SolarisCare News
Swim For Sarah | 20th February 2010
Jackie Gardiner and Natalia Vollrath achieved a triumphant goal on Saturday, 20 February by swimming as a duo in the 2010 Rottnest Channel Swim in dedication of their friend Sarah Mitchell who sadly passed away in 2008 after a long battle with breast cancer. They reached Rottnest Island in 7 hours 38 minutes and 59 seconds where many family and friends, including Sarah’s mother Liz and husband Steve, were dressed in special ‘Swim for Sarah’ t-shirts waiting to welcome them in.
Jackie and Natalia set themselves a target of $5,000 and so far they have raised over $8,000 which has them listed as the top team fundraiser for the Rottnest Channel Swim. These funds will ultimately be used to put towards the SolarisCare goal of having a room at Aspire Fitness gym in Claremont dedicated to Sarah – The Sarah Mitchell SolarisCare Suite. SolarisCare in partnership with Aspire Fitness runs special gym classes at their Chemo Club each Tuesday and Thursday morning for people who are undergoing cancer treatment. Sarah Mitchell used to attend regularly as she found that through exercise, she was able to reduce the side effects of her cancer treatment but it was also a place where she could meet other cancer patients and feel like she was not going through this difficult journey alone.
By completing the 19.7 km swim they feel they have done something inspirational in her memory. On crossing the line, Jackie stated “Saturday was such an amazing day – I would do it all again tomorrow. Well worth the sore arms and a bit of sunburn. I loved every minute.”
Jackie and Natalia would like to express their thanks to everyone who has made a donation in support of their swim. If you would now like to make a donation in recognition of their magnificent achievement, go to Everyday Hero - 'Swim For Sarah' page
RedSkyRide 2010 | 7th -14th March 2010
The Red Sky Ride riders are a fantastic group of people all of them social riders at best with family or work commitments, who for 6 months, gave up their Saturday and Sunday mornings and 3 weekday evenings training for the Red Sky Ride. Each of them raising awareness and raising funds for the SolarisCare Foundation.
This Year's Red Sky Ride is dedicated to the memory of Sarah Jane Mitchell.
The Red Sky Ride aims to increase the awareness in the wider community of the SolarisCare Foundation Cancer Support Centres and the importance of physical and emotional wellbeing and the link to quality of life. We are delighted to announce that they also aim to raise $1 million, over 5 years, for SolarisCare!
Riders will test their physical and mental endurance over 8 days and over 900 kilometres from Sunday 7th March 2010 – Sunday 14 th March 2010. Supported by ten volunteers and five support vehicles the ride will travel from Perth through the towns of Harvey, Dunsborough, Augusta, Bridgetown (rest day), Wagin, York and finish in Perth on 14th March 2010.
For more information, please visit the following link: RedSkyRide 2010
Upcoming Events
9:30 - 4.30 pm | Mon., 8th - Thur., 11th, March
Cycle for SolarisCare
Monday Mornings, 10– 11 am
Carer's Cuppa
5th, 12th, 19th and 26th March
Men In The Kitchen
Sunday, 28th March 2010
Jazz Concert
Click on Events to see how you can become involved.