100K

12/03/2025 31 min
100K

Episode Synopsis

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view. On this week’s show "100K" Vision Australia and Vision Australia Radio are conducting their "100k Your Way" fundraising campaign in April.  Sam talks to two of the Ambassadors for the event,.    Dale talks about how he lost his sight; how that has affected his life; and why he is doing the whole 100K in one day. Jess talks about being a mother of a three-year-old with albinism; how that has changed her entire family; and how they will be fundraising in April. Meanwhile Ian Finlayson, the General Manager of Fundraising and Marketing for Vision Australia talks about event itself, how you can be involved and how to support those taking part. Studio 1 welcomes any input from our listeners. If you have any experience or thoughts about issues covered in this episode or believe there is something we should be talking about. EMAIL: [email protected] or leave comment on the station’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VARadioNetwork If you want to support Vision Australia in April:  Dale's Page: https://fundraise.visionaustralia.org/fundraisers/dalepierce/100kyourway  Jess's Page: https://fundraise.visionaustralia.org/fundraisers/Laps4Lina/100kyourway   Vision Australia Radio Adelaide: https://fundraise.visionaustralia.org/fundraisers/visionaustraliaradioadelaide  Vision Australia Radio Perth: https://fundraise.visionaustralia.org/fundraisers/VisionAustraliaRadioPerth Vision Australia Radio Melbourne: https://fundraise.visionaustralia.org/fundraisers/VisionAustraliaRadioMelbourne  Visio Australia Regional Radio: https://fundraise.visionaustralia.org/fundraisers/visionaustraliaradioregional  Thank you to Dale; Ian and Jess.  Special thank you to Clare and Myra for their help setting up these interviews.   Vision Australia gratefully acknowledges the support of the Community Broadcasting Foundation for Studio 1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.