http://www.davidmoffatt.com.au Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:11:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Following the Victorian bushfires, I met with Martyn Wild, Managing Director and one of the Founders of SuperClubsPLUS Australia, to understand what could be done to make a lasting and useful contribution for the children of the affected communities. The idea generated was the ‘Book of Light'. 'Book of Light' is ... http://www.davidmoffatt.com.au/2009/10/a-book-of-light-update/ Australian Volunteers International (AVI) recently visited the Australia-Melbourne Hope School. AVI have provided some recommendations on how to best utilise the remaining Project Hope Funds. AVI have advised that rather than splitting the money (and looking at helping another school) that we do one school really well - and the ... http://www.davidmoffatt.com.au/2009/10/melbourne-hope-school-update-avi-visit-the-school/ Last week, a representative from AVI met with the Director and Project Manager from Project Hope and the two headmasters from the Melbourne Hope School. The aim of the visit was to understand the current progress of the construction of the school as well as to gain insights into the ... http://www.davidmoffatt.com.au/2009/08/update-on-the-melbourne-hope-school/ Building of the Melbourne Hope School commences this month and is due to finish in October. This is very exciting, as while there were some initial delays due to adverse weather conditions, the completion date has only been pushed out slightly. Australian Volunteers International (AVI) will also be visiting Melbourne ... http://www.davidmoffatt.com.au/2009/06/melbourne-hope-school-%e2%80%93-update-on-progress/ On Sunday 17 May, I had the opportunity to share my perspectives on 'Inspiring Leadership' at the 2009 Australian Leadership Awards. The Future Summit Australian Leadership Awards aim to recognise and support the new generation of Australia's leaders. You can read an abbreviated version of my speech here, australian-leadership-awards-davidmoffattspeech-170509 http://www.davidmoffatt.com.au/2009/05/australian-leadership-awards-speech/ Recently I travelled 600km on skidoos and dogsleds up the Iditarod Trail in Alaska with my son Nick. We had an amazing 10 days as we skied, dug snow caves, photographed and survived a volcano erupting! We also raised some money for the ‘Book of Light', a project to provide ... http://www.davidmoffatt.com.au/2009/05/book-of-light-project/ The Mark Webber Pure Tasmania Challenge TV program will go to air on Network Ten nationally on Sunday 12 April at 1.30pm. This is a great opportunity to see all of the action from the event. Visit the Mark Webber Pure Tasmania Challenge website for all of the details. http://www.davidmoffatt.com.au/2009/04/mark-webber-pure-tasmania-challenge-tv-program-on-sunday-12-april/ The Mark Webber Challenge is a charity event supporting the Mark Webber Foundation. The 2008 Challenge was again a fantastic experience. The Challenge has established itself as one of the most intense adventure races in the world. Telstra employee Jacinta Worland and I, partnered to compete in the Ambassadors Cup. Teamwork was paramount as ... http://www.davidmoffatt.com.au/2008/12/the-2008-mark-webber-challenge/ Update from Richard Palmer The day started with a boat trip from Port Arthur that was great fun, however was quite rough and cold. The real race started on top of Mt Wellington with a tough descent followed by a very technical mountain bike leg ending up at Wrest Point Casino. ... http://www.davidmoffatt.com.au/2008/11/day-5-the-challenge-comes-to-an-end/ Update from Phil Barrett Day 4 of the Mark Webber Challenge took place at Port Arthur and commenced with a severe weather warning which bought about the cancellation of the planned paddling stages of the day. The first leg for the two Telstra teams was a 15km run from Waterfall Bay to ... http://www.davidmoffatt.com.au/2008/11/day-4-an-epic-day/