OK! So I've just done the final tally on the Everyday Hero website for the Melbourne Marathon and added up all the fundraising done by our gang and we've managed to raise $10,482.45 for CPEC!!! I cannot thank everyone enough - we are forever grateful for your generosity!!
Thank you also to Porter Davis Homes for matching some fundraising done by Sam & Andrew there with Sam's marvellous baking. Looking forward to next year team!!
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Final fundraising total for "Team Jack"
As of this afternoon, the total raised by all of our team members adds up to $9,099.45!!!!
To all those who donated, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!! Imagine this big hug is around you too!!
THE MELBOURNE MARATHON!
Well at long last, the Melbourne Marathon finally came around and we did it yesterday. It was such a huge day for "Team Jack". We had 11 members of the team and will begin recruiting for more next year very soon! Craig along with friends Shaun Coppard, Belinda Maslen, Erica Frazer, and Sam Couper all ran the 10kms which started at 7.30am. Jennie Bakker, Nicole Street and Kate Rae all ran the 5kms. Jerome Higgins with daughters Maisy and Cami, Robyn Farrell (my sister) with baby Cameron and I along with Jack and Lucy all walked the 5kms.
Here's the 5kms walkers heading for the finish line in the MCG which was pretty awesome!!
The whole reason we were there - the cheeky and special Jack Mullan. He was such a dream all day and never complained at all the stop starting or for being in his pram for so long. I think he thoroughly enjoyed it!
One of our top fundraisers and the very first member of Team Jack is Sam Couper - she's been awesome in not only looking for fundraising from her friends and family but baking treats to sell at Porter Davis where her husband Andrew works to make some extra money. You're a legend Sam!
Craig did the 10kms in 1 hour and 55 seconds which is a pretty awesome feat!
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We had the team decked out for the occasion in our CPEC hats and t-shirts and made them a bit more personal in having 'Team Jack' and his photo printed on them. Was really cool to have them on the back and so many people commented on it!
Here's the 5kms walkers heading for the finish line in the MCG which was pretty awesome!!
The whole reason we were there - the cheeky and special Jack Mullan. He was such a dream all day and never complained at all the stop starting or for being in his pram for so long. I think he thoroughly enjoyed it!
One of our top fundraisers and the very first member of Team Jack is Sam Couper - she's been awesome in not only looking for fundraising from her friends and family but baking treats to sell at Porter Davis where her husband Andrew works to make some extra money. You're a legend Sam!
Craig did the 10kms in 1 hour and 55 seconds which is a pretty awesome feat!.JPG)
We had the team decked out for the occasion in our CPEC hats and t-shirts and made them a bit more personal in having 'Team Jack' and his photo printed on them. Was really cool to have them on the back and so many people commented on it!Unfortunately I couldn't find my camera yesterday which is such a disappointment but luckily Sam was able to take these on her phone. I would have loved to get a picture of 'Team Jack' together however it was not to be.
Craig and I are forever grateful to everyone who had so kindly and generously dipped into their pockets to support CPEC and in turn Jack and our family. And that's not only our friends and family but the friends of friends etc - we had people sponsor us that we have never even met and you can't imagine how wonderful and overwhelming that really is. It just means so much!
And to Shaun, Belinda, Sam, Erica, Jennie, Kate, Nicole, Rob and Jez - THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! It has been so awesome to have you guys on 'Team Jack', thanks for your enthusiasm, your commitment and hard work and your support of us from the bottom of our hearts. We're so lucky to have such wonderful friends!!!
An adventure to see Daddy at work!
Jack and Lucy and I decided that for the school holidays we might catch the train in to see Daddy in his new office building. So we caught the train from Upper Ferntree Gully station and went into the City
Jack absolutely loves the train ride and it's hard to keep him from squealing at the top of his lungs in excitement! So many people just about jump out of their seats when he does it!
We had a nice lunch and then wandered down to Dad's new coffee shop to have a latte and a couple of baby cino's. Other than nearly killing myself on the escalators with Jack in his pram, it was a really nice day!
Jack absolutely loves the train ride and it's hard to keep him from squealing at the top of his lungs in excitement! So many people just about jump out of their seats when he does it!
We had a nice lunch and then wandered down to Dad's new coffee shop to have a latte and a couple of baby cino's. Other than nearly killing myself on the escalators with Jack in his pram, it was a really nice day!
CPEC Mum's Weekend Away
In September, us Mum's from Jack's group at CPEC organised another weekend away staying at Redhill in Nat's Aunty & Uncle's holiday home (which is just beautiful!). This time we met earlier and some of the girls went and had a spa and others were pampered with a delicious lunch at a winery in between. I had a massage which was really good for my poor old back!! We had such a wonderful time and it really is therapy for us as we've all had a bit of rough time with our kids and we all understand what it's like to be a Mum of a child with Cerebral Palsy. I almost can't decide if I've gotten more out of CPEC by bonding with these awesome mum's or Jack's therapy!! They're on an even keel - put it that way! We really let our hair down and just get to be girls on a girls weekend away which is just what we need! 
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