THE CAUSE

This April Daniel Leverink will be riding from Geelong to Port Adelaide Football Club, some 870 kilometers, in an effort to raise funds for those in need. Daniel has chosen to support the tiny battlers in the neonatal ward at the Flinders medical Centre, who are currently in need of a state of the art echocardiography system (pictured right) with 3D technologies. The Flinders Medical Centre Foundation is fundraising for this piece of machinery which will provide 24 hour monotoring for our most vulnerable South Australians.

Many of the problems affecting premature babies are associated with abnormalities of the heart and circulation. The echocardography system will allow these fragile babies to be immediately examined, providing the best outcomes for their healthy development.

At a cost of $226,975 the echocardiography system is a big target but one which many, including Daniel, are working to reach. We ask you to donate generously to support Daniel in his fundraising efforts and his desire to help our youngets South Australians. * Please note Daniel is self funding his ride so all donations can go towards the echocardiography machine.

BIKE RIDE INFO - APRIL 18 to APRIL 25 2009

Saturday - Day 1 - 96km - Lismore
"Hills, hills and more hills, topped off with head wind all the way. Made the journey in 3.5 hours, burnt 4530 calories so now i am going to eat whatever I like. Big day tomorrow, bye for now."
Sunday - Day 2 - 136km - Hamilton
"138km's in 5.07 hours. Burnt 4995 calories, fastest was 61.2km's per hour."
Monday - Day 3 - 132km - Mt Gambier
"Bugs, bugs and more bugs!! Oh and did i mention the hills?"
Tuesday - Day 4 - 85km - Beachport
"In SA now. Home stretch. Feels like I'm flying. Making great time."
Wednesday - Day 5 - 94km - Kingston
"Long day at the office. Rode for 6.05 hours 147km's. I think the support crew are getting tired."
Thursday - Day 6 - 145km - Meningie
"6.5 hrs for only 106km's. Burnt nearly 6500 calories. Could only manage 15-19km's. Battling wind and rain."
Friday - Day 7 - 116km - Mt Barker
"Small crash this morning. Few scratches and broken thumb. Thank god I beat most of the weather."
Saturday - Day 8 - 70km - Port Adelaide Football Club

UPDATE 18/8/09 Danny and the team have raised over $80,000 so far for the FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION neonatal ward. Still short on the $226,000 required, but getting closer everyday.

SKY CITY LUNCH - 7 April 2009

Hosted by Jane Doyle from channel 7, Danny was invited to attend this event, as Dr Simon James discussed improving neonatal healthcare for sick and premature babies. It was a great event! We would like to thank Sky City Casino, Power of Dreams, Domo collections, Vengence fight wear, Fasta Pasta, Guardian Insurance for their generous controbutions.

PASTA FUNDRAISING NIGHT - 2009 TBC

Will be held at the St George Club. Over 350 guests and enquiries / tickets can be made through ETM Furnishings.

MESSAGE FROM DEB PALMER - EVENTS MANAGER

We have a really busy year ahead here at work but there is one person in particular that I wanted to tell you about. His name is Daniel Leverink. I think I'm going to vote Daniel as the all round nice guy for the year! In 2008 we were introduced to Daniel and his company ETM Furnishings (ETM which stands for Exclusive Tailor Made). ETM mainly work in the corporate world on large scale projects like refits to Parliament House, City Holden, Southern Ocean Lodge on KI and the like, but they also have an impressive list of personal clients. His company chose to support our Foundation at last year's Pink Ribbon Ball with a donation to the Main Auction. In 2009 Daniel has extended his generosity beyond the walls of his business. Daniel is now a member of our Pink Ribbon Ball committee, helping us shape this year's 20th anniversary event but it doesn't stop there. He is also taking on a personal challenge to raise funds for a vital piece of equipment, which the Neonatal Ward (premature babies) requires here at the hospital. It is an echocardiography machine that will provide 24 hour monitoring for our most vulnerable South Australians (costs $226,975). Many of the problems affecting premature babies are associated with abnormalities of the heart and circulation. This system will allow these fragile babies to be immediately examined, providing the best outcomes for their healthy development.
Daniel is getting on his bike from the 19th to 24th of April and will be riding from Geelong in VIC to AAMI Stadium in SA. That's some 870 kms!
I hope that you can help Daniel raise as much money as possible towards this cause. Please donate if you can. If you could also forward this info onto your friends, family and colleagues it would be appreciated. Collectively let's see how much we can help Daniel raise!"

Thanks to you all!
Deb Palmer
Events Manager