Amy's Ride Canberra

Less than two weeks to go so don't miss out! Register online for the first ever Amy's Ride Canberra! This is looking to be a great event and is now also an official event in the Canberra Festival.  Join the Amy Gillett Foundation and Triathlon ACT on Sunday 14th of March for the inaugural Amy’s Ride Canberra. Choose from 30km, 65km and 110km challenges all starting and finishing on Federation Mall below Parliament House (located between Capital Hill and Old Parliament House)  Challenge yourself to the technical course that encompasses the hills behind Stromlo Forest Park around Uriarra Crossing and Coppins Reserve. 

Register now at: http://www.amygillett.org.au/amys-ride-canberra-2010
 

We wanted to provide you with an update on our “a metre matters” campaign to date, whilst also asking for your feedback relating to one of our other programs  We think the message is starting to sink in with some great positive feedback about our “a metre matters” slogan. Read more at http://www.amygillett.org.au/a-metre-matters-update

Scody High Country

The AGF is proud to be the officiating charity for the Scody High Country Challenge event taking place around the Mansfield/Mt Buller region on the 13th – 14th of March. $5 from each entry into the Corporate Cup is donated back to the Foundation. To register for the ride refer to www.bikevents.com.au/SHCCC_home.html and catch Deb Conway and Mark Seymour who will be performing during the weekend’s festivities!
 

Be part of a unique Coffee Table Book and join the photographic celebration of Everyday's cycling heroes by buying a page in the book for $225(+gst) and receive a copy of the book!Find out how you can own your own page. Limited to just 300 cyclists – photo entries now being taken. Help create a unique chapter in cycling’s history. Go to http://www.amygillett.org.au/merchandise.

Purchase a great Malvern Star Carbon “Oppy” bike before the 30th of April and receive a fantastic Giro helmet and cycling kit for free! Also go into the draw to win one of 5 trips to the Tour de France with the AGF’s own patron, cycling legend Phil Anderson! Refer to the following link for details: http://www.amygillett.org.au/malvern-star-offer

AGF Sporting Scholarship

The Amy Gillett Scholarship seeks to honour Amy's memory by supporting the young women who aspire to the same pursuit of sporting and educational excellence that Amy did. Applications are open to all senior women at the elite level, who are not current or past AIS scholarship holders. 2010 applications close Friday 5 March. For more details, go to: http://www.amygillett.org.au/scholarships
 

Online Story Exchange is pleased to announce the launch of the trial version of the Journey Beyond Road Trauma site. By trial version, they mean that the site is not yet “feature complete”, and there's more coming. Regardless of whether the crash was 15 years ago or 15 days ago, we know road trauma has a long lasting effect. If you want to tell your story, connect with others or remember in private you can now register on the site and find out more. To find out more about the site, please visit http://www.amygillett.org.au/journey-beyond-road-trauma