People sometimes ask me what it is that the 501st does, well here is a message from the CO of the Terror Australis Garrison in Australia: It is with immense pride that I reveal to you the biggest 501st undertaking by an individual trooper in Australia, and the world!! On Easter Monday this year , Scott Loxley (scottlox TD 4857) approached me,saying he was planning to walk around Australia! My initial response was - “Dude, you’re crazy!”. He convinced me that he was serious, and that it has been a lifelong ambition of his. He asked how he could utilise this walk to promote the 501st and what we do. I flippantly responded “You could do it in armour”? Very Happy. Without hesitation Scott replied “Sure!”. And that was it. Fast forward to now, 5 months later, and here we are – “STORMING AROUND AUSTRALIA FOR THE MONASH CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL”!!!!! Youtube video for event : youtube/watch?v=6FlfdjZfFq0 In Scott’s own words, here is what he plans to do…… In 2013, it is my intent to walk 14010 Km’s solo around Australia for charity covering every State and Territory wearing Star Wars Sandtrooper armour in order to raise money and awareness for the Monash Children’s Hospital. The journey will take between 12 to 18 months to complete. The journey: Starting Saturday November 2nd I will be departing from the Monash Children’s hospital, Clayton where I will make my way to Station pier-Port Melbourne on foot. I will board the Spirit of Tasmania and head to Devonport after which I will begin my journey around Australia first walking to Launceston then on to Hobart after which I will return to Devonport where I will again board the Spirit of Tasmania and return to Melbourne to continue the journey heading west and right around the country finishing where I started in Melbourne. PROJECTED ROUTE. Starting Starting from Monash Children’s Hospital, Melbourne: Devonport to Hobart via Launceston: Total Kilometres = 280 Hobart to Devonport via Launceston: Total Kilometres = 280 Melbourne to Adelaide: Total Kilometres = 732 Adelaide to Perth: Total Kilometres = 2695 Perth to Geraldton: Total Kilometres = 432 Geraldton to Port Hedland: Total Kilometres = 1339 Port Hedland to Darwin: Total Kilometres = 2415 Darwin to Katherine: Total Kilometres = 316 Katherine to Three ways: Total Kilometres= 649 Three Ways to Mt Isa: Total Kilometres= 636 Mt Isa to Townsville: Total Kilometres= 903 Townsville to Rockhampton = 716 Rockhampton to Brisbane = 643 Brisbane to Sydney: Total Kilometres = 922 Sydney to Melbourne: Total Kilometres = 1040 Finishing at Monash Children’s Hospital Melbourne. Total Kilometres = 14010 Estimated time 12 to 18 months. This will be the FIRST time any one has circumnavigated Australia on foot,continuously in one direction, in costume!!! To get where we are now, to be in the position to present this undertaking to you and the world at large’ it has taken Scott, Philsy (Phillip Blackman- Knightfall squad/TAG member and Media/PR officer at the Monash Children’s Hospital) Marcus (Mark Marcus – Knightfall Squad Leader and TAG XO) and myself months of solid planning. Scott’s Progress can be followed on Facebook facebook/StormingAustralia: Donations for the Monash Childrens Hospital can be made to his everyday hero site https://give.everydayhero/au/scott_MCH: This event will be publicised intensely via all forms of media – Australian print,radio, TV and digital/social and will really put TAG and the 501st in the news. My request of to you is to whole heartedly support Scott on his mission. It would be appreciated if you could share this post as well as the facebook links to your members on your forums! Subsequenty, we humbly request your members to share the above links and spread the word amongst their own own social and professional networks . We are trying to gather the entire 501st family around this amazing feat!!! Of course feel free to donate to the cause via the Everyday hero page. A lot of hard work has gone into this, the hardest part is yet to come; I’m sure you will all join me to celebrate this event and to wish Scott luck on his imminent journey. Cheers Amro
Posted on: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 01:25:35 +0000
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