSHIPS
To Donate/Sponsor:
Please visit Team DLO’s page to sponsor the team
Be sure to indicate you are sponsoring Team DLO when prompted on the donation page so that your sponsorship goes to Team DLO’s tally
It will ask you which part of the Special Olympics you wish to sponsor - Monica has requested that we all select the first one “NAT - Special Olympics Australia” which is the national body.
Donating Anonymously: there is an option after you make the payment online to ask if you would like to be anonymous. Please select this option if you wish your donation amount to remain private.
If you select the Anonymous option, please just pm me at some point to let me know you have sponsored the team so your name can be confirmed for the summary letter to Damien as per previous years.
What is the procedure to donate if people don’t wish to donate online? For phone, cheque?
Credit card is preferred by the SO, either online or over the phone
Via phone please contact Monica Smith, SO Fundraising Manager direct on
(02) 8116 9837 Mon - Wed
Alternatively, to sponsor/donate by cheque:
Please mail cheques to:
Special Olympics Australia
PO Box 62
Concord West NSW 2138
and state on the back of the chq that it is for Run With the Law and the following sponsorship info
eg. sponsoring Team DLO & (name of runner)
When is the final cut-off date for donations/sponsorships?
Up until the day before the run
Please let me know if you have any more questions!
RUNS & LOCATIONS
(have made a table from the current info available at the www.runwiththelaw.com.au/ site, some details are still being finalised)
Legs highlighted in Yellow will include runners from Team DLO!
Here is the beautiful letter written by Monica to thank the forum
EARLIER POSTS
Planning for this year's DLO birthday project is underway!
It's an exciting project this year with a difference - and an opportunity to actively participate!
Much more will be posted here later in the public area, but for now...
ALL DLO MEMBERS WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE please head to the Secret Plans thread here:-
2010 Birthday Project
before JANUARY 12 for further details, preliminary planning, discussions or to leave questions.
(Please contact a Mod should you need the password, this is a password only area)
What is the DAMIEN LEITH ONLINE BIRTHDAY PROJECT?
Every year around this time we come together here at DLO for the annual DLO Birthday Project to benefit Special Olympics Australia - for which Damien is an Ambassador.
The idea for our project is a gesture from us to celebrate and honour Damien’s birthday each year, and has his blessing. Direct contributions are made to the Special Olympics Australia organisation by those who wish to participate. As the project progresses, the tally is updated regularly until we reach the grand total.
Your contributions go directly to the Special Olympics - no money is handled by anyone at the forum, and all contributions receive an official receipt and are tax deductible.
Damien receives a letter describing that year's project and the grand total raised for the SO.
In the past three years, DLO has raised over $4,200 for the Special Olympics via this project alone, and members have also volunteered and participated in activities and fundraising events for the SO.
Stay tuned, more information will be posted here at a later date!
THANK YOU in advance for your support for the project!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAMIEN!!
It’s that time of year when we celebrate and support the Special Olympics Australia in honour of Damien’s birthday and there is some exciting news about this year’s project!
This year the SO has an national fundraising event called “Run with the LAW” and we are going to have our own team to take part!
The idea was to form our team and have our page up and running for Damien’s birthday
so he can watch the progress of our team & tally! This thread will be updated throughout - and of course we will send Damien a summary at the end about how it all went! OUR TEAM!
*Team Logo winning design by Mysterri
We have entered a team - TEAM DLO - to take part in Run with the Law to raise donations for the Special Olympics!
This is an event in which many of us can actively participate as well as support with donations, and those who don’t wish to run can also be at the events to cheer on our team!
Monica Smith, the National Sponsorship and Fundraising Manager for Special Olympics Australia is working with us at DLO once more this year and there is a page on the Run with the Law site where our tally progress can be viewed.
Our page is located here Team DLO.
There is also this method to navigate to the page:
- Go to the home page at www.runwiththelaw.com.au
- Click on “Find a Runner” on the right of the page
- Search for “Team DLO” in the search box
Each person on the team will have their own sub-page as well and all sponsorships for any member of the team go to the team total on the Team DLO page!
Here’s a little more info about the event and the dates from the SO’s Run with the LAW website:
You can make a difference, run for fun and support Special Olympics athletes across Australia!
Australia’s biggest and greatest fun run, Run with the LAW, is now open to everyone.
Join us and you can run, have fun, meet new friends, raise funds and make a difference to the lives of children and adults living with an intellectual disability.
Plus you'll be making history by joining your local police forces (Law Enforcement Torch Run) and Special Olympics athletes for the first ever Run with the LAW.
From 19 March to 19 April 2010, police officers will take the 'Flame of Hope' through 40 cities across six states and territories in 29 days to support Special Olympics Australia, the charity that transforms the lives of people with an intellectual disability through regular sports participation and social inclusion.
Special Olympics needs your support to continue running 11,000 weekly sports sessions for people with an intellectual disability across 250 sports clubs in Australia.
The 2010 Run with the LAW fun run aims to promote equality, acceptance and friendship of people with an intellectual disability, and you’re invited to be part of this history-making event. Everyone is welcome!
Simply register to run a full leg, half leg or last 100 metres in any of the 40 events across Queensland, New South Wales, ACT, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia and you will be the first to experience the fun and excitement of Run with the Law and, at the same time, make a difference to people with an intellectual disability living in your community.
TALLY
Tally Update
26th Mar 2010 - $3,634.60 - TEAM DLO IN FIRST PLACE OVERALL!!
21st Mar 2010 - $ 2,244
12th Mar 2010 - $ 2,174
17th Feb 2010 - $ 845.00 GOAL MET!!!!
5th Feb 2010 - $ 680.00
27th Jan 2010 - $ 425.00
19th Jan 2010 - $ 395.00
Tally Updates will be posted here once a week, or you can check the current live tally at the Team DLO page.
Currently our goal on the page is $800 and we can edit this goal if it looks like we are going to go well beyond it (which would be fantastic)!!
JOINING TEAM DLO
ALL DLO MEMBERS WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE please head to the Secret Plans thread here:-
2010 Birthday Project for further details, discussions or to leave questions.
(Please contact a Mod should you need the password, this is a password only area).
Additionally, a password (which I will send you) is also required to join the team, please do not give this password to anyone else.
Some Questions & Answers
There are options to run a full leg, half leg or just the final 100m.
Of course, there are obvious terms & conditions (have put the links from the site here below) regarding fitness & privacy etc.
*SO policies:
SO Run With The Law Terms & Conditions
SO Run With The Law Privacy Policy
Are there any registration fees?
No, but there is a minimum sponsorship of $25 per person to be able to run in a leg.
I’ve asked that as we are running as a team for our team total to count for each person’s minimum sponsorship rather than individual totals so that no one is left out if they have trouble reaching the required minimum and they’ve said that is fine.
Can we add team members later after the initial set-up of the page should others wish to join?
YES
When is the cut-off date for adding team members?
Five (5) days before the run
Some of the locations say TBC – do we have some more specific info on time/location details for members who may wish to run these legs.
Some of these are still a work in progress and will be updated as information is finalised
DONATIONS/SPONSORSHIPS
To Donate/Sponsor:
Please visit Team DLO’s page to sponsor the team
Be sure to indicate you are sponsoring Team DLO when prompted on the donation page so that your sponsorship goes to Team DLO’s tally
It will ask you which part of the Special Olympics you wish to sponsor - Monica has requested that we all select the first one “NAT - Special Olympics Australia” which is the national body.
Donating Anonymously: there is an option after you make the payment online to ask if you would like to be anonymous. Please select this option if you wish your donation amount to remain private.
If you select the Anonymous option, please just pm me at some point to let me know you have sponsored the team so your name can be confirmed for the summary letter to Damien as per previous years.
What is the procedure to donate if people don’t wish to donate online? For phone, cheque?
Credit card is preferred by the SO, either online or over the phone
Via phone please contact Monica Smith, SO Fundraising Manager direct on
(02) 8116 9837 Mon - Wed
Alternatively, to sponsor/donate by cheque:
Please mail cheques to:
Special Olympics Australia
PO Box 62
Concord West NSW 2138
and state on the back of the chq that it is for Run With the Law and the following sponsorship info
eg. sponsoring Team DLO & (name of runner)
When is the final cut-off date for donations/sponsorships?
Up until the day before the run
Please let me know if you have any more questions!
RUNS & LOCATIONS
(have made a table from the current info available at the www.runwiththelaw.com.au/ site, some details are still being finalised)
Legs highlighted in Yellow will include runners from Team DLO!
| Friday 19 March | Gold Coast, QLD | N/A |
| Saturday 20 March | Cairns, QLD | 4km |
| Saturday 20 March | Townsville, QLD | 6km |
| Sunday 21 March | Mackay, QLD | 4km |
| Monday 22 March | Rockhampton, QLD | 5km |
| Monday 22 March | Bundaberg, QLD | 6km |
| Tuesday 23 March | Maryborough, QLD | 4km |
| Tuesday 23 March | Cherbourg, QLD | 4km |
| Wednesday 24 March | Gympie, QLD | 4km |
| Wednesday 24 March | Sunshine Coast, QLD | 7km |
| Thursday 25 March | Toowoomba, QLD | 3km |
| Thursday 25 March | Ipswich, QLD | 2km |
| Friday 26 March | Brisbane, QLD | 7km |
| Saturday 27 March | Gold Coast, QLD | 3km |
| Saturday 27 March | Queensland handover to NSW | 5km |
| Saturday 27 March | Tweed Heads, NSW | 2.6km |
| Sunday 28 March | Coffs Harbour, NSW | 3.2km |
| Monday 29 March | Newcastle, NSW | 3.2km |
| Monday 29 March | Gosford, NSW | 3.0km |
| Tuesday 30 March | Sydney CBD, NSW | 4.2km |
| Wednesday 31 March | Sydney Olympic Park, NSW | 3.9km |
| Thursday 1 April | Wollongong, NSW | 4.3km |
| Thursday 1 April | Campbelltown, NSW | 3.8km |
| 2-5 April | Easter Break | |
| Tuesday 6 April | Goulburn, NSW | 4.6km |
| Wednesday 7 April | Canberra, ACT | 3.9km |
| Thursday 8 April | NSW handover to Victoria | 3.3km |
| Thursday 8 April | Wodonga, VIC | 1.5km |
| Friday 9 April | Melbourne CBD, VIC | 2.5km |
| Friday 9 April | Melbourne to Devonport | TBC |
| Saturday 10 April | Hobart, TAS | 2.5km |
| Saturday 10 April | Devonport to Melbourne | TBC |
| Sunday 11 April | Geelong, VIC | TBC |
| Monday 12 April | Victoria handover to SA | TBC |
| Monday 12 April | Mt Gambier, SA | 3.6km |
| Tuesday 13 April | Loxton, SA | 1.3km |
| Tuesday 13 April | Berri, SA | 1.9km |
| Tuesday 13 April | Renmark, SA | 2.3km |
| Wednesday 14 April | Roxby Downs, SA | 1.9km |
| Thursday 15 April | Port Augusta, SA | 4.0km |
| Thursday 15 April | Port Pirie, SA | 2.3km |
| Friday 16 April | Gawler, SA | 1.3km |
| Saturday 17 April | Adelaide Metro South, SA | TBC |
| Sunday 18 April | Adelaide Metro North, SA | TBC |
| Monday 19 April | Adelaide CBD, S | TBC |
| Monday 19 April | National Games Opening Ceremony | N/A |
Here is the beautiful letter written by Monica to thank the forum
EARLIER POSTS
Planning for this year's DLO birthday project is underway!
It's an exciting project this year with a difference - and an opportunity to actively participate!
Much more will be posted here later in the public area, but for now...
ALL DLO MEMBERS WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE please head to the Secret Plans thread here:-
2010 Birthday Project
before JANUARY 12 for further details, preliminary planning, discussions or to leave questions.
(Please contact a Mod should you need the password, this is a password only area)
What is the DAMIEN LEITH ONLINE BIRTHDAY PROJECT?
Every year around this time we come together here at DLO for the annual DLO Birthday Project to benefit Special Olympics Australia - for which Damien is an Ambassador.
The idea for our project is a gesture from us to celebrate and honour Damien’s birthday each year, and has his blessing. Direct contributions are made to the Special Olympics Australia organisation by those who wish to participate. As the project progresses, the tally is updated regularly until we reach the grand total.
Your contributions go directly to the Special Olympics - no money is handled by anyone at the forum, and all contributions receive an official receipt and are tax deductible.
Damien receives a letter describing that year's project and the grand total raised for the SO.
In the past three years, DLO has raised over $4,200 for the Special Olympics via this project alone, and members have also volunteered and participated in activities and fundraising events for the SO.
Stay tuned, more information will be posted here at a later date!
THANK YOU in advance for your support for the project!
