24 Hour Mega Swim

[Donnan]

Hey everyone!

Posting this for the Mrs as she has put together a team and will be pushing herself through the challenge next weekend. I hope there are a some of you who may have a few spare dollars to donate to this fantastic cause.

Hello.

HELP ME SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH MS

I am taking part in the 2010 ACT Regional (Canberra) 24 Hour Mega Swim in order to raise funds for people affected by multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis is the most common disease of the central nervous system and affects over 18,000 Australians.

Did you know?

* The average diagnosis of MS is 30 years old.

* MS affects three times as many women as men.

The 24 Hour Mega Swim event raises funds for MS Australia's 'Go for Gold' Scholarship program. 'Go for Gold' scholarships are awarded to people living with Multiple Sclerosis covering a broad range of categories including education, travel, sport, music, the Arts and employment. MS Australia aims to minimise the impact of multiple sclerosis on all individuals affected by the disease, their families, carers and the community by offering a wide range of assistance, services and equipment.

I am not a great swimmer, but prepared to give anything a go. So, training here I come... Also if your interested in taking part please join our team or start your own. This team is not limited to DEEWR employees. So, join up and have some fun. Please feel free to forward this on if you know someone that might like to take part or donate.

http://events.megaswim.com/?mon

Monica

[W1ngnut]

Was training yesterday and today with my mate who is going in this. I managed 5 25m laps of the pool before I gave up... He's crazy!

[Factory 5]

in my old days 3 or 4 km wasnt unheard of, but i was training for the kettering to bruny island in southern tassie, cramps always got me in the 14 degree water....

will look into supporting the above though!