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AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS TOUCH FOOTBALL TEAM
FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
Cultural Exchange Tour of New Zealand [1st - 7th
April 2008]
$1.00
from 60,000 people - Australia wide; OR
$60.00 from 1,000 people - Australia wide; OR
$2,000.00 from 30 organisations - Australia wide
TARGET
= $60,000 [2 teams]
9 WEEKS!!
That's
all it will take - it is very simple and it has
worked before!!
Aboriginal
People represent just over 2% of Australia's total
population which equates to over 500,000 Aboriginal
& TSI People Australia wide so if we can't
pull $1.00 from 12% of our People Australia wide
then we are not really trying!!!
You
helped the Australian Indigenous Boxing Team and
now as Cultural Ambassador to the 'Inaugural'
Australian Indigenous Men & Women's Touch
Football Teams I am seeking your support once
again.
This
is the first time Australian Indigenous Touch
Football teams have been selected to compete in
a competition in another country. Australia's
most talented Indigenous players have been selected
from areas including Sydney, Perth, Newcastle,
Dubbo, Wollongong, Lismore, Ballina, Kempsey,
Brisbane, Gold Coast, Townsville, Cairns, Bundaberg,
Mt Isa, Darwin, Katherine & Alice Springs.
The team contains current Touch Football Australia
National Open and Bo de la CruzYouth World Cup
team members, elite State of Origin & National
Touch League representatives including dual Federation
of International Touch World Cup winner and current
Australian Women's Open player, Bo de la Cruz,
dual Phil GyemoreFederation of International Touch
World Cup winners and current Men's Open players,
Phil Gyemere and Peter Stoddart.
As
you can see this Men & Women's Team are very
talented and whilst I appreciate all the support
given by the AustTouch Football Australiaralian
Sports Commission and Touch Football Australia
to the development of this sport at the development
stage through their National Talent ID program
there is still NO financial support for Indigenous
only Teams and/or events on a National level.
How do we as Indigenous People reach "world
standards" if we can't get to the world?
This
is not just about Touch Football or Indigenous
Touch Football - this is about supporting the
health and wellbeing of our People - providing
our youth with a healthy attitude, pride and self-esteem
- the ability to up-skill themselves and more
importantly to become role-models and leaders
for our next generation of youth so that we develop
a healthy and positive sustainable cycle for our
People. As we know the biggest killer of our People
is diabetes and obesity - this is just one small
project to help counter these problems. These
young men and women have changed their lifestyles
and attitudes dramitically and are now testament
to the success of this project
This
is a bigger project for me this time as we need
to raise enough funds to send 2 teams to New Zealand
[28 players and 8 officials]. The costs equate
to approximately $2,000.00 per person. As stated
above $60.00 from 1000 people/organisations/businesses
AUSTRALIA WIDE would get the team to New Zealand.
We proved we can do it before and I know with
your support once again, we can get there again.
Donations
can be made as follows:- [kindly note that I have
set up a separate account under my business name
for this fund to save unnecessary costs and time].
I will put a fundraising tally on my website so
you can see how we are going - www.dreamtime.auz.net
*
By Cheque/Money Order to:
Dreamtime Kullilla-Art - AITF 2008
PO Box 137, Redcliffe Qld 4020
* By Direct Deposit to:-
Bank: Bendigo Bank
BSB: 633 000
A/c: 132813619
Name: Dreamtime Kullilla-Art - AITF 2008
[please leave surname as reference]
If
we do not raise enough money and the trip has
to be cancelled all fundraising will go the Australian
Indigenous Touch Football for further development.
If you do not wish this to happen to your donation,
please advise and we will return your donation
to you. If you require a receipt, please advise.
Please
pass this on to all your networks - take up an
office collection - family collection - community
collection. As I said this is OUR AUSTRALIAN TEAM
- let's show them we are behind them. $1 from
60,000 people Australia wide or even better -
$60 from only 1000 people - let's do it. I have
started the fund off today with a donation of
$60.00 from myself - let's build on it!!!
If
you need any further information, please do not
hesitate to contact me or Isabel Appo - Australian
Indigenous Touch Football - nttouch@octa4.net.au
[Touch Football Australia NT Branch] or Tel: 08
89368131.
Michael
Connolly
Munda-gutta - Kullawari
Cultural Ambassador AITF 2008 & Fundraising
Campaign Manager
Dreamtime Kullilla-Art
Authentic Aboriginal Art & Craft & Native
Bush Tucker
63 Sportsground Street [PO Box 137]
REDCLIFFE QLD 4020
Tel: (07) 3880 1320
Fax: (07) 3880 0479
Email: kullilla@dreamtime.auz.net
Webpage: http://www.dreamtime.auz.net
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