11 Feb 2014
Cheltenham Girls' High School HSC Graduate 2006 Hannah Purss has embarked on an amazing journey of 1800 kilometres to raise much needed funds for homeless people. A fundraiser to help Hannah has been organised by her mother for THURSDAY 6th Marchat Event Cinemas, Macquarie Centre. The film of the amazing Australian story ‘Tracks', by Robyn Davidson, will be screened that night. Hannah Purss is a stunt double in the film. Please see the attached flyer.
Cheltenham Girls' High School 2013 Aboriginal Studies students Yrs. 9 – 11 were lucky enough last July to meet with Hannah at the Yulara campsite, near Uluru, just one week after she had won the 2013 Alice Springs Camel Cup.
Her story of how an Epping resident and graduate of Cheltenham Girls' High School came to be a ‘camel whisperer' in the centre of Australia was inspirational to all the students who had the pleasure of hearing her that moonlight night.
She has been working with camels for nearly three years now and adores the lifestyle change. Cameleering started out for her originally as "a bit of a laugh", but has become her passion after catching, training and riding wild camels in Central Australia. Hannah is an exceptional camel jockey.
Hannah has lived and travelled to over twenty countries and volunteered her time in conservation and community based efforts in the South Pacific and in Asia. Hannah has been involved in several fundraisers for overseas charity initiatives, but now wants to turn her efforts to home. Hannah was drawn to the Compassion Camel Caravan as a means to support underprivileged Australians and gain further experience in the world of camels.
Hannah is now embarked on a courageous mission to raise funds to buy ‘swags' for homeless people. You can follow Hannah and the team's progress by going to the webpage: www.camelcaravan.com.au and reading their blog. You can also donate to the cause by following the links on the webpage.
Click here to see the flyer advertising the fund raising event! Tracks Premiere (pdf 1666 KB)