Picture the scene if you will… You are sat in a café, sipping your latte and typing a desperately boring report that needs to be on the bosses desk by Monday… Suddenly you think ‘I wonder what is going on with Dry July these days, I will just check out their website’ (you haven’t ever thought that??? Shame on you!)… but oh no! no wireless connection… what a to do!
Well, we have thought of everything here to make sure you never miss a thing! Now you can keep up with all the happenings in the Dry July camp wherever you are by using our new mobile based Dry July website!
Simply type http://dryjuly.mobi into your mobile phone’s browser and hey presto!
Any news we post on our blog will automatically be shown on our mobile site so you can keep up with the latest happenings wherever you are!
We will be launching a whole set of cool and whiz-bang features on our mobile site as Dry July 2009 approaches…
So sit back, enjoy your latte and check out dryjuly.mobi on your mobile phone.
Cheers,
The Dry July Team.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Your donations, making a difference
Hey all,
We started Dry July to make a difference. We wanted to raise funds that would directly benefit the lives of people living with cancer through The Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation, Dreams2Live4 charity.
3 months on from the inaugural Dry July and we are proud to start showing where the amazing amount of funds are beginning to be distributed.
Now known as the ‘Garden of Dreams’, the garden area of the Oncology ward has been completely re-vitalised with new garden furniture and plants.
A kitchenette area has been installed along with fantastic new seating in the Oncology waiting room. The TV without sound has been replaced by a 50” plasma (and yes the sound is working on this puppy).
2 special beds have been purchased and are soon to arrive.
We are continuing to work with cancer patients to make and fulfil their dreams. We will be making regular updates to the site displaying improvements made and dreams fulfilled, so please check back regularly.
In the meantime, check out the photos here.
Cheers,
The Dry July Team
We started Dry July to make a difference. We wanted to raise funds that would directly benefit the lives of people living with cancer through The Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation, Dreams2Live4 charity.
3 months on from the inaugural Dry July and we are proud to start showing where the amazing amount of funds are beginning to be distributed.
Now known as the ‘Garden of Dreams’, the garden area of the Oncology ward has been completely re-vitalised with new garden furniture and plants.
A kitchenette area has been installed along with fantastic new seating in the Oncology waiting room. The TV without sound has been replaced by a 50” plasma (and yes the sound is working on this puppy).
2 special beds have been purchased and are soon to arrive.
We are continuing to work with cancer patients to make and fulfil their dreams. We will be making regular updates to the site displaying improvements made and dreams fulfilled, so please check back regularly.
In the meantime, check out the photos here.
Cheers,
The Dry July Team
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Dry July Update Oct 2008 - Presentation Evening and Cheque Handover
Hi all,
Long time, no speak!
The presentation evening was a great success with an impressive turn out of DJs, friends, hospital staff and committee members.
As it’s not July, the drinks were flowing in celebration of raising a grand total of $257,283. We had a ‘big cheque’ printed and trophies to hand over to the highest fundraisers of Dry July 2008.
The night started well with the rain holding off, so all in attendance could enjoy the newly constructed garden area. It was a chance for all involved to see where the fantastic amount of funds raised were being spent.
Already making a difference with the new kitchen area fitted, new furniture delivered in the Oncology waiting area and great big flat screen TV mounted on the wall, we proceeded inside for the speeches to begin.
It was a chance for the guys behind Dry July to give a brief talk about how Dry July came to be and to thank all those involved in making what was an idea born in the pub, become a National fundraising event with aspirations to grow bigger and bigger year on year.
Adam Spencer gladly accepted his Trophy for highest fundraiser and helped us hand over the ‘big cheque’ to Lulu at The Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation.
There was still plenty of time after the speeches had finished to have a few more drinks and enjoy the fantastic nibbles that were going around on the night.
Huge thank you to everyone that turned up! We all really appreciate everyone’s encouragement and input for Dry July and with this much support Dry July 2009 is set to be a huge success for our beneficiaries.
We’ve put some photos of the night on the website so please check them out.
We’ll also be updating the site regularly with photos as to the developments being made at the hospital through the funds raised.
Cheers!
The Dry July Team.
Long time, no speak!
The presentation evening was a great success with an impressive turn out of DJs, friends, hospital staff and committee members.
As it’s not July, the drinks were flowing in celebration of raising a grand total of $257,283. We had a ‘big cheque’ printed and trophies to hand over to the highest fundraisers of Dry July 2008.
The night started well with the rain holding off, so all in attendance could enjoy the newly constructed garden area. It was a chance for all involved to see where the fantastic amount of funds raised were being spent.
Already making a difference with the new kitchen area fitted, new furniture delivered in the Oncology waiting area and great big flat screen TV mounted on the wall, we proceeded inside for the speeches to begin.
It was a chance for the guys behind Dry July to give a brief talk about how Dry July came to be and to thank all those involved in making what was an idea born in the pub, become a National fundraising event with aspirations to grow bigger and bigger year on year.
Adam Spencer gladly accepted his Trophy for highest fundraiser and helped us hand over the ‘big cheque’ to Lulu at The Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation.
There was still plenty of time after the speeches had finished to have a few more drinks and enjoy the fantastic nibbles that were going around on the night.
Huge thank you to everyone that turned up! We all really appreciate everyone’s encouragement and input for Dry July and with this much support Dry July 2009 is set to be a huge success for our beneficiaries.
We’ve put some photos of the night on the website so please check them out.
We’ll also be updating the site regularly with photos as to the developments being made at the hospital through the funds raised.
Cheers!
The Dry July Team.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
The final straight, Donation cut off dates and the Dry July Hall of Fame...
g'day all,
It has been a quiet couple of weeks for the Dry July Team as we hide ourselves away and try to resist the temptation of the dreaded booze monster.
Only 10 more days to go!!!
We thought you might like to know a few housekeeping things to bear in mind as we near the end of July.
Online donations will continue until the 15th August so ensure you rally your troops to give their donations before this date.
If you have been collecting cash donations, please ensure you send a cheque for the total amount along with your Dry July Cash Sponorship form before the end of August 2008 to the following address:
The Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation Ltd,
Locked Bag 3,
Maroubra NSW 2035
If you are one of the amazing people who have managed to get into the Top 10 DJ list, the person with the highest donation total at 5pm on Friday 1st August, 2008 will claim the Number 1 DJ spot of 2008 and be entered into the Dry July Hall Of Fame!
Keep up the good work everybody and we hope you are all reaping the benefits of staying Dry this July!
Good luck and thank you for your fundraising achievements!
Cheers,
The Dry July Team.
It has been a quiet couple of weeks for the Dry July Team as we hide ourselves away and try to resist the temptation of the dreaded booze monster.
Only 10 more days to go!!!
We thought you might like to know a few housekeeping things to bear in mind as we near the end of July.
Online donations will continue until the 15th August so ensure you rally your troops to give their donations before this date.
If you have been collecting cash donations, please ensure you send a cheque for the total amount along with your Dry July Cash Sponorship form before the end of August 2008 to the following address:
The Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation Ltd,
Locked Bag 3,
Maroubra NSW 2035
If you are one of the amazing people who have managed to get into the Top 10 DJ list, the person with the highest donation total at 5pm on Friday 1st August, 2008 will claim the Number 1 DJ spot of 2008 and be entered into the Dry July Hall Of Fame!
Keep up the good work everybody and we hope you are all reaping the benefits of staying Dry this July!
Good luck and thank you for your fundraising achievements!
Cheers,
The Dry July Team.
Friday, July 4, 2008
What a week!!
What a week!!! …Where do we start??…how about Tuesday :)
First and foremost … WOW, Thank you!!
What started as an idea amongst mates to lay off the booze and raise some money for a great cause close to our hearts has gained such momentum and support that nearly 1000 individuals are now taking on the challenge and to date we have raised over $85,000!!
Thanks to the support and involvement of Adam Spencer at ABC radio, hearing Dry July being talked about on Triple J radio now means that Dry July has been taken to a whole new level! Not to mention the media interest Dry July has achieved through web forums, news websites, local and national papers, radio and magazines. Thank you again to all getting involved, signing-up, donating and supporting Dry July and the Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation, Dreams2Live4 Charity.
Well this is the first official ‘Dry’ weekend of July! For those who have Golden Tickets… we envy you! …for those who don’t… we admire you! For us, the enormity of this challenge is sinking in so good luck to all and remember, like The Doctor from Triple J says…No bender till Splendour :)
Cheers,
The Dry July Team
First and foremost … WOW, Thank you!!
What started as an idea amongst mates to lay off the booze and raise some money for a great cause close to our hearts has gained such momentum and support that nearly 1000 individuals are now taking on the challenge and to date we have raised over $85,000!!
Thanks to the support and involvement of Adam Spencer at ABC radio, hearing Dry July being talked about on Triple J radio now means that Dry July has been taken to a whole new level! Not to mention the media interest Dry July has achieved through web forums, news websites, local and national papers, radio and magazines. Thank you again to all getting involved, signing-up, donating and supporting Dry July and the Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation, Dreams2Live4 Charity.
Well this is the first official ‘Dry’ weekend of July! For those who have Golden Tickets… we envy you! …for those who don’t… we admire you! For us, the enormity of this challenge is sinking in so good luck to all and remember, like The Doctor from Triple J says…No bender till Splendour :)
Cheers,
The Dry July Team
Friday, June 27, 2008
Come one, come all!
Congratulations to Cheri Lutz for being the 300th person to sign up for Dry July! Welcome onboard!
The countdown is on...
On your marks...
Get set...
...wait for it
The Dry July Team
The countdown is on...
On your marks...
Get set...
...wait for it
The Dry July Team
Friday, June 20, 2008
Top Up Up Up!!!
The Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation are overwhelmed with everyone’s generosity and enthusiasm to support friends and family taking on ‘Dry July’.
Initial expectations have already been far exceeded. With this in mind and knowing every donation is directly benefiting the lives of people living with cancer we’ve topped up the Schooner goal to $40,000!
Cheers,
The Dry July Team
Initial expectations have already been far exceeded. With this in mind and knowing every donation is directly benefiting the lives of people living with cancer we’ve topped up the Schooner goal to $40,000!
Cheers,
The Dry July Team
Monday, June 16, 2008
100 DJs!!
It truly is fantastic to see such support behind Dry July. We have just had our 100th DJ sign-up and we couldn’t let such a monumental moment slip past without a mention.
Welcome Jane Sharkey and thank you for being the 100th person to sign-up for Dry July!
All the best with you Dry July challenge!
The Dry July Team
Welcome Jane Sharkey and thank you for being the 100th person to sign-up for Dry July!
All the best with you Dry July challenge!
The Dry July Team
New Feature: Invite people to sponsor you...
Here at Dry July we try to make your lives as easy as possible and we know that writing emails to hundreds of people to get sponsorship is time consuming and a bit of a drag so we have added a new feature to your Dry July profile page which allows you to email all your friends/collegues at once... You can send to your Hotmail, GMail or Yahoo contacts, upload a list of email addresses exported from your own email program (i.e. Outlook) or you can even just type in the email addresses if you so wish.
We hope this makes life a little easier for you,if you have any problems with this feature, drop us an email at team@dryjuly.org
Cheers,
The Dry July Team.
We hope this makes life a little easier for you,if you have any problems with this feature, drop us an email at team@dryjuly.org
Cheers,
The Dry July Team.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Aiming ever higher!
With the Dry July Schooner close to overflowing in such a short space of time, we didn’t want to spill a drop so have raised the total donation goal to $20,000
Well done all!! Keep those donations flowing in.
The Dry July Team.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Raising the bar...
...wow! is all we can say to the response Dry July has got in its first week out in the wild. We are really happy people are jumping on the wagon and taking on the challenge of going Dry this July.
We are already halfway to our original goal (well done all!!) so, with that in mind, we have decided to up the anty and raise the donation goal! We are going to increase it from $5,000 to $10,000...
So, come on guys, lets get as many of our friends, family and collegues on board to either take part or donate to a great cause.
Cheers,
The Dry July Team.
We are already halfway to our original goal (well done all!!) so, with that in mind, we have decided to up the anty and raise the donation goal! We are going to increase it from $5,000 to $10,000...
So, come on guys, lets get as many of our friends, family and collegues on board to either take part or donate to a great cause.
Cheers,
The Dry July Team.
Tinkering under the hood...
Hi All,
You may have noticed some weird goings on with the site on Tuesday (3rd June). We have been upgrading our services to ensure the stability of the site and unfortunately this required a little down time... Thanks to you all for your patience while this upgrade happens and we will be back to normal very soon...
Thanks,
The Dry July Team.
You may have noticed some weird goings on with the site on Tuesday (3rd June). We have been upgrading our services to ensure the stability of the site and unfortunately this required a little down time... Thanks to you all for your patience while this upgrade happens and we will be back to normal very soon...
Thanks,
The Dry July Team.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Dry July is live!
On Monday 26th May 2008, at about 10pm or so, the Dry July website broke out of its cocoon and into the real world.
With a new skin and a bubbly attitude, the website is now happily registering Dry Julyers and raising more and more interest – the website has had 500 hits in the last two days alone!
Thanks to all of you who have already taken the plunge and signed-up for Dry July. At the time of writing, and at less than one day old, that’s nearly 40 so far with about $500 already raised!
This bodes really well for the future and we hope to see the Dry July glass filling up nicely.
Thanks again!
The Dry July Team.
With a new skin and a bubbly attitude, the website is now happily registering Dry Julyers and raising more and more interest – the website has had 500 hits in the last two days alone!
Thanks to all of you who have already taken the plunge and signed-up for Dry July. At the time of writing, and at less than one day old, that’s nearly 40 so far with about $500 already raised!
This bodes really well for the future and we hope to see the Dry July glass filling up nicely.
Thanks again!
The Dry July Team.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
The count down to 1st July is well and truly on!!!
Thank you to all registering on the Dry July website and a special thanks to all those forwarding the site on to all their friends/family. It is seriously much appreciated as it is through such support and exposure that Dry July will reach it's full potential for such a great cause.
We are busy designing/building the main website along with working extensively on the PR side of things to ensure Dry July raises as much as possible for the Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation.
The website continues to receive fantastic interest. http://www.dryjuly.org has received 762 hits to the site with 499 being unique visitors and 93 people registering their interest.
The facebook group continues to grow .... currently 120 people from both near and far! Fantastic support everybody as it is wiith such momentum of growth that we will all be able to make such a positive difference to the lives of those living wth cancer.
Thanks again to all and as the count down is on we can't wait to let you know about what's up and coming for Dry July!
We are busy designing/building the main website along with working extensively on the PR side of things to ensure Dry July raises as much as possible for the Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation.
The website continues to receive fantastic interest. http://www.dryjuly.org has received 762 hits to the site with 499 being unique visitors and 93 people registering their interest.
The facebook group continues to grow .... currently 120 people from both near and far! Fantastic support everybody as it is wiith such momentum of growth that we will all be able to make such a positive difference to the lives of those living wth cancer.
Thanks again to all and as the count down is on we can't wait to let you know about what's up and coming for Dry July!
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Phil from Dry July on Adam Spencer's Breakfast Show on Sydney's 702 AM
Hey,
Dry July had it's first real PR this morning with Phil chatting to Adam Spencer on Sydney's 702 AM breakfast show. Check out the MP3 at: http://www.dryjuly.org/audio/702am.mp3
Cheers, Dry July TeamWednesday, April 16, 2008
Dry July is getting a lot of Attention!
Hi everybody!
Quick update for you all... Dry July is continuing to receive some great interest. We've now had 445 hits to the site. 265 of those being individual visitors. We've also had 52 people register on dryjuly.org with 53 people referring to friends.
The Dry July FaceBook group is growing very nicely. We've even had our first Penguin sign up! I've partied with Jervis Bay Petie and I've got a feeling he's going to be purchasing/donating a few Golden Tickets ;)
We've got 2000 Dry July drinks coasters arriving in the next couple of days (same design as the image above). So we're going to be out 'n' about around Sydney distributing them. Really hoping they make a great impact!!
There's some really exciting other things happening which we can't wait to tell you about, so please keep checking back to the group for updates and announcements.
Thanks again everybody for your support and encouragement!
Dry July Team
Quick update for you all... Dry July is continuing to receive some great interest. We've now had 445 hits to the site. 265 of those being individual visitors. We've also had 52 people register on dryjuly.org with 53 people referring to friends.
The Dry July FaceBook group is growing very nicely. We've even had our first Penguin sign up! I've partied with Jervis Bay Petie and I've got a feeling he's going to be purchasing/donating a few Golden Tickets ;)
We've got 2000 Dry July drinks coasters arriving in the next couple of days (same design as the image above). So we're going to be out 'n' about around Sydney distributing them. Really hoping they make a great impact!!
There's some really exciting other things happening which we can't wait to tell you about, so please keep checking back to the group for updates and announcements.
Thanks again everybody for your support and encouragement!
Dry July Team
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Update
Hey All...
It has now been two weeks since the Dry July website went live and we have had over 220 unique visitors visit us and 30 people register their interest!! We now have 29 members on the Facebook group and we are number 1 in the Google search results!!!
So come on guys, lets ramp it up and get the word out to everyone... lets try and get the Facebook group up to 50 and get as many people to http://www.dryjuly.org as possible!!
We really appreciate your efforts!
Dry July Team.
It has now been two weeks since the Dry July website went live and we have had over 220 unique visitors visit us and 30 people register their interest!! We now have 29 members on the Facebook group and we are number 1 in the Google search results!!!
So come on guys, lets ramp it up and get the word out to everyone... lets try and get the Facebook group up to 50 and get as many people to http://www.dryjuly.org as possible!!
We really appreciate your efforts!
Dry July Team.
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