Our BIG Challenge to help children in need!
We're taking on The Smith Family Challenge 2021. We'll run, ride, paddle and navigate our way through the bush, over mountains and up rivers to complete the course.
Over 2 days we'll cover more than 100km!!
Its going to be tough but the effort will all be worth it so that kids in need can break the poverty cycle.
In Australia, 1 in 6 children are growing up in disadvantaged homes, where even the basics in life are hard to come by.
But supporting their education is the key to breaking the cycle of disadvantage.
Your donation will give children in need essentials like school books, bags, uniforms, shoes and the help they need to keep up at school.
Plus your support will also help to keep us going until we reach that finish line!
Thanks for your support (and wish us luck!)
So far this year I helped provide
233
School Essentials Packs
57
Reading Buddies
68
Children Sponsored
Thank you to our Sponsors
$5k
The Lewis Foundation
$3k
Mike Dixon
$2.5k
St Vincent's Private
$2.02k
Roma Steele
$2k
Courtenay Poulden
$2k
Andrew Lennox
$2k
Lodovico De Briganti
$2k
Mike Dixon
$2k
Russell Reid
$2k
Orthocentre
Good luck in the Challenge this year from all of us at Orthocentre
$2k
Anne Templeman-jones
$2k
Roma Steele
$1.02k
John Levin
Strength and Honour.
$1.02k
Mum And Dad
Well done Bund doing your 10th year of pushing your body to it’s limits. We are very proud of you thinking of other children apart from your own.
$1.02k
The Rossi Foundation
Lenny great effort greater cause, looking forward to rehydrating with you. Pop and Caz
$1.02k
Harry Koumoukelis And Christine Stasi
Keep on being challenged - all for a great cause.
$1.02k
John Levin
Go Russ Go!
$1.02k
Anonymous
A great cause Anne - well done.
$1.02k
Holman Family
Anne, we are so proud of you and what you are taking on. The Holman Family are very happy to support you.
$1,000
Anonymous
$1,000
Talentpay Pty Limited
All the best, from the Team at Talentpay!
$765
Nigel Jepson
Great effort again Andrew - stay tough
$639
Drew Bradford
Enjoy
$639
Genevieve Bell
Go Anne!!!
$639
Andrew Robertson
Good luck #1.
$639
Premier Sporst Medicine Kogarah
go you good thing!
$639
Taraneh
Enjoy the challenge and stay safe...
$624
David Hooke
You'll make it, mate. I'm sure there'll be canteens along the way!
$624
Marlene Reid Oam
Good Luck and well done to participate.
$515
Tim Bishop
$515
Simon Tilley
Well Done.Great Cause and good to see you lose a bit of Pudding
$515
Chris Ashton
Crazy = The Smith Challenge
$515
Peter Harmer
Good on you Anne, and best of luck.
$515
John Ryan
$515
Mende Seljanovski
Goodluck Lodovico, looking forward to hearing the stories
$515
Jenny Stevens
I am slightly envious but mostly glad it is you rather than me! It is an amazing charity. So happy to donate.
$500
Tim And Jenny
This is nuts. Good luck.
$500
Stacey
Amazing work Roma! Very proud of you 💪🏽👏🏼
$500
David Williams
dottore... i can't drive that far!
$500
Jeremy Locke
Well done dicko, great event for a worthy cause and no doubt another set of toenails gone!
$500
Jackie Kennedy
$500
Rosalie Windust
Keep up the good work!
$500
Anonymous
What a great way to support a great cause. Enjoy!
$500
Andrea
Good Luck, RS!!
$500
Fiona Reid
$415
Mark Fleming
10 years of blood sweat and pain! Awesome effort Michael. I'm sorry to be missing out this year. Give it horns!
$355
Karl Kalejs
Proud of you cousin, well done for keeping this up, happy to pitch in given the short term extreme efforts you will be going to.
$312
Karina Duffey
Amazing effort Bund after so many years we are all proud of you
$312
John Grill
$312
Mark & Kate Endresz
Good luck for another amazing adventure!
$260
Simon Taylor
Well done and good luck mate, no doubt some stories over lunch
$260
Taraneh Amirnezami
All the best with the exciting adventure for such a great cause Roma, stay safe...
$260
Alessandro
Good luck Lodovico
$260
Anthony
$260
Jeremy Kong
Good Luck Dicko!
$260
Martin Parkinson
Good luck Anne
$260
Alyssa Scurrah
Go Roma!!! What a big challenge you’re taking on! Great cause. Good luck
$260
Felicity Doherty
Hashtag Amazing
$260
Simon Moutter
Great stuff Anne - happy to back you. Hope it goes well.
$260
James Rudder
Vai Vecchio Bastardo!
$260
Rebecca Read
Go for it Roma!
$260
Martha Mowad
Thank you for all you do to support people in need.
$260
Tony Suters
Good luck Russell, let me know how you go
$260
Paolo Albertoni
go Lodovico! cerca di non farti male alla schiena!
$260
Xiao Bin
All the best Anne.
$260
Sharon, Damian And Chloe
Third time! Amazing achievement.
$260
Rob Wilson
Expect lots of pain from flawed training scheme! Enjoy
$260
Dee De Bruyn
Enjoy this great event with your mates
$260
Roger Higgins
$260
David Robinson
$260
Chris Haynes
Good on you, Anne
$260
Richard Berkman
Good luck Len, embrace all that pain and suffering.
$260
David Dunn
Go Hard Dicko! proud of you...especially as you are "winged !!"
$260
Alyssa Scurrah
So impressed! Well done for making such a difference for 10 years!
$250
Rob Whitfield
Good luck Anne !!
$250
Andy@claudia Higgs
Go Roma No slacking... - run hard and do the kids proud! We know you will A/C
$250
Meena Mathivanan
Amazing Roma!! Enjoy the adventure.
$250
Bobby Manasiev
Go Roma!
$250
Bea, Filo & Eliana Biasioli
grande DeBri!
$250
Rob Wilson
Have fun Dikko!! Catch up on return!
$250
A And K Wright
Run Roma!
$250
Katherine Lee
Good luck Roma!
$250
Scott Holmes
$250
Marianne Perkovic
All the best Anne, knowing you will smash it again! Such a great challenge for an amazing cause.
$250
Mark Stanbridge
Go fat boy!
$250
Mark Stanbridge
Go hop-along!
$250
Matt Reid
Good
$250
M Preda
Very impressed by your courage and generosity! (Don’t forget your Mg2+!).
$240
Benjamin, Olivia And Molly
Go mama!! We love you and are so proud of you!!
$208
Peter Walker
$208
Posie And Paul
Pace your self! Go Bund
$208
Bob Mccotter
Russ, do it while you can. It will not last for ever!
$200
Peter Walker
$187
Anonymous
Such a good cause and so proud of you
$156
Anonymous
Go girl
$156
Martin Olde
$155
Russell Reid
$150
Zorik
The world needs more Roma-s!!!
$150
John Zylstra
Good luck champ.
$146
Patricia Martin
Good luck Andrew x
$146
Sally Reid
WOOOOO GO DAD
$146
Frank Robertson
More power to your elbow
$146
Neil Irving
Russell, good on you for doing this.
$146
Jeremy Garling
Congrats on the effort
$146
Angus Collins
$146
Paul Lenton
$146
Bella Gola
Good Luck
$146
Rat Menzies
go Lenny , think of the drinks at the end
$146
Stephen Purcell
Great cause Russell. Good luck with the Challenge, it will be tough!
$146
Richard Wolff
Mate Good luck..frank
$146
Shirish Apte
$146
Ben Laurance
Good luck Courtenay. Well done mate
$146
Michelle Drew
One decade in- amazing! Enjoy the burn 🚴 🏃♂️
$146
Helen Loughman
Good luck Andrew! A wonderful charity and so selfless of you to help disadvantaged children. A star!! xxx
$146
David Zylstra
Good Luck Lenny, enjoy the afkak!!
$140
Franco Peroni
In bocca al lupo
$140
Nina And Richard Finlayson
Go well Lenny x
$127
Jonathan Prideaux
Good luck Roma. Have fun! xx
$104
Jeff Ling
Go well Team Blood & Bones!
$104
Roger Bayliss
Good luck and warm wishes. RandJ
$104
Damian George
Go Hard Mate and I’ll get lunch ready for your return!
$104
Landry
Good luck Lodovico for this challenge !
$104
Nick Shaw
$104
Mal Jago
Good luck Russ.
$104
Robert Hutchins
$104
Mal Di Giulio
Well Done Russell...
$104
Family Negrine
Best of luck
$104
Ian Stone
$104
Adam Jay
Well done mate! Another year done and dusted.
$104
Frank Glass
Good luck Andrew! All the best, Frank.
$104
Libby Allaway
Congratulations Ann, what a challenge and great cause
$104
Andrew Cosgrave
Well done Russ to back up & do the event again for such a worthy cause
$104
Jim Pensiero
Buona fortuna to you and your team! All best, Jim and Karen
$104
John Biggs
Good on ya Russ !
$104
James Lucas
Great work for a great cause, Russ.
$100
Russell
What a great role model! Good luck for each leg of the challenge and hope you get to enjoy the scenery along the way.
$100
Daniel Barrins
Great Cause!
$100
Mark Purtill
$100
Victor Manauzzi
$100
Yvonne Horton
An admirable challenge and a very worthy cause!
$100
Anonymous
Great cause. When the going gets tough the tough get going...
$100
Anonymous
Magnificent undertaking young man! (although I caveat this statement by making clear that I sadly doubt that you will feel neither young nor, at times at least, a man as you manage to survive the maelstrom of this 2 days). Brilliant buddy!
$68
Bob Lu
Great work for a great cause! Keep up the good work
$63
Diane Cummings
$63
Winson Liew
What a great cause. Good luck Russell!
$63
Anonymous
$63
Betty Xu
Thank you Russell for making a difference :)
$63
Andrew Joseph
Good luck Larnald
$63
Oliviero Albini
In bocca al lupo e non ti stancare troppo, alla tua età 😃😃😃
$63
Tim Driscoll
Well done. Good luck.
$63
Jess Tran
Great cause and good luck Russell!
$63
Rose Busuttil
You are the solution to the problem for these disadvantaged children. Good luck Russell
$63
Simon Bird
Great effort, hope it goes well
$63
Andrew Joseph
Good luck Russell
$63
Ruby Tran
$63
Andrew S
Safe travels
$61
Debbie Hussein
All the best Russ
$61
Sarah Moore
$61
Allison Sree
Well done for making a difference and wishing you the best for the Challenge!
$61
Darren Chinnappa
Impressive effort putting your body through this challenge for a 6th time! Have a few drinks after - apparently they help with pain recovery (well at least in the very short term...)
$52
Daniel Hellig-smith
$52
Mark Wasserman
$52
Sarah Motto
Go Well Lenny!
$52
Gary Mann
This is a great thing you are doing Lodovico, keep going!
$50
Tommaso De Briganti
Go Bone!
$50
Raelea Flower
You've go this!
$50
Andrew Riordan
$40
Yianni Tsathas
Great stuff Russell! Make sure you grab a cold bevvy (or two) after.
$26
Karina Canete
$21
Sandra Mcilroy
$21
Mary Molluso
Great cause wishing you and your team the best.
$21
Trish Hassan
Such an amazing cause :) Good luck!
$16
Craig Wilford
$15
Courtenay Poulden
$15
Andrew Lennox
$15
Anne Templeman-jones
$10
Jackie Kim
Go Russell!
Go Lenny and team Blood and Bone ! Hopefully Bruiser's knee is back in action again for next years challenge xxx Marn & Bruce xxx Don't get lost !