Closing in on the target as the ride looms

We are closing in on the fundraising target as we near the end of the campaign. Saturday saw a sausage sizzle at Harbour Side Rare Gourmet Meats , on the Gold Coast.

Thank you to Joshua and the team for coming up with the idea, setting up and the donation of the sausages and other goods.

Thank you to Peter and staff from ABP that turned up to man the BBQ, as well as the students who dedicated their time to help out.

Harri was also rewarded with last weeks good game, with the bowler of the week award. scoring a 200 game 50 over average.

Return to form for Harri

Harri has recently started to regain some of the form he was showing early in the year with his 10 pin bowling. Last weekend he bowled a straight 200 game, which was 50 over his average. It was well timed with the teams that are currently in 2nd and 3rd place have made up some ground on "Stations Hands" harri's team. With only 1/3 of the season remaining, they have just over a 2 perfect games buffer to 2nd place, and his personal average is currently the 2nd highest in the club, only 3 behind 1st place. They have 2 tough games coming up over the next couple of weeks.

On a second note the AGM for Harri's HOPE Inc. is coming up in mid-late September, we are looking for people who might be able to commit to 4 meetings a year (fixed dates in advance), to assist in the running of the charity. This would be purely administration, as the fundraising is organised separately. If you would like to find out more or are interested, please leave a comment to this post.

Regards Matt

Riding Jersey design

We have had some wonderful help in creating a new design for Harri's HOPE Inc. as a part of designing a riding jersey for Peter Brookes' "Ride For Harri". The fundraising page has been released, and is going well, but please keep spreading the word.

The designs have been finalised and i decided to share the images of the riding jersey,

Regards Matt

Peter gears up to Help Harri's HOPE

Peter heard of Harri and his story through his wife, who is co-ordinator for touch football at a school in Brisbane, that I (Matt) have refereed for, for the last 3 years. Having in the past given us the opportunity to attend some NRL games in Brisbane.

Peter is an avid cyclist and 12 months ago came up with an idea to ride to raise money for Harri's charity. only this year has the idea and planning grown in a mammoth undertaking of "The Ride for Harri", which will start in Sydney and finish at the school where Peter works on the Gold Coast.

Peter has established a fundraising page and encourages everyone to spread the word / link, even if you are unable to give personally, you may know someone you can. We really appreciate your support.

Ride for Harri

Stay tuned for more updates as the September / October dates draw near.

Regards Matt

Busy term for Harri and us all

We have had a very busy term so far, Harri now attending Corinda 5 days a week and the SGD work is well underway. Harri is at times participating in general conversations at home. As soon as the wheelchair mount arrives it will become a part of everyday use at school and at home.

We have been working with some new carers, Jeni on the school holidays and recently Saurav, Nancy and Kephas. This is making life a little more hectic at the moment, but will make life a little easier in the near future.

Bowling is still going well and Harri has made some improvements in the past 2 weeks. Bowling his best score of 190 last week was his best game in 3 months. His bowling average stands at 153.

Regards Matt

Memorable photo

We received this week the photo of Harri's QLD Cole Cup Team from the National tournament.

This included the 7 team members, coach, team manager and carers

School holidays a chance workout

The school holidays have started, and there is no plan to go away these holidays. So Harri is taking the opportunity to increase his Sporting Wheelies PT sessions. A thank you to Christian and Nathan for offering the extra PT sessions. Thanks also to Sarah and Naomi, his regular PT's, as they have loaded Harri's FES profile onto the new controller, making the sessions run smoother and more post PT sessions on the MotoMed available.

We did take the opportunity to visit Family at Kenilworth / Imbil over the weekend and help out with some jobs around the farm.

The SGD work is going well, with training commenced at the schools and an application for a wheelchair mount in place, it will only be a short wait and his communication device will go everywhere with him.

Harri's new carer Jenni is helping to extract the best out of Harri, he is working really well with her.