I am inviting you to be either a swimmer or supporter for the Environmental Defenders Office Qld's (EDO Qld) fundraising effort called SWIM for the REEF. I am one of the Wello Pointers Team that swim from Wellington Point Reserve beach area to King Is (Yerra-bin), along the western side of the sandbank. It is 1.1km one way. Check it out on Google Earth.
You can be either:
a Swimmer with us - in which case you have to register and join our team, Wello Pointers -go to swimforthereef.org.au/ . Please read the How to Register section first and then go to Register Now. There is a small registration fee of $10 per person or
a Supporter and Donor to the Wello Pointers Team - to donate to our team, go to swimforthereef.org.au/ and then to Sponsor a Friend > Support a friend and type in "Wello Pointers". As a supporter you are most welcome to come along on the day and assist wherever possible or just enjoy a swim on the high tide. You can also join us on a kayak or stand-up paddle-board. Please forward this email to your friends and networks.
Details of the Swim Date and Time - The proposed date is Saturday 20 January, 2018, 9.00am for a briefing and then swim. This may change due to weather conditions so please keep Sunday, 21 January free as well, in case we need to change the day. You will be able to stand up all the way, as it is reasonably shallow water, and walk back to the mainland along the sand bank if you don't wish to swim both ways. The tide is highest at 2.38metres at about 11.15am on the Saturday. This is a relatively large tide. So at high tide, the sand bank will be covered with water to about waist deep in some places. Please note this is not a race, it's about having a good time and raising some worthwhile funds to support EDO Qld.
For more details go to swimforthereef.org.au/ or phone or sms Solar Trev on 0400 177 283
