Charity 8 Challenge 2023

Emily Visagie is raising funds for Frankie And Friends

FRANKIE AND FRIENDS LLC

GLOBAL INITIATIVE -Water Safety and Learn to Swim Campaign

I am pleased to share with you a brief summary of our VISION AND MISSION.

- To drive and establish an ongoing Global Awareness Campaign that promotes water safety and the importance of swimming as a life skill.

- The need to make swimming lessons more easily accessible to all.

- Raising the standard of “Learn-to-Swim” instruction, by means of ongoing “Teach the Teacher/ Coach”initiatives.

- Encouraging children to take up swimming as a preferred sport. 

- The urgent need to reduce drowning and to ultimately save lives.

- In association with Friends Of Swimmers Trust, help identify talented swimmers from disadvantaged families, (irrespective of race) and assist them with high performance training; the ultimate goal of representing their country and competing on the international stage.

50th aQuellé MIDMAR MILE 

The Frankie And Friends (LLC) launch at the 50th anniversary of the Midmar Mile will be headed up by one of the most respected names in swimming, Doug Ingram, former US Olympic Swimming Coach and former member of the USA Olympic Committee. Doug currently sits in the Paris 2024 Olympic Committee.

Doug’s passion is Water Safety and Learn To Swim.

Doug’s other passion is mountaineering and at the age of 64, blind in one eye, Doug summited Mount Everest! 

SPONSORSHIP

As part of the 50th anniversary celebrations and the Frankie And Friends LLC launch of its campaign, a team of 10 swimmers will each swim 8 miles to raise awareness of water safety and the importance of swimming as a life skill. 

Our goal is to secure a sponsorship for R100 000. This sponsorship will go a long way in achieving our mission

LEARN 2 SWIM WITH FRANKIE AND FRIENDS

SWIM SAFE SWIM FOR LIFE


overall progress

raised R11 500,00 goal R10 000,00

115%

donations

Name Message Donation
Fatima Well done Emily 💙🏊‍♀️ - Fatima R200
Moira Campbell Well done, Em R200
Saskya Proud of you Coach Emily R250
Fatima 🏊‍♀️💙🏊‍♀️💙🏊‍♀️💙🏊‍♀️💙🏊‍♀️💙🏊‍♀️💙🏊‍♀️💙 - Fatima R200
Fatima 💙 go Em go 💙 - Fatima R150
Fatima 🏊‍♀️ Just keep swimming 🏊‍♀️ just keeping 🏊‍♀️ 💙 - Fatima R500
Anonymous Good Luck 👍 R50
Koppel Bellingan You continue to amaze me Visagie! 🥰💛🫶 R100
Fatima Swim with your 💙 heart Em - Fatima R350
Cardoso Good Luck Coach Emily have a great swim. Love José and Grace 💚 R300
Lisa Gallaghwr Whooooo hoooooo. Good luck Em… you got this girl 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🥰🌻 R1 000
Gallagher Have the best time my Visachie! GOOD LUCK - I will be thinking of you the whole way, and back again and again and again x8 hehe. I love you so so much <3 R400
Sally White You are the BIG Vis in the water so don’t worry about the little fish 🐠 You go girl - so proud of you! Xx R700
Awie & Carina Good luck and all the best! R200
Clyde & Melissa Grit and perseverance!!! You've got this one Em!!! So proud of you. Lots of Love ❤️ R300
Diane Paton Well done Em, super proud of what you are doing xx R200
Westville Swimming Academy -Megan Giving back by doing what we love! -Swimming 🏊‍♀️ R500
Gill Thank you for giving others opportunities to find their passion R300
Wayne Tammadge Good luck Em. Wish I could swim that far R100
Daniel Mulder Get out there and enjoy. R500
Mandy You GO GIRL, so proud of you ❤️ All my love R100
Doug Billson R200
Barry Good luck! Definitely paying money to see this happen 😉 Lots of love ❤️ R200
Amy Visagie You are amazing! I am so excited to watch this achievement of yours unfold!🫶🏼 R700
Ummie R100
Amy R200
Carly Donald You go gurl! R1 000
Anne Jackson All the best Ems! Love the Jacksons R400
Trish Visagie Proud of you Em for taking up the challenge. A little sooner than you thought, but a great time to do it. I’m sure there will be eight 🐠🐡🐟🐠🐡🐟🐠🐡 of these to follow you each time. 🤣 Love you millions ❤️ R1 000
Jenna Davidson R100
Peter Visagie Em, well done on taking up the challenge at the last minute……and giving back to a sport that has given you for all the phenomenal experiences and the most incredible memories…Proud of you…🤗 Good Luck and love you millions ❤️❤️❤️ R1 000

Water Safety and Learn to Swim Campaign

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