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Attention all Women who want friendship, fun, and wellness. Wonder Walkers is for you!
THE BIG WALK
Follow the adventures and progress on www.thebigwalk.org.nz
This summer adventurer Jamie Fitzgerald and the Foundation for Youth Development (FYD) are teaming up for New Zealand’s young people.
Confident and healthy young people are critical to the success of building vibrant and strong communities. It is crucial that our next generation of Kiwi parents, business and community leaders continue to develop the legacy of a positive, successful and caring New Zealand.
Our young people are our future.
New Zealand has a poor record when it comes to young people’s health. The rates of youth suicide, death from vehicle injuries, unplanned pregnancy, and drug and alcohol use are among the highest in the western world.
To improve the health of our young people, we need to understand the issues they face, realising that young people’s health and wellbeing depends on healthy families and communities, and environments that nurture and inspire them.
New Zealand needs coordinated efforts that cut across the traditional silos of health care, social services and education – an holistic approach to youth wellbeing.
What is The Big Walk? An exciting catalyst for change in New Zealand!
The Big Walk will see Jamie and veteran mountaineer and co-founder of FYD, Graeme Dingle, travel the 3000km Te Araroa trail which stretches the length of New Zealand. Along the journey both will be joined by groups of New Zealand youth who are involved in or have graduated FYD’s programmes.
Graeme and fellow FYD co-founder, Jo-anne Wilkinson, will begin at Bluff and Jamie at Cape Reinga. Each group of young people (predominantly 16 – 18 years, but up to 24) will spend up to five days (approx 100km leg) with them on the trail, accompanied by two professional wilderness facilitators.
During each leg concepts such as goal setting, attention to detail, and reward and recognition will be covered through various activities, and evening ‘fireside chats’. The activities are designed to further develop their life skills and uncover what they think is required to engage youth within their community.
The groups will travel toward each other until they meet in Wellington on Monday, February 1, 2010. They will then walk the length of Lambton Quay with every participant of the campaign, and be greeted by government officials at a ceremony at Parliament.
The following day, they will take part in an event designed to draw out key learnings and insights of the campaign, aimed at adding sustainable value toward youth development in New Zealand. Jamie, Graeme, Jo-anne, and other participating leaders will help draw the parallels between what the students demonstrated on the trip, and what is required to improve youth engagement back in their regions.
As a result of the entire campaign, FYD will draw together a document of outcomes and pathways to a better future and present this to policy-makers.
.Good Luck Guys
Attention all Women who want friendship, fun, and wellness. Wonder Walkers is for you!
September 2009 – Cycle Lane Petition
Unbelievably, the Transport Committee chair of the North Shore City Council has called for yet another report on removing our Lake Road cycle lanes! Please sign the petition to save the cycle lanes. Click on the link below, then click down to get the sign box. It is only a few clicks and that’s it! There is fulsome information on why we are circulating this i-petition.
Please forward to friends, family, acquaintances, work colleagues, your sports groups, social groups, schools, wherever. We have a button that identifies if signers are North Shore people, Greater Auckland or Outside Auckland. Obviously we want as many Shore people to sign but we also welcome clicks and comments from others. If multiple people from families sign, please ensure each person’s name is in there (we are getting the odd repeat). After you’ve signed, a donation page will pop up but donating to i-petitions is entirely optional and you can just click out of the page.
August 2009
INTRODUCING OLAY’S FIRST LUXURY SUPER-CREAM – The $50 dream cream that outperforms the world’s most expensive creams – even the $350 one! Read the full story
August 2009
The Seven Secrets of Healthy Teeth from the Oral-B Tooth Fairy – Read the full story
August 2009 : Susan squashes Simon – www.sunlive.co.nz
May 2009 : Women's Health magazine – Walk Tall – former squash champ promotes the wonders of walking.
A former world squash champion and busy mum to four boys, Susan Devoy knows first hand the challenges time-poor women face when it comes to exercise… and how even the simplest activity can transform someone’s fitness.
Read the full story courtesy of Women's Health magazine – womenshealth.
13 April 2009 Good Morning Show – Susan Devoy's Pink team wins the Easter Cook-off – join all the fun:
19 November 2008 : Dame Susan Devoy, in conjunction with Manukau Parks, to launch Stepping Out, a walking programme that tracks the progress made by walkers during the duration of the programme.
Click here for further information.
8 August 2008: Weekend Sun – New Venture Set to Mobilise Women. Two of the Bay of Plenty's leading sports advocates are putting their money where their mouths are in a new venture to mobilise women. Click here to read the article
30 July 2008: Bay News – There's Wonder in the Walking. The early response to a new fitness initiative has thrilled the two Tauranga women behind the scheme. Click here to read the article
21 July 2008: By KR Connect – Kevin Roberts, CEO Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi. Click here to read article.
11 July 2008: Susan Devoy joins Good Morning – and talks about her latest venture which is enabling women all over the country. And don't miss her in the kitchen with Astar. You can also click here for her recipe.
27 June 2008: Dame Susan Devoy spoke with Newstalk ZB host Larry Williams about the new Wonder Walkers initiative aimed at getting New Zealanders active.
Click here to listen to the interview
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