The first share and care

The NZ Gynaecological Cancer Foundation has carried out it's 1st share and care event was carried out to 68 women of the Auckland Executive Club on Wednesday 18th.

Sarah did a quick Q and A quiz, and she has reported back that it went really well, and the women learned an amazing amount of information that they didn't know when they came in!

The winner won a bottle of Moet courtesy of Orsini.

Check out Sarah in action, below:

Next Woman of the Year Awards!

So after three training sessions(I know!) on Thursday Sarah and I (GM of the foundation) headed to the Next Woman of the Year Awards ceremony.

It was an honor to be a finalist, I was touched to have even been nominated in the first place but to be one of the 25 finalists was really quite special. I had an absolute ball at the awards, it was such a treat to be in the company of such an amazing group of women. I didn't win anything not surprising against the calibre of people in the sport section but I got so much out of the experience, and a certificate of recognition that I will display with pride!

You can check out the winner, Dr Emma Parry here :)

It was great mingle amongst the fellow finalists and hear their exceptional stories and also make them aware of Gyneacological cancer. The other real treat was meeting the two key judges for the evening, Dame Catherine Tizard and Gareth Morgan who had the challenging task of whittling down all the entries to get the top 25!

Each of the 25 finalists was presented on arrival with a white camellia to tie around their wrist. The camellia was the endearing symbol of womens suffrage in New Zealand.

For now, the frock must be put away as the rowsuit calls my name! Worlds here we come!

Check out Sarah and I below!

NEXT Woman of the Year Dinner

Tonight Sarah (General Manager of Silver Ribbon) and I are attending the NEXT Woman of the Year Dinner (I was nominated for it in the sporting category a little while back...)

Will keep you posted on the results!

Fi

World Champs Selection!

Hi Everyone

An update on the trials that were going down this week. I've been re-selected in the double, but with a new partner, Emma Feathery. It's all quite exciting - Rowing NZ announced yesterday that we have our biggest ever team for the champs!

18 crews (and 55 competitiors) have been selected to compete on Lake Karapiro at the end of October. The last time the champs were held in New Zealand was 1978.

Also for the first time since 2007 there will be a men's and women's Eight!!!!!

Back into training hard on Monday - but for now I'm off to Central Otago for the weekend to visit my family!

Watch this space :)

Fi

Trials this week!

Hey guys,

Just keeping you posted with the trials going down this week - not surpising everyone from the squad is on the list! My doubles partner Anna Reymer has a serious injury to her back (I mentioned in a previous post) that is going to keep her out of action for awhile and she won't make world champs which is totally gutting :(

Now this means that a new double has to be selected or a quad depending on what the selectors want as the priority boat. Trials are going down this week until Friday afternoon and will involve 1500 - 2000m races against our compeition to form rankings which will determine possible combinations.

There is no set format you row or race when you are told to, so you have to be prepared and on call ( and on edge!) the whole week.

Talk soon, Fi