Tuesday 10 December 2013

Festive Times



Well can you believe it? It's December already and Christmas is only weeks away. This time of year is so busy and full of exciting events and catch up's. I must admit I am looking forward to the staff Christmas party next week and I can't wait to see what my secret Santa brings me.

Lobethal Christmas Pageant.
Speaking of festive times the DRS float for the Lobethal Christmas Pageant is shaping up nicely. We have ten DRS staff members and supporters joining in the event. We will have our mascots Webster and our newest mascot Wanda involved along with wheelchairs, hand cycles and 1000's of lollies to be thrown out to the crowd. Another exciting aspect of the pageant is we will be showing off the newly sign written enclosed trailer. The trailer will be branded with the new DRS name and images. The pageant is the perfect way to christen it! If you would like to come along to the pageant please take a look the Lights of Lobethal Website for details. http://www.lightsoflobethal.com.au/



No Strings Attached Theatre Of Disability.
I would like to introduce the No Strings Attached Theatre Of Disability. This organisation is a community based theatre who specialise in performances with the majority of cast being people who have a disability. I had the pleasure of joining in on the fun at the annual No Strings Attached Theatre Of Disability ‘Connect’ picnic  on the 27th of November at The Gums at Tranmere. The sun was beaming down but the 32 degree heat didn’t stop the enthusiasm of the performers.


The performance I saw was spine chilling, the effort each performer put into their individual roll was absolutely outstanding. The roles were enthusiastic and believable, the story line was captivating and interesting. I could tell many hours of rehearsing had gone into the performance and the dedication showed. I hadn’t even met these performers but I felt truly proud of their efforts.


                                                      
 
We are looking forward to working with No Strings Attached in 2014. For future information on this wonderfulorganisation please visit their website here:





Gail Miller Interview.....
'What We're Wheelie Like'

 


WHAT IF.... your best friend was in a wheelchair and people always stared at them when you were out together?
How would that make you feel?
How would that make THEM feel?
'What We're Wheelie Like' answers all of these questions.

I met with Gail Miller earlier in the month at her stunning scrub surrounded home in the Adelaide hills. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Gail and learned a lot about her book 'What we're Wheelie Like' and also learned a lot about her life views. Gail has a wealth of wisdom and you will clearly see this in the interview below.

Here is a short blurb Gail Wrote about the book.

PEEP INSIDE.... and you will discover that people who use wheelchairs or have any other disability are regular people, with feelings, who live their lives a little differently.
Some things are tricky for them, but they often come up with clever ways to do things. They like to go to parties and dress in nice clothes.
They laugh and have fun, just like you.
That's 'What they're Wheelie like...'
Take a look at at Gail's interview and learn the story behind this educational book.



Introducing our new female mascot...Wanda!
As you may have noticed we have been having fun with Webster of late. The 'Where's Webster' game has been a hit and I recall only one WW that people found hard to guess. Stay tuned for some more difficult 'Where's Webster' locations.
Mark our CEO felt Webster may feel a little lonely and introducing him to Wanda would be of benefit. We now have two mascots to help promote DRS and of course another mascot for the Whizz Kidz to beat up ;)

 

Interview with Rod Farr..
After commencing my employment here at DRS I soon came to realise that Rod was a key player in the organisation. Rod has a very positive outlook on life and clearly has a lot to offer to fellow people with disabilities. Rod was the first person I interviewed and I found it hard to edit his video as there was so much valuable content. I did manage to come up with a powerful video that I hope people have enjoyed and gained some life tools they can take away.
Take a look here:

 

Up and Coming Events
Push and Power Finals
Monday 16th December, 6:30pm
St Pauls College, 792 Grand Junction Road, Gilles Plains

The grand final for all 3 sports;
-Balloon Soccer
-Hockey
-Touch Football



BBQ and Raffles on the night.
Spectators Welcome.

Basketball Grand Final
Tuesday 17th December.
207-255 Hampstead Rd, Northfield

3rd place playoff 6:00pm ROCKETS V AIR MASTERS
Grand Final 7:00pm SOUP V DEMONS

Presentations to follow.
Spectators Welcome

I hope you have enjoyed this week's blog and I look forward to updating you next week on the Push and Power and Basketball finals results.

Take easy


Nicki Camac
Social Media Officer

Disability Recreation and Sports SA
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Monday 2 December 2013

Our Latest Adventures!

Tuesday 3rd of December 2013

With over 330 people viewing our first blog last week, we are excited to publish this weeks blog.Take a look at what we have been up to:

Interview with Dale Elliott 
I had the privilege of interviewing Dale Elliott at the beautiful Botanic Gardens early in November. Dale is not one to sit down and take life as it comes. As a commercial pilot, business entrepreneur, award winning comedy performer and extreme sport master, Dale lives and breathes his message about living life to the fullest and not letting his wheelchair get in the way. Take a look below at what Dale had to say:


Dale truly is an open book of knowledge and wisdom - his life experiences and bubbly personality is infectious. If you would like to learn more about Dale check out his website at www.daleelliott.com 



Calling Christmas Pageant Fans!
We are looking forward to participating in the Lobethal Christmas Pageant on Monday the 23rd of December. What a way to warm up for Christmas and get into the festive spirit. The Lobethal lights have been a fixture in the the Adelaide Hills for over sixty years and has now evolved into the largest Community Christmas Light Display in the Southern Hemisphere.

We are looking for more participants to take part and join us on our DRS float. Please contact Nicki via email at nicki@drssa.org.au to find out more. 




Indoor Rowing 
Jacob our Development Officer organised a great 'come and try' Indoor Rowing session with Rowing SA at West Lakes Shores. Rowing SA offers a fantastic indoor rowing facility for people with disabilities. The facility includes an interactive big screen that allows a visual racing scene for a race like feel. Rowing gets the whole body moving and is fantastic for fitness and clearing the mind. Contact Jacob via email on jacob@drssa.org.au for more details.
Here's all the action: 

 




The Whizz Kidz meet the Adelaide Bite Baseball Team
It was a sea of red Whizz Kidz T-shirts at the Norwood Oval on Friday the 22nd November. The DRS Whizz Kidz were invited to be guests at the Adelaide Bite Baseball game and formed a high five tunnel for the players to run through. 

The kids enjoyed watching the game from the front row seats and hanging out with our mascot Webster. One of the Whizz Kidz was lucky enough to catch one of the flying balls and have a keep sake to remember the occasion.

The Whizz kidz Clubs runs every Friday night and is coordinated by our Development Officer Jacob. If you would like to get your child involved in this fun and interactive club please contact Jacob for details via email at jacob@drssa.org.au

The Whizz Kidz before the game. Some looking excited and some not.



  
Support The Walk, Fund Raiser
Andy Hensel originally from Port Pirie will soon be on his way to the USA to take part in the Project Walk program to help him fulfill his dream of walking again. Andy suffered a T6 and T7 spinal injury in a freestyle motor cross accident in 2012 that left him paraplegic. 

Andy’s family and friends organised a successful fundraising event called Support The Walk. The event took place at the trotting tracks in Port Pirie on the 9th of November and raised a huge $23,000. These funds will go towards Andy's Project Walk fund. 

Mark Howells DRS CEO attended the event and spoke to the crowd about the importance of people with disabilities participating in their chosen sport.
All of us here at DRS wish Andy all the best with his dream of walking again! Go get em Andy!

Andy Hensel with his supportive friends and family.
Andy Hensel and Mark Howells








Join us on our social media journey
I hope you are as excited about our latest adventures and social media platforms as we are! 
                                                 
                              
   
       
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Until next time.....

Take it easy, 
Nicki Camac