Countdown to awesomeness!

Hey people,

There's a couple of hours left before I set out on the most incredible journey of my life!  Tomorrow at 09h00 we (Cival Mills, myself and a couple of others) will start from the Union Buildings in Pretoria and head off to Centurion for the first day's walk.  There will be lots of people and goodies to give away. 

Be there, SMS 'Quads sa' to 40010 once and get a free Nike T-shirt.
Do that three times fast and get a free pair of Nike sneakers! No kidding - see it to believe it. First come first serve.

See you all at the start!

Johann

Talk Radio 702 interview

Hi guys,
For all those that are up during the early hours of the morning, please listen tomorrow at 05h45 (GMT+2) to Talk Radio 702 who will be doing an early morning interview with me about the walk!
You can tune into 106 FM or 92.7 FM. For international viewers, you can listen in at http://www.702.co.za/onair/tunein.asp

Press Release People!

Project KaapStap: Pretoria to Cape Town for Road Safety & the prevention of disability

Photos by http://www.villierssteyn.com/

On 1 December a brave, Johann Odendaal, will leave the Union Buildings in Pretoria to walk  to Cape Town in aid of the QuadPara Association of South Africa (QASA). His goal is to raise awareness and funds for QASA’s road safety awareness campaigns. This 1800 km walk will take 2 months.

Johann began walking because of a passion for adventure and it evolved into a Project aimed at giving back to the community.  “I’m walking because I can. I’m walking because I have to. I’m walking because there are people who can’t, but I can.”

QASA is a co-ordinating, policy-making, governing and supporting organisation. The Association strives to prevent spinal cord injury, as well as protect and promote the interests of people with mobility impairments by formulating a national policy and strategy, to develop and ensure the full potential and quality of their lives.

Project KAAPSTAP, is a personal venture aimed at aiding QASA in their spinal cord injury prevention campaigns.

Visit www.qasa.co.za for more charity information and follow www.projectkaapstap.blogspot.com for more project information and daily updates.

How do you support Johann & QASA?

SMS “QUADS SA” to 40010 to pledge R20.00 to this adventure which will be deployed in QASA’s Road safety programmes.

Or

Deposit your contribution to “QASA”, Nedbank Pinetown Acc No: 1339 473267 Branch Code: 133 926 using the reference “KAAPSTAP and your surname”

What costs R20?

A box of All-Bran - Makes you healthy.
Two piece chicken & pap - Makes you full.
R20 airtime - Makes you popular.
One draught beer - Makes your vision impaired.
Sending an SMS "QUADS SA" to 40010 - Makes you a hero.

All of the above are short lived, save one. Your choice...

How to Walk to Cape Town:

The Long and not so Winding road... Zoom out to view full map

One month to go!

Today I woke up with the realisation that the clock is ticking fast! Last couple of weeks before the big day. I'm really excited and so are many others. Watch this space - lots of big things are in the pipeline!