Every Step Counts

Joel suffered a debilitating spinal cord injury in 2014, leaving him a quadriplegic. Joel had just returned home from Operational Service in Afghanistan.

Whilst Joel may no longer be fulfilling his duty as a rifleman in the Australian Army, Joel continues to fulfil his duty to life, never giving up and making the most out of his circumstances.

The 'Every Step Counts’ campaign is a chance for donors to raise money for Joel, by pledging donations towards either my ability to finish the gruelling 24 hour World’s Toughest Mudder, or how far I can travel over the race.

World’s Toughest Mudder puts its competitors through a gruelling 24 hour race designed to find the toughest man, woman and 4 person team on the planet. Competitors have 24 hours in horrific conditions, to log as many kilometres as they can on an amped up obstacle course. See more at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0osIcVhuUx8

So it’s simple.......... Either pledge a set donation of your choice, on the basis that I can survive and finish the 24 hour race*. Alternatively, you can help push me as far as my legs can travel, by pledging $1 for every kilometre I complete, up to a max of 115 kilometres**

This will be my 3rd and last World’s Toughest Mudder. Last year I completed 100KM and finished ranking as the 5th best Australian and 56th in the world. So if you’re pledging per Kilometre, you have a rough idea what you’re in for!

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*Those pledging a set donation, do so on the basis that I can survive and finish the race (Not quit).

**Those pledging per kilometer, do so on the basis that I will reach their set target up to, but no more than 115 kilometres. If I am unable to reach the donors set target, then the donor will be refunded for each kilometer that I was unable to reach.

IMPORTANT: My progress will be adjudicated by official race referees. Race results will be posted live on the World’s Toughest Mudder official website. Whilst I don’t plan on 'quitting', any broken bones or life threatening medical conditions sustained will not qualify as 'quitting' or my inability to reach any set kilometre targets. Therefor ALL PLEDGES will stand and there will be no refunds.

For more on Joel, please visit http://www.joelsardisjourney.com/

For links to the Worlds Toughest Mudder doccumentary, Joel's instagram and more, please click on the links below "campaign creator" section.

Thank you for your consideration.

Kind regards,

Matthew Hester.