Go Wild About Diabetes

  
The things the District Governor gets signed up to !!   More information here
Fantastic to promote this amazing cause and would like to seek the sponsorship support of all of Rotary New Zealand and the Pacific Islands as well as all of Fire and Emergency New Zealand!
I am going to Go Wild About Diabetes - Awareness, Fund Raising and Promotion in New Zealand!!
In the words of our Prime Minister - "Lets Do This !!"
Mitchell Brown
District Governor 2017/18

The Diabetes NZ Fitbit MoveMeant Challenge is back for 2018!

With the help from our champion sponsor Fitbit, and some of our famous and influential friends, this month the MoveMeant Challenge is set to be bigger than ever! The aim is to out-step your competitors for the champion title. Participants will help raise awareness of Diabetes NZ and help drive fundraising efforts.

We have a big line up this year with returning and new participants. The competition runs over three weeks with four groups, two groups of business leaders and two groups of media. One group of leaders and one group of media compete each week. The top stepper from each group goes through to final round in the third week for the champion round.

New for 2018 is a fundraising element, which Sir Eion Edgar is heading on our behalf, the business leaders will be encouraging their connections, family and friends to get behind Diabetes NZ.  Sir Eion has already thrown the gauntlet down be setting the target of $100,000 https://givealittle.co.nz/event/diabetesnzfitbitmovemeantchallenge-18

Each participant has recieved a Fitbit Ionic device and their daily steps will uploaded into a challenge dashboard, which in turn will be commuicated via social media. Anytime Fitness is also assisting with the challenge and each participant has recieved a member key fob, for the month of February.

The overall aim of the challenge is to raise awareness of diabetes, the ways is can be prevented, delayed, and managed.  The communication campagin will be active across Fitbit, Anytime Fitness, competitors and Diabetes NZ social media.  Follow their progress via our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/diabetesnz/ and/or instragram https://www.instagram.com/diabetes_nz/  Please share this across your social media platforms, as we will be running competitions for our followers to be in for the chance to win a Fitbit.

 

 

The teams are below:
 
Week one 5th - 11th February
Group 1:
Toni Street
Mark Richardson
Mel Homer
Nickson Clarke
Sam Wallace


Group 2:
Dr Lee Mathias
Mike Clement
Richard Chambers
Sir Ralph Norris
 
Week two: 12th - 18th February
Group 1:

Art Green
Brett Renall
Angel Renall
Carly Flynn
Rachel Grunwell
 
Group 2:

Sir Eion Edgar
Hamish Walker
Andrew Barnes
Mitchell Brown