Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Thank you Shire Australia!

There has been a very kind donation on Shire Australia Pty Ltd's part! YAY!!
Thank you very much, Shire!

On their homepage: "Shire Australia is a wholly owned subsidiary of Shire plc, a global specialty biopharmaceutical company that works closely with specialist physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals to develop and market medicines that improve quality of life for patients, their families and carers."

I totally adore their motto: "To be as brave as the people we help."
Doing this trek, I can understand how it feels to wonder... will I ever do enough to make a difference?

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Need.. More.. Sponsorsss.....

Gosh how time flies o_O

Well, I've sold 3.5 boxes of chocs/gummies out of six. It seems it was a waste getting the gummies because I would've gotten rid of all 6 already if it wasn't for these poor unwanted little bags of sugary goodness. I'm tempted to sell them discounted by now. Brought a water bladder for trekking too - Camelbak! Yay!

Now organising a Raffle with a food hamper! Brought lots of stuff to help with collection of money and record-keeping. Raffle draw will be held in mid-June just before the trek (eek! cutting it close) at a dinner at, hopefully, Pancakes n Grill in the city! I got promised a voucher from Fremantle IGA - thank you in advance!!

Brought some money tins to fundraise door-to-door. Shopping centres have too many hoops to jump through, something went wonky with my cert (I'm the only one in WA) and the fees/times are disappointing. Trying IGAs - but they take ages to get back to you if they do at all. Shouldn't it be as simple as asking?

Am walking from traino to work tomorrow with my daypack i plan on using, and trekking shoes! Go MDA Trekkers!

One more Muscular Dystrophy type:
Oculopharyngeal MD. Oculopharyngeal means eye and throat. This form of muscular dystrophy appears in men and women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. It progresses slowly, causing weakness in the eye and face muscles, which may lead to difficulty swallowing. Weakness in pelvic and shoulder muscles may occur later. Choking and recurrent pneumonia may occur.
 
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This is my blog for Challenge MD! The Mont Blanc Trekking Challenge 2011! My name's Yvonne from WA, Aust.
I'm doing this trek at Mt Blanc to raise awareness and funds for Muscular Dystrophy sufferers.

But what's my motive?

Bcause I can.

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