ed sport I think it’s important to spread the message to
younger women and girls to be who you want to be and
be proud.”
“It’s great to be different,” she continues.
Dolly’s Dream was founded by her parents after a na-
tion and worldwide outpouring of grief and support for
their daughter. Teaming with the Alannah and Madeline
Foundation they’ve set about to raise funds and aware-
ness of bullying and the dangers of cyber-attacks, they
advocate for the safety and wellbeing of children. They
agree that it’s ok to be different and dream.
“Their mission impacts the happiness of thousands of
kids and future adults,” says Chantal.
“Dolly’s story is one that touched my heart,” adds
Chris. “Now with cyber bulling it makes it so very hard
to escape. I think educating young people on the damage
they can do or how to avoid it is vital.”
School teacher and mother, Jayne White adds, “I deal
with bullying on almost a daily basis. I see the effects it
takes on people, especially young people. Anything that
can bring awareness to this problem of bullying is great
for the community in general.”
And with personal experiences drawn upon, twelve
women set off across the Simpson Desert, Australia’s
fourth largest desert, the world’s largest parallel dune
desert … more than five hundred kilometres of eleven
hundred or so relentless sand dunes … all to be crossed.
“The Simpson Desert is difficult to put into words,”
grins Rikki. “It definitely needs to be experienced to un-
derstand this amazing place. It isn’t for the faint hearted
and will test you in many ways.”
It’s a sentiment that all the women share, the Simpson
is beautiful yet is also a very serious challenge and can be
extremely dangerous.
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