Thank you for participating in the Great Victorian Bike Ride and supporting Diabetes Australia - Vic. This year we have made it even easier for you to support us. Diabetes Australia - Vic has partnered with Everyday Hero to provide an online fundraising webpage for each participant.
In just minutes you can build your own page and approach your family, friends and colleagues for a donation by emailing around the unique link of your webpage.
Each donation is recorded on your page along with any message of support from your donors.
So get a head start and make sure you create an online fundraising page today.
Great Victorian Bike Ride
29 Nov 2008 - 07 Dec 2008
Feel the buzz of the Great Victorian Bike Ride. This nine day event will strike out through gold country and the Grampians, past wineries and back to historic Ballarat. Challenges await, there are hills to be tackled, and plenty of flat roads too. Experience the exhilaration of achievement, feeling fit and riding steady. Meet friendly faces, colourful characters and have a chat along the way. The kilometres slip by as the conversation flows.
READ ABOUT A GREAT FUNDRAISING FAMILY!
The Lawther family ride for Diabetes!
ASHBURTON dad Peter Lawther will make sure he carries plenty of sweets when he, his wife and three children embark on the Great Victorian bike ride at the end of November. However the sweets won't be for young Emma 10, nor Adam 12, nor James 14 but for their dad. The 44-year-old found out he has type 1 diabetes earlier this year.
The family will travel 590km on their bikes through breath-taking Victorian terrain. "It just seemed the perfect time for us to do the ride with the kids," Mr Lawther said. "Being diagnosed with diabetes just added another dimension."
Dubbing themselves 'Team Lawther' the family are actively seeking sponsorship for their ride to raise funds for Diabetes Australia - Vic. Mr Lawther says he wants his children to be aware of diabetes and the importance of leading a healthy active lifestyle. "The only good thing about my being diagnosed is the kids have become aware of the disease," Mr Lawther says. "My children are now 10 times more likely to get diabetes, so I want to do anything to help find a cure for diabetes."
To sponsor Team Lawther go to http://www.everydayhero.com.au/TeamLawtherHome
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Diabetes Australia - Victoria
Diabetes Australia - Vic is the peak consumer body representing people with diabetes in Victoria. Our aim is to minimise the impact of diabetes in the community, to help all people affected by diabetes, and to contribute to the search for a cure.
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