Well it seems that Friday lunches are not so popular in Adelaide nowadays!
Unfortunately we have had to rearrange our plans and will probably now organise a Breakfast instead of a Business Lunch.
Am meeting with the guys tonight to go over our next event, the Cyclethon. Planning is well underway and I am hopeful of having a flyer to put up over the weekend.
Remember, while Ashley and Richard will be cycling non stop for 24 hours, teams that enter are not expected to do this! Instead, you can cycle on a roster system with your mates over the 24 hours which still allows you to attend to other important functions you may have on!
More details will go up in the next week so please keep on checking the web.
Catch you again soon.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
So much happening .....
Sorry to take so long to write again after our meeting Monday night. A lot has been happening!
We sorted out our sponsorship levels and I am attaching a copy to this blog. Just click on the image below and it will increase in size!
I also met with Frank this morning to work out details for the Cyclethon which is coming up in a couple of months. Will put up that information once Ashley and Richard have agreed to it all. I keep making changes to things they look at so it takes a while to get replies back from the guys - you know what it is like ladies - they look at the email ..... give a loud groan and hide it away to look at later. Unfortunately later seems to take a long time coming!
Yesterday was a food filled day! I am still full from all the delicious food I consumed!
Went to a "Yum Cha" fundraising lunch for Rachel who is not only a sponsor of our Big Wish Bike Ride, but is also the Liberal Candidate for the Seat of Adelaide. So much tasty food, so many talkative people, and so much fun! I am still a learner where chopsticks are concerned so was very grateful for the offer of a fork. And no I did not win anything in the raffle either!
Then with only a couple of hours break, I attended a delightful dinner with members of the Adelaide Branch Make-A- Wish Ball Committee at the British India restaurant in Morphett Street. My goodness but that food was delicious. Again, very loud talking but great company.
Then today, after some sleep but no exercise to move all the food around, I had an early "coffee" with Frank to go through the Cyclethon details!
It is now 5pm and I am still so full that dinner might be bypassed tonight ..... husband can make his own and the kids are all out!
Don't forget to book your tickets for the Business Lunch - yes I know it is the day before the AFL Grand Final, and it is a Friday .... but that is the beauty of the day.... you can have a few drinks and not have to concentrate too hard on work when you get back (unless of course you take the afternoon off and just go home afterwards!)
Catch you all soon. Email your Lunch bookings to margaret@jgg.com.au
We sorted out our sponsorship levels and I am attaching a copy to this blog. Just click on the image below and it will increase in size!
I also met with Frank this morning to work out details for the Cyclethon which is coming up in a couple of months. Will put up that information once Ashley and Richard have agreed to it all. I keep making changes to things they look at so it takes a while to get replies back from the guys - you know what it is like ladies - they look at the email ..... give a loud groan and hide it away to look at later. Unfortunately later seems to take a long time coming!
Yesterday was a food filled day! I am still full from all the delicious food I consumed!
Went to a "Yum Cha" fundraising lunch for Rachel who is not only a sponsor of our Big Wish Bike Ride, but is also the Liberal Candidate for the Seat of Adelaide. So much tasty food, so many talkative people, and so much fun! I am still a learner where chopsticks are concerned so was very grateful for the offer of a fork. And no I did not win anything in the raffle either!
Then with only a couple of hours break, I attended a delightful dinner with members of the Adelaide Branch Make-A- Wish Ball Committee at the British India restaurant in Morphett Street. My goodness but that food was delicious. Again, very loud talking but great company.
Then today, after some sleep but no exercise to move all the food around, I had an early "coffee" with Frank to go through the Cyclethon details!
It is now 5pm and I am still so full that dinner might be bypassed tonight ..... husband can make his own and the kids are all out!
Don't forget to book your tickets for the Business Lunch - yes I know it is the day before the AFL Grand Final, and it is a Friday .... but that is the beauty of the day.... you can have a few drinks and not have to concentrate too hard on work when you get back (unless of course you take the afternoon off and just go home afterwards!)
Catch you all soon. Email your Lunch bookings to margaret@jgg.com.au
Monday, September 1, 2008
Great weekend ......
What a fantastic weekend we just had. After a week of stress and hard work getting our "old" house ready for new tenants (my parents moved back to NSW after spending a mere 12 months here - too cold for them in Adelaide), we had a wonderful weekend.
Saturday afternoon we lunched with a friend visiting Queensland and watched our sons SANFL team, the mighty Eagles, win their match in convincing fashion, and on Sunday afternoon/evening, we had some wonderful friends around for a casual meal.
Mr & Mrs Jaba and Rachel were amongst the group - and it was quite entertaining. Did have to "rein in the volume" once as the guys were getting quite passionate in their football discussions, but all in all we enjoyed ourselves. It was such a nice break from everything else going on in our lives at the moment! Thanks friends for your company!
Tonight we have a BWBR (Big Wish Bike Ride) meeting with Ashley and Richard to finalise sponsorship packages for our cycling jerseys.
A number of businesses have asked "How much will it cost me to get on your jersey?" .... so tonight we will decide! Wish us luck please as this is a new area for us.
Did you hear Ashley and me on Coast FM last week? Frank did, although he missed most of the conversation. Thanks for affirming us Frank.
Will give another update after the meeting and let you know what was decided. Remember to book your tables/tickets for the Business lunch in September.
Cheers ......
Saturday afternoon we lunched with a friend visiting Queensland and watched our sons SANFL team, the mighty Eagles, win their match in convincing fashion, and on Sunday afternoon/evening, we had some wonderful friends around for a casual meal.
Mr & Mrs Jaba and Rachel were amongst the group - and it was quite entertaining. Did have to "rein in the volume" once as the guys were getting quite passionate in their football discussions, but all in all we enjoyed ourselves. It was such a nice break from everything else going on in our lives at the moment! Thanks friends for your company!
Tonight we have a BWBR (Big Wish Bike Ride) meeting with Ashley and Richard to finalise sponsorship packages for our cycling jerseys.
A number of businesses have asked "How much will it cost me to get on your jersey?" .... so tonight we will decide! Wish us luck please as this is a new area for us.
Did you hear Ashley and me on Coast FM last week? Frank did, although he missed most of the conversation. Thanks for affirming us Frank.
Will give another update after the meeting and let you know what was decided. Remember to book your tables/tickets for the Business lunch in September.
Cheers ......
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Drink bottles
We have had a few enquiries about our Big Wish Bike Ride drink bottles.... so here is a pic of what they look like.
Remember, they are FREE with every donation of $10 or more!
Just drop me a line at margaret@jgg.com.au or call the mobile 0412 104 751 and we will arrange to get your money and give you the bottle!
Slowly, slowly ......
Organisations do work slowly don't they! Still awaiting replies from some possible sponsors ... everyone is very keen to get on board BUT it all needs to pass through the "red tape" department! Frustrating .... but patience is something I am learning.
Ray from Get Marketing, one of our sponsors, has been off work for a few weeks now after his Achilles operation and things are improving slowly. Hope you get back in the swing very soon Ray!
Our Business Lunch is finalised - details below - and I will try to add a pdf for those who wish to print off a copy.
Off to Coast FM again this morning - 88.7 on the FM radio dial. Tune in and you will hear Ashley and I talk about the ride and our upcoming fundraisers!
So - until I actually get some more real news - updates will be slow - apologies in advance!
Catch you again.......
Ray from Get Marketing, one of our sponsors, has been off work for a few weeks now after his Achilles operation and things are improving slowly. Hope you get back in the swing very soon Ray!
Our Business Lunch is finalised - details below - and I will try to add a pdf for those who wish to print off a copy.
Off to Coast FM again this morning - 88.7 on the FM radio dial. Tune in and you will hear Ashley and I talk about the ride and our upcoming fundraisers!
So - until I actually get some more real news - updates will be slow - apologies in advance!
Catch you again.......
Friday, August 15, 2008
Business Lunch organised!
Well - we have confirmed both our guest speakers now. We will have Rachel Sanderson, one of the BWBR sponsors and Liberal Candidate for the Seat of Adelaide (and no BWBR is not politically biased) and Gold Medal Cyclist from the 2000 Olympics, Brett Aitken!
Should be a very interesting lunch as both Rachel and Brett are also very successful business people. Amongst other topics, they will be speaking about setting goals and achieving dreams! A delicious (I can personally vouch for the food) 2 course meal and drinks included for a tiny $60 per person. Send me an email to book your tickets! margaret@jgg.com.au
Our Gala Dinner in April is looking good. Had a meeting with Tania (who is organising this event for us) on Monday night and she is so enthusiastic and creative. So many ideas just "popped" out of her mouth it was truly amazing. Get ready to be dazzled!
Our "Quiz Night" has undertaken a transformation also. Cindy (who is coordinating this one) was amused by the guys enthusiasm I think - she has not been involved with 2 such crazy men before - and we may be changing to a Sunday afternoon of bowling, bingo and trivia. I will keep you posted on this one. Another fun event!
Rachel is planning our Fashion Parade and we met yesterday over coffee. Unfortunately the dates available for this year do not really suit us (not enough time to promote properly) so it will now be held in August 2009!
There are so many exciting "things" happening for us at the moment but unfortunately I cannot disclose anything until confirmation is received. It is so very frustrating!
Still trying to figure out how to upload a pdf file to the blog ... if you can help in simple english with instructions please leave a comment for me.
Catch you soon.
Should be a very interesting lunch as both Rachel and Brett are also very successful business people. Amongst other topics, they will be speaking about setting goals and achieving dreams! A delicious (I can personally vouch for the food) 2 course meal and drinks included for a tiny $60 per person. Send me an email to book your tickets! margaret@jgg.com.au
Our Gala Dinner in April is looking good. Had a meeting with Tania (who is organising this event for us) on Monday night and she is so enthusiastic and creative. So many ideas just "popped" out of her mouth it was truly amazing. Get ready to be dazzled!
Our "Quiz Night" has undertaken a transformation also. Cindy (who is coordinating this one) was amused by the guys enthusiasm I think - she has not been involved with 2 such crazy men before - and we may be changing to a Sunday afternoon of bowling, bingo and trivia. I will keep you posted on this one. Another fun event!
Rachel is planning our Fashion Parade and we met yesterday over coffee. Unfortunately the dates available for this year do not really suit us (not enough time to promote properly) so it will now be held in August 2009!
There are so many exciting "things" happening for us at the moment but unfortunately I cannot disclose anything until confirmation is received. It is so very frustrating!
Still trying to figure out how to upload a pdf file to the blog ... if you can help in simple english with instructions please leave a comment for me.
Catch you soon.
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