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Hi
there,
Right now DD is
involved in the Sydney World Masters
Games as an official Community Partner...
and many of our members are competing in sports as
varied as tennis, squash, football and softball.
You can watch (for FREE) over 28,000 athletes from
all over the world go for Gold.
And even if
you didn't make the Masters deadline, there's
still time to join the DD Team for the
Australian Corporate Games. Held
in Melbourne from November 20-22,
entries for all 20 sports close on 20
October. In particular, we're looking for
basketball, soccer, softball and touch footy
players... so start training now! Our good friend
and DD Ambassador, Guy Leech,
will even help you to get fit. Guy is offering all
members one FREE paddle fitness
session. For more DD news, read on...
The Double Drummer
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FINDS WORLD MASTERS GAMES PARTNER FOR REG - AGED
101!
Those of us who dream of living
to 'a ripe old age' imagine sipping a hot cuppa
while sitting on the verandah or in front of the
TV with a rug over our lap. If 101 represents that
ripe old age, Reg Trewin sees life a little
differently to most.
Thrilled to have been
officially recognised as the oldest competitor in
the 2009 Sydney World Masters Games, Reg won't be
sitting in the stands (with or without rug)
watching on. He'll be taking to the bowling green
in the with his newfound partner, Helene... and
Reg thinks they're in with a good chance
of bringing home a medal!
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BRIDGE RUNNERS RAISES MONEY FOR HEART
RESEARCH
Early on Sunday morning 20th
September, a group of hardy Double Drummer members
took part in the annual Sydney Running
Festival and helped raise funds for
The Heart Research Institute.
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| MEMBER OFFERS |
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FREE
PADDLE FITNESS SESSION WITH GUY
LEECH
Double Drummer ambassador and
former World Iron Man Champion Guy Leech is
offering all DD members the opportunity to join
him and his team of paddling experts for a
free trial of his Paddle Fitness
sessions on Sydney Harbour.
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AUSTRALIAN
CORPORATE GAMES - MELBOURNE, NOVEMBER 20-22
2009
Join the Double Drummer team and
an anticipated 10,000 plus other competitors
who'll be taking part in the Australian Corporate
Games from November 20-22 in Melbourne. There are
20 popular sports from which to choose and
individual events will be held at some of the best
sporting facilities in Australia. Right now we're
looking for basketball, soccer, softball,
touch footy players in particular to fill
DD teams. Don't delay - entries close 20
October!
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SYDNEY
WORLD MASTERS GAMES 2009 - OCTOBER 10-18,
2009
Games fever grips Sydney again
this week, from October 10-18 when the former
Olympic City hosts the 2009 World Masters Games.
The Games have attracted a record of more than
28,000 competitors from 95 countries
playing 28 sports. Former elite athletes
(like Mark Geyer and Greg Alexander in the touch
footy) are competing and spectators can soak up
the atmosphere and watch all Games events
for FREE! So get out there and see the
Masters in action.
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DD
WELCOMES SPORTSCENE
Double Drummer is
pleased to announce a new alliance with
Sportscene, a media production
company specialising in video production,
broadcast and photography of the more unusual
sporting activities including canoeing and kite
surfing. If you want video footage of your sport
for (e.g.) Internet Broadcast, or even still
photography for web or print content, Sportscene's
the go!
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101-year old Reg finds Pairs partner with DD's
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kayak session with Guy Leech ... |
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Australian Corporate Games, Sydney World Masters
Games ... |
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Sportscene.tv joins DD
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DOOD'S TIPS ON HOW TO USE DOUBLE DRUMMER
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Replying to contacts
Occasionally you will receive an
e-mail from Double Drummer letting you know that a
member wishes to contact you about an activity or
sport you're interested in. Simply click the link
in the e-mail and you'll be taken to a web page
where you can view the profile of the member who
contacted you. You can then decide if you'd like
to meet up or not by clicking on the appropriate
button. If you click on the I'm
interested button, $1 will be deducted from
your account and the e-mail and/or phone details
of the member who contacted you will be displayed
on the page. An e-mail with a link to your profile
and contact details will also be sent to the
member who contacted you. Then either of you can
simply e-mail or call the other to organise your
first activity.
For more help with DD, click
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| CONGRATULATIONS
TO OUR WINNERS |
$3,000 in prizes won!
 Congratulations to
DD Member C. Roberts of
Queensland for winning Double Drummer's Great
Office Escape competition. The major prize was a
Sunshine Coast Weekend Getaway for two. Hope you
enjoyed your holiday and round of golf at the
Novotel Twin Waters Resort... and congrats. too to
our 12 Rebel Sport voucher winners.
Another
$300 tennis racquet and bag is up for grabs for
anyone who signs up to receive the DD
e-newsletter. So tell your friends about DD today!
K. Wrout and J.
Burke of Victoria and C.
Beckett of NSW have each already won a
tennis pack. Enjoy your tennis and keep spreading
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| WHAT'S
NEW |
Try DD's new search options
New and improved search features are
now available on the DD web site to allow you to
find playing partners much faster and with more
ease.
We've had requests from members who
weren't exactly sure what activity or sport they'd
like to play or take up... so they just
wanted to check out what was on offer in their
local area.
Previously, to start
your search you had to first select an activity or
sport. That's no longer a mandatory. You can
simply leave the activity/sport blank and enter
your local suburb and postcode. The search results
will then show you all the listed
activities/sports in which members are
participating in your area. You can then browse
through and contact the ones that most interest
you.
Other new features include the
addition of a weather report on
your 'my profile' page and the addition of a DD
blog that provides a place for the
team at Double Drummer and anyone else out there
to engage in discussion about all things
sport.
For details on all the new features,
click
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