Thank you from the children of the Goulburn Murray Region

 
A big thank you to our Victorian Legends from the Children of the Goulburn Murray regions.
Thanks to your fantastic Ocsober fundraising efforts, the children of the Goulburn Murray regions will participate in a Life Education program with our mascot Healthy Harold in a brand new Mobile Learning Centre (MLC).
Our dedicated educators visit over 38 schools in the region and with the old MLC no longer up to the rigors of travel and interactive lessons, it was essential that a new one be provided.…

Fundraising Update

Hey Legends!
We are so pleased to update you on our current Ocsober fundraising total:
$615,000!!!
And with more coming in each day!
Congratulations once again everyone, you have all worked together to raise this fantastic amount.
On behalf of Life Education and Aussie kids, we thank you and appreciate your support.

Please remember that even though the official Ocsober period is over, donations can still be collected, so remind all your family and friends to complete their pledges to you.…

Thank you!

Thank you Ocsober legends we have raised $609,000!!
As a way of expressing our thanks to you, we have a very special message from a very special guest -who is absolutely delighted with all the hard work you legends have put in!

And remember that donations can still be accepted even though the official Ocsober period is over.
Your fundraising pages will remain live so your fundraising totals will continue to be updated.…

Congratulations Ocsober Legends!

You’ve done it. You must be feeling really great!
Whilst Ocsober is officially over, it’s actually not too late to bring in more donations.
Now is a good time to share your success with all your friends and family. Let them know how amazing you feel and ask them to join you in your celebrations by donating to you.
Our wonderful Ocsober Ambassadors, along with Healthy Harold have a special message of thanks just for you:…

Less than 24 hours to go!

Today is the last official day of Ocsober!
Congratulations legends, our current fundraising total is $555,000!!
Thank you for all your efforts in raising this amount.
This means we have $195,000 left to raise.
So let’s get cracking and get that $195,000 over the next 24 hours!
Our wonderful Ocsober Ambassador and TV Entertainment Reporter Richard Wilkins has a timely message of thanks to all you fantastic legends.…

One more sleep to go!

Hey Legends!
We are currently sitting on $544,000 so once again, well done!
We have just one more sleep until the last day of Ocsober and another $206,000 to raise.
Some of your supporters may have been waiting for you to finish Ocsober, so now is the time to once again send out a message to all your family, friends and colleagues to let them know that you need their support.…

3 Days to Go! $522,000 raised and another $228,000 left to reach our target

Just three days to go!!
Well done Legends – the current fundraising total figure is now sitting at $522,000.
This is a tremendous effort and we are so thankful to you for all your hard work in getting us here.
BUT, we still have another three days left to drum up another $228,000 – so come on legends, let’s buckle down and together we can get there!…

Natalie Gruzlewski’s Weekend Tips for the final Ocsober weekend!

We are about to hit our FINAL Ocsober weekend – well done legends for your fantastic efforts!
You have all done an absolutely amazing job – raising nearly two thirds of our total fundraising target!
BUT we still need to raise another $250,000 in just six days, so please spend some time over the final days of Ocsober to set about reaching – or even better exceeding – your own personal fundraising targets.…

Part 2: Top Ten Myths about Health & Exercise dispelled – Blake Worrall-Thompson

Did you know that someone who looks fit might not actually be fit? Or that eggs aren’t actually bad for your cholesterol levels?
In the second part of this series, Blake Worrall-Thompson runs us through more surprising facts about health and fitness, dispelling common myths and replacing them with the actual truth.
Myth 6: If you’re a woman and you lift weights, you will ‘bulk’ up
If you’ve been avoiding doing weights because you think you’ll become the incredible bulk it’s time to change that mindset.…

Lola Berry on Exercise & Nutrition

With only seven more days until the end of Ocsober 2012 some of the effects of cutting out alcohol will be really apparent to all of our legends.
Each week, our amazing Ocsober ambassador Lola Berry has been giving us tips and tricks to help us get the most out of the month and feel (and look) our best.
Lola’s final nutrition tip concerns how the foods we eat can magnify the effects of exercise.…