I have decided to organise a fundraiser to raise money for CARE Australia's East Africa Hunger Crisis Appeal.
I was reading about the disaster while I was up in Darwin earlier this year and it really got me in the guts... I felt compelled to do what I can to help. This is what I have come up with.
I would really love your support. I have done similar events in the past using spin bikes, and it's a hoot. This is my first fundraiser since moving to Melbourne and I'm feeling brave and confident for taking it on... but a little nervous as I am still building my community around me here. So if you can support me it would be amazing!
The City of Melbourne have sponsored us so that we can use the Kensington Town Hall which is awesome. Connect Osteo are our other major sponsor (plus little ole' me, of course, Kensington Pilates).
DATE
November 26th, 9am to 2pm
CONCEPT
It's a Pilates-a-thon. I am going to be 'selling' a Pilates mat to you and your team of punters (or you can do it solo if you are a complete die-hard!) for $100.00 per mat/per team. That money goes straight to CARE, of course.
There will be 25 mats up for grabs. The idea is that I will then teach 10 x 30 minute Pilates classes back-to-back (with a few Yogas thrown in), and you need to make sure you have a body on that mat for every single one of those classes!
So, you could do it in a pair, and you each do 30 minutes on, 30 minutes off, or you could do it in a team of three or four (or ten!) so that you each just do a bit of Pilates over the course of the morning. The idea is that you and your team complete all classes between you; so you are Pilates-ing non-stop from 9am to 2pm. You are allowed to have kids and babies join you on your mat provided they are... on your mat! And not stretching out luxuriously on other mats!!
All welcome - you don't need to know a damn thing about Pilates.
The mats... by the way.. will be brand new Lululemon ones donated to us (HOPEFULLY. Hearing back from HQ this week). So you can fight it out with your team who gets to keep the actual mat at the end of the event!
There will also be...
* Coffee by Pepper Cafe
* A bake sale with donated goodies!
* Bike n' Blend: stationary bikes, ride like the wind, power a blender, make a smoothie!
* A simple silent auction
* "Lucky mat" prizes
The focus will be on the Pilates shenanigans!
Do you think you might be able to rustle up a team or perhaps do it in a pair? Or on your own...?
Let me know if you're up for it!
I am also looking for people to donate any sort of baked good to the Bake Sale, if that's up your alley!!
If you don't really want to join in but you'd like to help me in any other way I'd love to hear from you... I will need a few bodies on the ground for fun jobs on the day!
EMAIL ME TO REGISTER YOUR TEAM!
hello@melanieirons.com
DONATE NOW! Adopt-your-mat!
Here's the link!
I was reading about the disaster while I was up in Darwin earlier this year and it really got me in the guts... I felt compelled to do what I can to help. This is what I have come up with.
I would really love your support. I have done similar events in the past using spin bikes, and it's a hoot. This is my first fundraiser since moving to Melbourne and I'm feeling brave and confident for taking it on... but a little nervous as I am still building my community around me here. So if you can support me it would be amazing!
The City of Melbourne have sponsored us so that we can use the Kensington Town Hall which is awesome. Connect Osteo are our other major sponsor (plus little ole' me, of course, Kensington Pilates).
DATE
November 26th, 9am to 2pm
CONCEPT
It's a Pilates-a-thon. I am going to be 'selling' a Pilates mat to you and your team of punters (or you can do it solo if you are a complete die-hard!) for $100.00 per mat/per team. That money goes straight to CARE, of course.
There will be 25 mats up for grabs. The idea is that I will then teach 10 x 30 minute Pilates classes back-to-back (with a few Yogas thrown in), and you need to make sure you have a body on that mat for every single one of those classes!
So, you could do it in a pair, and you each do 30 minutes on, 30 minutes off, or you could do it in a team of three or four (or ten!) so that you each just do a bit of Pilates over the course of the morning. The idea is that you and your team complete all classes between you; so you are Pilates-ing non-stop from 9am to 2pm. You are allowed to have kids and babies join you on your mat provided they are... on your mat! And not stretching out luxuriously on other mats!!
All welcome - you don't need to know a damn thing about Pilates.
The mats... by the way.. will be brand new Lululemon ones donated to us (HOPEFULLY. Hearing back from HQ this week). So you can fight it out with your team who gets to keep the actual mat at the end of the event!
There will also be...
* Coffee by Pepper Cafe
* A bake sale with donated goodies!
* Bike n' Blend: stationary bikes, ride like the wind, power a blender, make a smoothie!
* A simple silent auction
* "Lucky mat" prizes
The focus will be on the Pilates shenanigans!
Do you think you might be able to rustle up a team or perhaps do it in a pair? Or on your own...?
Let me know if you're up for it!
I am also looking for people to donate any sort of baked good to the Bake Sale, if that's up your alley!!
If you don't really want to join in but you'd like to help me in any other way I'd love to hear from you... I will need a few bodies on the ground for fun jobs on the day!
EMAIL ME TO REGISTER YOUR TEAM!
hello@melanieirons.com
DONATE NOW! Adopt-your-mat!
Here's the link!