Sat 6 October 2007 | 8:00am
Birrarung Marr,
Flinders St,
Melbourne
VIC
A $25 per person (or $100 per team) registration fee applies.
The Ampersand Walk is a 30km endurance challenge for teams of four, taking place around Melbourne's Capital City Trail on Saturday 6th October, 2007.
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Commencing at Birrarung Marr near Flinders Street Station at 8am, teams head out along Southbank, The Docklands and Moonee Ponds Creek, the former Inner Circle Rail Reserve from Royal Park and the Merri Creek and Yarra River Trails.
Teams commit to raising $400 for one of five not-for-profit organisations doing great work with young people in communities.
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The Ampersand Walk is a project of the Ampersand Network, an entirely youth-run organisation committed to making volunteering more accessible to young people.
Participants' briefing night
| An information session for Ampersand Walkers will be held in the week prior to the event. It is compulsory for at least one representative from each team to attend, as the presenters will provide instructions for event day, tips for ensuring participants’ safety and wellbeing, and important insight into the work of the organisation your team has chosen to support.
| | 6:30pm-7:30pm followed by a free BBQ dinner
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| | Thursday 4th October, 2007
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| | Australian Red Cross
47 Villiers Street
North Melbourne
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| | Monday 1st October, 2007 (to thewalk@ampersand.org.au).
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| Fundraising
| Each team in the Ampersand Walk commits to raising $400 for the organisation they most want to support.
Within three working days, participants should receive a receipt book by email, in which they can record donations made to their team by families, friends and colleagues. Please ensure that all donor details are provided, as we legally require an accurate record of all tax-deductible receipts issued.
Your sponsors can also make their donations online at https://www.ourcommunity.com.au/secure/giving/donate.form?appealId=1260.
Participants have until Friday 16th November to return all donated money and receipt books to the Ampersand Walk, 537 Brunswick Street, North Fitzroy, VIC 3068.
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thewalk@ampersand.org.au