BODYJAM EDMONTON

Bodyjammers UNITE!

This summer, BODYJAM EDMONTON is partnering with UNICEF, GOODLIFE FITNESS, LES MILLS and WORKOUT FOR WATER to help the people of Ethiopia gain access to clean water!

**Did you know - in some villages in Ethiopia, access to clean water is a FOUR HOUR walk away? Just imagine walking 4 HOURS to fill a water bottle when you're thirsty!***

We want to help! Our goal is to raise the MOST IN CANADA by July 31st! All proceeds will go to complete the Lega and Yelam Gej multi-village solar-powered water system in the Amhara Region thereby turning that 4 hour walk into a less than 10 minute one

Additionally, the top fundraising club in Canada will win a guest appearance in August from Bodyjam's Program Director and Choreographer - Gandalf Archer Mills! #GetGtoYEG

You can fundraise with us, donate, and dance with us to help the people of Ethiopia! We will be throwing a fundraising party JULY 20th (Watch our social media @BodyjamEdmonton for details) and celebrating SHOWCASE DAY JULY 22!

FUNDRAISING PARTY DETAILS
July 20 1:30pm
Brewery Goodlife Fitness (11962 104 ave)
Admission by donation, but minimum $25 gets you into the prize draws!
Get ready to sweat with some BODYJAM hip hop/house! Wear your dance shoes, bring your water, and let's WORKOUT!

Donate today and let's WORKOUT FOR WATER!!

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My Updates

We. Won.

There are no words! We cannot believe it!!!

Thank you to EVERYONE who helped us reach all of these milestones! Thanks to you, we raised $14 359 CDN which will help 292 children in Ethiopia get water for LIFE!!!!

AND... Gandalf Archer Mills is coming to EDMONTON!!! We CANNOT WAIT!!!

Thank you again to all of you! We could not have done this without you!

If you would like to get on the waitlist for the party, check out getgtoyeg.eventbrite.ca

WHAAAAT?!!

WE JUST BROKE OUR WORKOUT FOR WATER PAGE! (Seriously... the developers are fixing it as we speak! hahah! Our page isn't showing the CDN funds correctly, but....)

WE HAVE JUST CLEARED THE $10000 CND MARK!!!!!!

Honestly, this blows my mind. THANK YOU ALL so much!

There is still time to donate though! The cut-off is TONIGHT July 31st @ midnight Eastern Standard Time. (YEG this means 10pm for us!). Bombard your friends! Get them to participate!

Thank you to everyone who has donated, given us their bottles, driven around the city, danced with us, given us words of encouragement, posted wonderful messages, brought me snacks when i've been cycling for 3 hours before teaching, and so much more. You've honestly outdone yourselves and we are SO PROUD of you all!!! Whatever happens now with the contest, happens... but we can, without a doubt, say we have THE BEST supporters & friends in the world!!!!! And we have made a difference this year. $2k raised in Spin4Kids, Toys and Donations for Santa's Anonymous, and now $10K+ in Workout For Water --- And all within 6 months!!! Just incredible.

Last push! Final countdown!

On behalf of the Jam team,

We love you and Thank you.

<3 Nat & the BJYEG team

WHY should you donate?

Water is a luxury in Ethiopia

The Ethiopian water crisis is one of the most serious global issues of our time. There are nearly 61 million people living without access to clean water. This means that about 7.5% of the global water crisis is in Ethiopia alone. Plus, nearly 65 million people live without access to improved sanitation, and approximately 27 million people still practice open defecation. The vast majority of those affected live in rural, hard to reach places. (Lifewater.org, stats from 2018)

Diseases from unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. (Whitefeather Foundation)

The most up-to-date numbers show that, each year, 480,000 children under the age of 5 die due to diarrheal disease, an illness caused primarily by drinking contaminated water and practicing poor sanitation. (Charity: Water article written July 8, 2019)

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

By sponsoring a water project or a village. It can be UNICEF, it can be LIFEWATER, it can be Charity:Water or whatever you choose -- but (shameless plug) my dance team's (BodyJam Edmonton) donation page is here if you choose to support us in our campaign:

www.workoutforwater.org/fundraisers/bodyjamyeg

We have 2 days left and are just shy of $7000!! I know you're probably sick of hearing us ask... but when POOR WATER SANITATION is the #2 cause of death in children, and it's PREVENTABLE, it's an important call-to-action.

Please skip your starbucks and donate that $5 today!

[Sources:
https://lifewater.org/…/the-results-are-in-safe-water-prev…/
https://lifewater.org/blog/ethiopia-water-crisis/
https://blogs.unicef.org/…/how-ethiopia-managed-to-supply-…/
http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/…/water-officials-…/
https://whitefeatherfoundation.com/…/charity-water-ethiopia/

5 Days to Go!

We are so incredibly proud of what we have accomplished so far! Thanks to all of you, our little Edmonton team has raised almost $6500 in our Workout For Water campaign!!!! Absolutely incredible!!!!!! We cannot help but be insanely proud of our community of friends, family and BODYJAMMERS in our city and beyond <3>

This means over 173 children in the Amhara region will have access to clean water for life! What an amazing accomplishment!! And even though this is also a competition, we can't help but also be proud of all of our CANADIAN teams because, together, we have raised more than $15000 which amounts to >400 CHILDREN having access to clean water! How AMAZING is that?!

We still have 5 days left of our campaign and are working insanely hard to do the best we can! We know we have you behind us and we are eternally grateful for that!

Let's crush these next 5 days!!!!!! Let's get to 10K!!! Please donate, share, buy our swag, help us out, and keep on dancing ;)

Love you all

Week 2 Update! It's LAUNCH week!

Join Bodyjam Edmonton as we #workoutforwater until July 31st to raise funds to provide sustainable, accessible and CLEAN water to the Amhara region of Ethiopia!

Your donations will aid in the building of 2 solar powered water systems in the multi villages of Lega and Yelam Gej. For every $450 donated, 12 children will have access to clean water!

AND, with your help, we can win a class in our city by Bodyjam Program Director GANDALF ARCHER MILLS! #GetGtoYEG .

THANK YOU to all our supporters both in Edmonton and abroad!!!! We are so grateful and overjoyed by the outpouring of support for our team and city! It means the world to us! (KEEP DONATING!!!) .

❤️Love,
Brett, Nat, Ash, Alli, Celena, Jess, Carly* and Mel* (missing from photo)

Nat's Workout For Water message! Donate to our GLOBAL initiative!

I have a very soft spot for children. If you notice the charities I (and my team) promote, they most always have to do with underprivileged kids - whether it be due to economic situations or physical impediments. I've volunteered with kids in many forms - choirs & camps mainly - and I've probably even babysat your kids on occasion. I love kids.

Earlier this year, my dance team and I fundraised just under $2000 for Spin4Kids: An initiative to help Canadian kids with disabilities, autism, and physical impediments get active. Additionally, last winter, we collected toys for Santa's anonymous for underprivileged children in our Edmonton community.

Today, Bodyjam Edmonton and I are working towards helping kids in Ethiopia spend more time in school by giving them WATER -- Something you and I take for granted. We can just go to a tap to get it. Easy.

In the Amhara region of Ethiopia, it can take up to 4 hours of physically exhausting labour to retrieve...and it's not even 100% clean water. We want to help change that. We want to help build 2 solar powered water systems! HELP US!!! Join our cause, spread our link, share our passion.

www.workoutforwater.org/fundraisers/bodyjamyeg

In addition, our dance team has an AMAZING opportunity if we fundraise the most in Canada to have a class taught by a New Zealand Les Mills Program Director. We would LOVE to give this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to our members!

This photo is one of my favourite moments from when my choir performed for a school in Okaukuejo Namibia in 2007. We brought them little kits of TOOTHPASTE and school supplies (which was something super small for us) and LOOK at the joy on their faces. It's the little things that bring the most joy, so even if you can donate $5, $10, $25, or $100.... it's SOMETHING and it MEANS something!!!

Thanks for your support!!! www.workoutforwater.org/fundraisers/bodyjamyeg

#workoutforwater #workoutforwater2019 #getgtoyeg #donations #fundraising #unicef #goodlifefitness #lesmills #lesmillstribe #bodyjam #bodyjamlovers #socialmediadonation #socialmediamarketing #causes #charity

Wow!!!!! Week 1 Update

We are one full week into our campaign and we are just FLOORED by the incredible amount of support in Edmonton and beyond!!!! Already in our first week we are $2395 closer to helping Ethiopians in the Amhara region gain access to clean water.

We are truly inspired and empowered by you all. Let's crush week 2!!

Water is often taken for granted, yet 2.1 billion people around the world lack access to clean drinking water, and nearly half of these people live in sub-Saharan Africa. In many sub-Saharan African villages, the burden of retrieving safe water falls on women and children, preventing them from attending school and pursuing economic opportunities.

If you are just joining us, it's not too late to donate! We are still fundraising up a storm and have some fun events planned including our FUNDRAISING PARTY on July 20th at 1:30pm Brewery Goodlife!!!! All donations are your ticket into the event, but donations of $25+ get you into our prize draws!

Thank you all for your support thus far and please keep spreading the jam love!

Nat, Alli, Ashley, Celena, Brett, Carly, Jess, & Mel

Thank you to my Sponsors

$1.6k

Shannon G. Eclipse Signs Ltd.

Go ALL in!❤👌👊

$1,000

Susan Burns-simpson & Phil Charko

$1,000

Bodyjam Edmonton Team

$1G from the YEG! Donated on behalf of the Edmonton BodyJam Instructor team!! <3

$500

Anonymous

With best wishes from Tina and the Herongate Ottawa Jammers

$400

Shannon G...

$350

Natalie Shorey

Thanks for sponsor this. What a great cause. Hope we win as it would be great to dance with Gandalf! Good luck everyone!

$300

Bodyjam Edmonton

Proceeds from another one of our mini- fundraising campaigns! Thanks to the best Bodyjam participant & Instructor community EVER! #bodyjamlove

$300

Kathy Sj And Bernadette N.

Bottle drive + donations. Thankful for family and friends willing to support such an amazing cause. What an awesome community we have. ♡

$250

Anonymous

In support of Zofia

$250

Suzanne Roch

Hang on! Till the last STEP!!

$200

Bodyjam Instructor Team Yeg

❤️

$160

Ashley Sternhagen

So incredibly proud and honored to be apart of this team and community. Peace, love and Bodyjam❤

$154

Bottle Driving Bodyjammers. Thanks Melissa M, Michelle, K Leslie, Larissa, And Liezl!

$150

Erin Power

Can’t wait to dance with G!

$130

Grandma Cora

Con mucho amor y cariño, de tu Grandma Cora.

$115

Adrienne Perry

Good luck!

$100

David Patchell-evans

$100

Terri Ackroyd

Go Jammers, you rock!!

$100

#1 Bodyjam Edmonton Fan ??

This for all the underdogs out there. Don’t give up #YEG!

$100

Batman

Go team Edmonton!! Batman sends the love from Okinawa Japan! <3

$100

Shannon Gratton

Go team! You can do it!!!

$100

Linda Gama-pinto

Thanks Tina for your inspiration!

$100

Sherry , Bodycombat And Barre Instructor

Two of my girls are from Ethiopia. I have been to the villages in Ethiopia and this is needed! Great job guys!

$100

Glenn Marquez

All the love and support from the west coast!!!

$100

Lori Betts

Go Jammers Go!!! 💗💗💗

$100

Momo

BodyJam Vancouver BC in tha house! Sending you love and support from the West Coast. This happens, you know BodyJammers BC will be there. Can't wait!! 💜😁

$100

Brett Tadlas

Instructor challenge! I am giving my goodlife pay for this cause ❤️

$100

Milan

Great cause Edmonton jammers!

$100

Cheryl Delorme

❤ Bodyjam

$100

Sabia Remtulla-wilson

BodyJam Edmonton <3

$100

Bodyjamteamx

From @bodyjamteamx in the Washington, DC area - WE SUPPORT YOU!

$100

Sonia Tannis

$100

Jennifer Blyth

Let’s do this!!!

$100

Wemphy Hanafi

You guys ROCK!

$100

Sherry Keast

Sherry’s bottle drive! Thanks to my mom and dad and Susan!

$100

Kammal Tannis

Bravo cousin great cause

$100

Larissa Hedstrom

$100

Carly Kirtio

So incredibly proud of BodyJam Edmonton!

$100

A-a-ron

SOUNDfonix Entertainment

$100

Kim Lavender

SO proud of you all!!! Way to go representing GoodLife and LMI BodyJam! Wish I could dance with you all. Thank you for making a difference. Xxoo

$90

Mom, Grandma Cora, And Tia Orielle

felicito a este maravilloso grupo y a mi querida Nathalie. Le pido a Dios que todo le vaya bien y tengan un éxito maravilloso. Que Dios los bendiga los proteja y los guíe

$75

Beth Watkins

thanks for all your effort for this worthy cause

$75

Chris Prior

Happy birthday Erin Power, my hero!

$75

Glenn M

Glenn's pass the bucket at work...keep it going...

$60

Tina Nesrallah

$55

Dany Wyatt And Anita Theriault

Good luck Edmonton Jammers!!

$55

Anonymous

$50

Brett Tadlas

For clean water!!

$50

Adriana Augustyniak-morejon

Go Jammers, GO Edmonton 💖

$50

Mario Pellerin

$50

Celena

Spreading the BodyJam love!

$50

Kim Gibas

Great job so far you guys!!! Let’s do this YEG👊🏻

$50

Janine Higgins

Wish I could be there to rock it out with you guys! Have fun!!

$50

John Siggers

here is a little bit

$50

Megan H

Love you all!! Keep on jammin :)

$50

Mel Russell

Cheers to a great cause & YEY to BodyJam

$50

Suzanne Roch

$50

Ingrid

Yes let's go YEG Jammers!!

$50

Sarah K.

$50

Kelsey Hoople

I am so proud of this amazing group of Jammers, their families, and supporters. My life changed finding BodyJam. Now we have the chance to change the lives of others and everyone has risen to the challenge with such giving hearts. You are all beautiful!!

$50

Anonymous

$50

Daniela Villota

$50

Barbara I Koistinen

$50

Natalie Thompson

You guys are killing it!!!! Best wishes, lots of love and all the best in this race to raise all the money you can get! Xoxoxo

$50

Billy Tadlas

$50

Kari Grier

Go Edmonton Jammers!!

$50

Jacqui Davis

GO YEG JAM TEAM!!! You got this!!

$50

Tyson Ghostkeeper

Can't wait to Jam with Gandolf!!

$50

Ingrid Mae Tadlas

Round two on donating because we want to help the team out!

$50

Anonymous

$50

Gandalf Archer Mills

KEEEEEEEEP GOING EDMONTON

$50

Melissa Hartel

Gandalf needs to come to Edmonton!

$50

Allison Ferradas

Let's goooooo #YEG Jammers. Show us some Bodyjam love!

$50

Nathalie Dugo

Let's DO THIS!!!!!!!! Thank you to everyone for your support!

$50

Bryce

$50

Kathlyn Elizabeth Bradshaw

$50

Mel Rees

Fuck yeah BodyJam!

$50

Albert

$50

Krystal Brass

The West is Best! #getGtoYEG

$50

Mark Drebert

$50

Karlee Hren

You all rock!! Keep working hard, having fun, and helping others!!

$50

J Barnes

Love you and all that you do to help the world!

$50

Danielle Cudmore

Good job peeps!! Keep up the good work!

$50

Shandra Semple

$50

Roxanne Field

$50

Angelica Yee

$50

Linda

Resubmitting my donation as the one I did last week appears to have not gone through....??

$40

Sarah Knopp

$40

Kathy Sj. & Bernadette N.

The last bit of our bottle drive for today 😍😁

$35

Michelle Torresan

$35

Anonymous

$30

Bernadette Natividad

What a great cause! So proud of Les Mills and my body jam Edmonton family! ♡

$30

Megan Baluch

$30

Carole Chamberlin

Awesome work!! Good Luck!

$30

Debbie Catriona

Better late than never 😜 💜 Go Edmonton BodyJammers and our whole team of instructors/participants and supporters!

$30

Melissa Maguire

$25

Shahan Shamim

Good luck Jammers <3

$25

Michelle K

$25

Tatiana Tordoya

For clean water ❤️Body Jam❤️

$25

Kathy San Jose

So awesome to be part of a body jam team that loves to dance and helps support those who are in need ❤

$25

Megan Baluch

Donating again because i'm a sore loser so YEG needs to win :)

$25

Diana

$25

Natalie Phung

Great cause and great job YEG! I can't join you guys but have a great time this Saturday!! Xo

$25

Erin O'connell

$25

Karen K.

$25

Sarah Kaganovsky

$25

Milan Nikic

$25

Donna Solari

Good luck Jam team!! I hope you reach your goal 🙏❤

$25

Angelie Thind

Go Team Edmonton!!!

$25

Holly Fisher

Go team go!

$25

Janet Yee

Awesome job Jammers! Lets get Gandolf here!

$25

Pam Chambul

Good luck in your fundraising

$25

Linda J. Pedley

Good luck with your goal!

$25

Joanne Doroni

You go girl!

$25

Reagan Ruslim

$25

Liezel Padilla

$25

Marvie Baluch

My daughter Megan made me!

$25

Brandi Morgan

Go get it!

$25

Lianne Fookes

$25

Amit Rana

$25

Marou/julie/prunyaw

With all our love and support ❤️❤️❤️

$25

Tina Nesrallah

$25

Kim Harvey

go Edmonton BodyJam go!!

$25

Nadine Silveira

Let’s do this!!

$25

Anonymous

$25

Geovanny Solano

$25

Ernesto

$25

Marta And Jozef Zdonczyk

Way to go!

$25

Paula Acevedo

De parte de Paula Acevedo y Familia

$25

Tanya Romaniuk

Good luck BodyJam team!

$25

Leslie Hancheruk

Good luck Jammers!!

$25

Natalya Bogdan

$25

Michelle Wakeman

We should not have to walk 4 hours for water!!!! Thank you for bringing this issue to light.

$25

Christina Gibbons

$25

Hector

$25

Carly Kirtio

$25

Jodi Jubinville

Go Jam Team Go!!!

$25

Karina Holzman

Awesome job jammers !!

$25

Susan Mallandaine

A worthwhile initiative... Thanks BodyJam Edmonton!

$25

Zofia Wozniak

Good luck! What a great cause.

$25

Sonya B

$25

Natasha Hilchie

$25

Michelle Moses

$25

Christine Tannis

$25

Jen Isotti

$25

Anonymous

$25

Julie Tinker

$25

Carole Bertrand

Best of luck, Tina. We all would love to have G teach a BodyJam class in Ottawa.

$25

Maria

$25

Josee Manning

You guys rock!

$25

Jan Tinker

$25

Khamari

This is great aunty Tina ❤

$25

Geovanny Solano

$25

Katie Winn Quinn

Sherry - you better dance super hard for me if G comes to your town!!!! :)

$25

Shana Tannis

$25

Karen Swain

$25

Cheryl Dryer

$25

Jodie Inwood

$25

Shawna-lee Mcbride

$25

Jina Boychuk

Love the Jam team !!! Go YEG go

$25

Jessica L

$20

Mandi Ayre

Work it!!! Or should I say... Jam it out for a great cause!!

$20

Anonymous

$20

Anne Gothong

$20

Nicky Lord

Good luck Edmonton! Keep up the great work helping these communities xx

$20

Michelle Royer

$20

Carole Reber

$20

Sylvester Zdonczyk

$20

Nicole Pink

$20

Anonymous

$20

Mel Citulsky

$20

Brett Tadlas

Additional (approximate) bottle run! I'm beat going to the bottle depot multiple times on a tight sched so this last bag I'm donating an estimate and do the bottle run later xD Let's go YEG!!

$15