2021 Camp Quality esCarpade route announced

Get excited people, because the 30th Anniversary of esCarpade is coming up in 2021!!

Even more exciting is the fact that the route is very similar to the route from the cancelled 2020 event, so without further ado, the 2021 Camp Quality esCarpade will be...

When:  Saturday 23 October 2021 to Saturday 30 October 2021

Where:  Lismore to Narrabri via Rockhampton!

Day 1 | Lismore – Gatton – Nambour
Day 2 | Nambour – Maryborough – Bundaberg
Day 3 | Bundaberg – Calliope – Rockhampton
Day 4 | Rockhampton (Lay Day)
Day 5 | Rockhampton - Eidsvold – Kingaroy
Day 6 | Kingaroy – Tara – Goondiwindi
Day 7 | Goondiwindi – Bingara – Narrabri

Retro Rock-It will be back with a slightly updated crew - stay tuned for exciting announcements over the coming months, and remember, we want to smash our fundraising goal, so click that link over on the right, or below, or wherever it shows up on your browsing device!

https://fundraise.campquality.org.au/fundraisers/RetroRock-It/camp-quality-escarpade-2021

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2020 Camp Quality esCarpade - CANCELLED

In disappointing but not completely unexpected news, the 2020 Camp Quality esCarpade has been officially CANCELLED due to the Covid-19 pandemic and border closures.

Fundraising will continue and will be applied to Retro Rock-It's fundraising total for the 2021 Camp Quality esCarpade, which will be esCarpade's 30th anniversary extravaganza!

The official cancellation from esCarpade HQ is below:

Firstly, the esCarpade team would like to let our friends in Victoria know we are thinking of you all and wish you all the best over the coming months. Our hearts go out to you in this uncertain time. 

For 29 years, esCarpade’s participants, sponsors, supporters and volunteers have put their heart and soul into creating a fundraising event that gives our kids and families facing cancer truly positive memories that change the cancer story. Without people like you this wouldn’t be possible. 

During these uncertain times we appreciate our loyal supporters, donors and suppliers more than ever and with that in mind we are writing today to update you about esCarpade 2020 in relation to the escalating impact of COVID-19.

At Camp Quality the health and safety of our kids, families, staff, volunteers and supporters is paramount. We are continually monitoring and assessing our events, programs and services, and where necessary changing existing commitments in accordance with the evolving situation and the guidelines set out by the Australian Government Department of Health.

With the ever changing border restrictions across the east coast and community uncertainty as we face mounting concerns with COVID-19, we have made the unfortunate and reluctant decision to cancel esCarpade in 2020. This has not been an easy decision, but one we feel is in the best interests for everyone’s health and safety. 

You can be assured that whilst this means we all can’t be together as one big esCarpade family, we are working on a number of options – both in person, and virtually – to ensure we bring the ultimate party on wheels to life in as many ways as possible for you.  Consider this simply as our gap year before the big 30th birthday bash! 

Stay safe everyone, and bring on 2021!

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Retro Rock-It Visit to Forge Legal

For the past couple of years, Forge Legal have been the largest single sponsor of Retro Rock-It.  Damian arranged to take Retro Rock-It to visit Tracey and the staff at Forge Legal to say thank you for the support!

Found the right office...

Damian and Tracey with Retro Rock-It outside the office...  (Thanks to Mike from marketing for the photo, since Damian neglected to get one with his camera!)

Oh... fancy!

Damian with Tracey McMillan, CEO Forge Legal.

Hiding in the office foliage... apparently noone else in the office is tall enough for it to be an issue!

After presenting Tracey with the certificate of appreciation, and posing for some photos and an interview with the Forge Legal marketing team, Tracey made a massive announcement concerning Forge Legal's support for Retro Rock-It in 2020.

For EVERY dollar donated to Retro Rock-It in 2020, Forge Legal will make a dollar for dollar donation of their own!!

If you have been contemplating making a donation, now is the time...  your donation will be matched by Forge Legal, effectively doubling the impact of each donation!

Click that big yellow button at the top of the page to donate... you know you want to!!

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2019 esCarpade Thank You Event

While Cara and Rach from the Camp Quality head office were on their way through the Admin Survey for the 2020 esCarpade, they decided to catch up with Queensland teams to say thanks for their efforts during the 2019 Camp Quality esCarpade...

Not wanting to take Retro Rock-It, Damian at least wore his fancy socks!

Quick selfie with some of the Queensland entrants from 2019...

But where was Jo?  She had cheekily ducked behind Damian when he took the selfie, so she gets one of her own!!  Regular blog readers would remember Jo from the 2011 esCarpade (Bendigo to Bright), as Jo-Anne (who is Angus' wife) accompanied Damian in Booger Mobile that year!

Cara posing as only Cara could... no amount of coaxing could get her to provide Jo with a live performance of the banana song!!

Thanks Damian and Angus (with Rach from the office handing out plaques).

The 2019 plaque to commemorate Damian's 10th and Angus' 5th esCarpade...

Time to start thinking about the 2020 esCarpade, really!!  Mostly in Queensland this year (although it does start and finish in northern NSW).

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