Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Go Aussie Go


Task 1 of the competition did not disappoint. It was great to see that many of the locals and their children come to welcome the pilots into goal.

Pete (Aussie Team Manager) and JJ identified the Australian pilots as they approached to land - soon there were a crowd of local kids eager to run out and “High 5” their new heroes and friends. Many of the kids recognised the pilots from their previous fly in to the school last Thursday.

With Nick leading the way, it was great to see how our pilots shared their goal excitement with the kids. I felt proud to be associated with the team when seeing the smile on 7 year old Hugh McFarlanes’ face when he came back to tell his mum that he got to “High 5” with Heike and “she spoke to me Mum”. Mitchell Hannemann, only 5 years old, was excited to shake hands with James Lawson. The kids will remember this day.

A quick message was sent around to all the kids and they gathered patiently to have a group photo with all the Aussie Team.

Congratulations to all the pilots – a great result for task 1 – showing the power of teamwork.

Nard

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