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See you at the Nationals!

Having purchased a Canon 50D camera just before this event, I was able to take some pretty awesome shots for Izzy’s publicity and advertising campaigns.  (You do know that I’m selling ad space on my head in order to raise funds for her, right?  If not, head over to http://izzylifting.ca for more details!)

I also had a chance to speak with other weightlifters and I have a whole lot of photos that I’m giving away for free.  So, weightlifters, expect the photos to be posted on the OWA Facebook fan page and on a Flickr account, sometime in the next few days.  Do whatever you want with them!  If at all possible, if you repost them online, please add this under it: “photo credit: Julie Laurin”.  If you want to be contacted when the photos are made public, drop me a note at julie@sillyrobot.ca and I’ll notify you!

Working in sports is so different from spending time on artistic shoots. But I can confirm that it is no less inspiring to witness events like this that feature such incredible human strength and power.  Well done, athletes.  Until we meet again.

Instead of taking Jeff up on his offer, I’m going to do something completely crazy.

I am offering up my head for advertising space in exchange for funding for local athlete, Isabelle Després!

It’s simple – Isabelle needs our help to be able to compete at a couple of international weightlifting competitions this year.  Funding for athletes is very hard to come by these days.  She has a chance to compete in Guatemala and in Germany this year and may get a spot on Canada’s Olympic team for this year’s Olympic Games in London.

So here’s what I’m offering up:

Your logo, company name and/or URL shaved into my head as a “hair tattoo”.

You can purchase a spot on my head for the following price:

LEFT-SIDE: $2000

RIGHT-SIDE: $2000

BACK OF HEAD: $3000

Also, your company name, logo and URL will be featured on Isabelle’s website, on this website, on Facebook, Twitter and Google+ and in the media because I’m planning to generate as much publicity as possible for this crazy venture.

What’s in it for you?  A whole lot of PUBLICITY!  I walk everywhere, I take the bus, I am planning several trips across Ontario (all by bus).  I’ll be a woman with a shaved head sporting a company logo – it’s such an odd sight that people WILL notice!  Plus the blog and media write-ups, interviews, social media awareness, support from the athletic community and much more.  We’re creating a FIRST in athletic sponsorship in Canada.

Sponsorship must happen by MAY 1ST, 2012!

I will get my head shaved during the first week of May.

Make me do it for a great cause!

Interested?  Send an email to julie@sillyrobot.ca!

The competition is being held in Cornwall, Ontario this year.  Since it’s so close to Ottawa, it would be great to get a good crowd out there to support Isabelle and to discover the world of competitive weightlifting!

Plus, I’d like to give away one Team Izzy tshirt to one of the lucky ticket winners.

Here are the giveaway details!

WHAT: 5 x 1 adult ticket to the Ontario Senior Weightlifting Championships, 1 Team Izzy tshirt

WHEN: Deadline to enter is Sunday, March 18th, 1:00pm EST.

HOW: There are two ways to enter…

1)  Go to http://izzylifting.ca/blog.  On the right-hand side, look for the section that says “Subscribe for updates” and enter your email address there.  By doing so, you’ll receive blog updates from Isabelle AND you’ll automatically be entered into this contest.

OR

2)  Leave a comment after this post.  Any comment will do!

Five winners will be chosen randomly and will each get a ticket for the championship.  And out of those five winners, one will be chosen to receive a free Team Izzy tshirt!  Only the winners will be contacted via email.

You can also buy more tickets here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2793366033/?ref=esfb

Competition details:

NAV Centre
1950 Montreal Rd
Cornwall, Ontario K6H 5R5
Canada

Saturday, March 31, 2012 from 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM (ET)