Events

SPONSOR MARAYKE’S SWIM COACH MIKE TO DO HIS FIRST TRIATHLON AND HELP SPORTING DREAMS

My swimming coach Mike Williams has decided to do his first triathlon in March and I’m super excited he’s using the opportunity to raise funds for the foundation I started to help athletes with disabilities Sporting Dreams: The Marayke Jonkers Sporting Dreams fund.
Mike helped me to win a silver medal at the Beijing Paralympics, now I’m thrilled to have the chance to cheer on in his own sporting challenge. It really IS a challenge for Mike, he’s had to over come a fear of swimming in open water AND learn to run so I’m super proud of this effort.

Please clickety here and support Mike’s dream even a small donation helps – I’ll really appreciate it!!!!! Even if you can’t donate, could you share this with your friends? Thanks a million!!!

The Mooloolaba triathlon is on March 16, and Mike will Swim 1500m, cycle 40km and then Run 10km!!!!!

Click HERE to sponsor Mike

Previous Events

Snow White Movie Night

Mirror mirror on the wall, whose going to answer our fundraising call? We hosted a charity movie screening of ‘Snow white & the hunstman,’ starring Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart & Chris Hemsworth on June 22nd. The night raised almost $1000. Thank you to all our volunteers and supporters.

Details

Date: 22nd June, 2012

Time: 5:45pm for nibbles, 7pm movie starts

Location: Event Cinemas, Sunshine Plaza Maroochydore

Cost: $25 per person

Swimming for surf life savers

Marayke & coach Rob McBroom

Dream start raised funds for Sporting Dreams while helping Surf life savers prepare for their next season of patrols.

Marayke’s swim coach Rob McBroom coached surf life savers from Marcoola and Mudjimba surf clubs to achieve their swimming proficiency goal of swimming 400m in 9 minutes or less.

All swimmers will paid $135 for 10 weeks which included dry land and pool coaching and pool entry. All funds raised go to Sporting Dreams.

Date: July 10- September 13th

Time 6.50 -7.30 am tuesday and thursday mornings

Venue: Coolum swimming pool

The program is sponsored by local businesses.

Sponsors

North Shore Realty

Ramada Marcoola Beach (formerly Surf Air)

Tacoma Plumbing

Great Gatsby 1920s Party & Movie

Date: 2nd June, 2013

Time: 2pm- 6:30pm

Venue: The Cinema at Sunshine Plaza, Maroochydore, QLD.

Price: $35 inc medium popcorn & drink/Party/ movie or $30 Party/ movie (no popcorn)

You’re invited to a party at ‘gatsby’s’

Step back to the 1920s and join us for an afternoon of food, drink and Gatsby themed fun

before you head into the cinema to watch the blockbuster movie The Great Gatsby on the

big screen. Think gangsters and flappers jazz music and the Prohibition era!
Hosted by Paralympian Marayke Jonkers & Sporting Dreams: changing lives through sport for athletes with disabilities

INCLUDES

Movie ticket
Entry to the Gatsby Inspired 1920’s themed party
Canapes & drink at the party
Optional medium Popcorn & drink Combo ( a saving of $5.00 off regular popcorn/drink price).
Raffles, auction, delicious food and great company

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Sunday June 2nd, 2013
Time: Party 2.15-3.15 followed by movie 3.30- 6.30
Location: Birch Carroll & Coyle cinemas, Sunshine Plaza Maroochydore

Fantastic I’m in how do I reserve a seat?

Buy your ticket online before Friday 31st of May.

Steps to buy your ticket:

Click HERE to access our online ticket sales page
Complete your details including your name and how many tickets you need etc
Pay for your ticket ( you can choose to use a credit card or PayPal. (You don’t need to have a PayPal account, if you don’t simply use a credit card)
Print and bring your ticket with you (dont worry if you forget we will keep a list of names but it will speed things up)
When you arrive at the cinema we will have a table in the foyer to distribute movie tickets and usher you to the party. Look for the Sporting Dreams banner. Remember- don’t go to the ticket counter!
Remember there will be a raffle and auction, so have some money handy!

FAQs

Can I pay on the night?   Unfortunately not, we have to pre-book and pay for the tickets.
I don’t want popcorn, can I get a cheaper ticket?  yes tickets without popcorn and drink are $30
Do I have to dress up 1920s style?  Yes otherwise the gangsters will shoot you and lock you in Gatsby jail! Just joking, of course you don’t have to but feel welcome to come dressed in your Gatsby inspired 1920s finest if you want to

Can I bring a friend? yes please do! Tell everybody and shout it from the rooftops, the more the merrier. Send them to this website to register and buy their tickets.

Why haven’t we posted the price for this event on Facebook? part of the cinemas conditions for hosting the movie event are that we can’t mention the ticket price on social media.

Can I let my friends know about the event via Facebook? yes please do, just remember not to mention the ticket price

Why is this event so long? the Great Gatsby is a 3 hour movie

My question is not answered here:

Contact Marayke: marayke@marayke.com or 07 54434685

12 Hours to Rio Challenge

Event Date: 10/08/2013

ROW, RIDE, RUN
Join the challenge to ride, run and row for 12 hours to support QLD athletes with disabilities train as they aspire to reach their dreams… maybe the Rio Paralympics!

Fatburners gym challenges their members to form teams and keep the treadmill, rowing machine and a stationary hand cycle going for 12 hours. All funds raised will go to Sporting Dreams, founded by Paralympian Marayke Jonkers to help the next generation of athletes.

Challengers will get the chance to experience what it’s like to be an athlete with a disability as rowing, running and hand cycling are all Paralympic sports. Challengers will ride the actual handcycle used by Marayke to win bronze at the World Paratriathlon Championships.

Every challenger has a personal online fundraising page to gain sponsorship from family and friends to support Sporting Dreams.

Prizes are awarded for:
* The individual challenger who raised the most funds
* The team who raised the most funds
* The team who row, run and ride the furthest in 12 hours.
* The best team concept (costume/name)

Not a gym member? You can support the challenge by donating to one of the challengers by donating to their page here:

SPONSOR A CHALLENGER OR DONAT TO THE CHALLENGE

ABOUT SPORTING DREAMS
Sporting Dreams aims to change lives through sport for Queensland athletes with disabilities. Founded by Paralympian Marayke Jonkers in 2008 we provide grants towards equipment such as racing wheelchairs, as well as for training & competition costs. We have no age restrictions and support both beginner athletes and elite athletes so they can compete at the highest level and enjoy fun, fitness and personal development through sport.

Over the past five years we have distributed over 70 grants, and a number of the grant recipients have gone on to represent Australia in their chosen sport.

Social media
Throughout the challenge both fat burners and Sporting Dreams will be posting regular updates on their websites and social media, so why not like out page to follow the progress of the Challenger you are sponsoring.

Sporting Dreams
www.facebook.com/sportingdreams

Fat Burners
http://www.fatburners.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/fatburnersgym

Sporting Dreams is administered by Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association
ABN 81 954 577 424
Donations over $2 are tax deductible
www.sportingwheelies.org.au
www.facebook.com/sporting.wheelies.and.disabled.association
www.twitter.com/SWDA_Qld

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Testimonial

To be recognised and considered for the Sporting Dreams Grant, having already received an introductory grant in 2012, and now a Developmental Athletes Grant in 2014 is an honour and a privilege. I am thankful for organisations such as the Sporting Dreams. lf it was not for such associations that exist and care for disabled athletes they would never achieve their goals and dreams. There are many disabled athletes just as deserving as me and I thank you kindly especially Marayake Jonkers, you will always be an inspiration and a legend in my eyes. ... Debra McGary- Lawn Bowls
Sporting Dreams helps inspire athletes by supporting and acknowledging disabled athletes aspirations. Attending the Ceremony showed me how many marvelous people there are striving to achieve their own personal goal. Sporting Dreams is important because it encourages you and helps you to chase your dream. I have competed in the State and National RDA (Riding for the Disabled ) championships this year. My Sporting Dreams grant enabled me to pay the entry fees for my horse riding competitions. Sporting dreams is important because it encourages you and helps you to chase your dream. Sporting Dreams helps inspire athletes by supporting and acknowledging disabled athletes aspirations. ... Tarsha Tupper- Para Equestrian
“Sporting Dreams has been a great help to my family and I because they have provided money which has been very useful towards my sporting career travelling for big events, such as Nationals. I believe Sporting Dreams is important because it provides opportunities for young athletes to do what they desire. After my Sporting Dreams grant, I have achieved School Sport Australia National age champion 2 years in a row. I would like to thank Sporting Dreams for giving me the grant so I have been able to go on to achieve such amazing goals and opportunities.” Noah Robinson & Mum Sharon... Noah Robinson- Swimming
Receiving my Sporting Dreams grant and coming to that first awards ceremony was incredibly exciting. The grant itself was wonderful, as we knew it would really help me to achieve my goals, but going to the ceremony and meeting Marayke, who is such an inspiring role model, and other fantastic athletes who were doing so well in their respective sports, was a great learning experience. The grant allowed me to buy a new pair of racing shoes, as I was transitioning into sprints at the time, and also helped with my competition costs. I think Sporting Dreams is so important because the financial costs of sport can be very high, and that can sometimes mean that hardworking, talented sportspeople can’t compete as much as they would like. The Sporting Dreams grants help make it possible for more athletes to achieve their sporting goals, and also brings together athletes so that they can learn from each other, and realize they’re not alone in their journey. I received my first grant in 2008. Since then, I competed in the IPC Athletics World Championships in 2011, where I won silver in the T35 100m, and gold in the T35 200m. I also competed...... Rachael Dodds-athletics
I am fortunate to have been the recipient of two of these awards and they have been of great assistance to me as I pursue my sporting dream of representing Australia in Athletics at the Paralympics. Both the awards have assisted me with the day to day practicalities of training and competing in my chosen events of Shot Put and Discus. I live in a regional area of Queensland, so each week, twice a week I make a three hour round trip to travel to Brisbane for training. The grant monies help cover the cost of my travel and training fees. This has been a great help to me as last year I was able to travel to the USA to compete in the World Dwarf Games where I won three gold medals and set a World Dwarf Games record and this year I was able to make my goal of winning the Australian Open Women’s Discus and place third in Shot Put, setting a new Australian record for my classification. Sporting Dreams Foundation is important not only because of the financial assistance it offers but also for the recognition, encouragement and inspiration it gives as we strive to reach...... Claire Keefer- athletics
Ready. Set. Go! If only life was so simple… As an athlete with a disability we are always getting ready. Set. Well that’s the easy part. Go…. That’s the tricky part. Preparation is always the key ingredient with plenty of support, and self-belief that there are no limitations. My name is Lakeisha Patterson, otherwise known as Lucky in the swimming world, I am 15 years old with Cerebral Palsy, Early onset Parkinson’s Disease, Epilepsy and Micrographia, to name a few, ha. Life is challenging at times, even without a disability. But if you surround yourself in the right environment, and keep your eyes open, you shall surely discover many opportunities as I have. I started swimming to gain a pain free day. With incredible encouragement from a learn to swim coach who never gave up on me, I gained more strength every day. That everyday became a lifestyle in and out of the water that created many opportunities for greatness. When all is going great, the medal collection expands. My Sponsor, my mum, and my two sisters have made many sacrifices so as I can achieve my dream of becoming an Australian Paralympic Swimmer. Six months ago, this all seemed...... Lakeisha Patterson- Swimming
When Josh received his award in 2010 he was swimming. He represented Queensland and his relay team medaled at Nationals. Your grant helped with training and transport for this, thank-you. Since then, Josh has tried a variety of sports and cultural activities. For a boy with one hand he has not taken the easy options! Rugby replaced football, waterpolo replaced swimming, snare and bass drum replaced trumpet. Sailing and photography round out Josh’s co-curricular activities. – Louise Crean, Josh’s Mum ... Josh Crean- Swimming
Since I recieved funding from sporting dreams the grant made it easier for me to attend national championship in 2012. Sporting dreams is important to help athletes out with funding for them to either buy equipment they need or attend major events in there event.... Sara Wessling- athletics
Thanks for the Sporting Dreams grant!! It will go toward me paying for my carer as I don’t have many hours. So it means a lot!! Fiona Lyons, Boccia... Fiona Lyons
Thanks Marayke!! The Sporting Dreams grants meant so much to me, as did getting to know you- you’re such an amazing athlete and person. Rachael Dodds, athletics... Rachael Dodds