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Giving people in need A FREE Holiday at retreat

War vets, people with disabilities, terminally ill, disadvantaged children, enjoying a free holiday

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Giving people in need A FREE Holiday at retreat

Giving people in need A FREE Holiday at retreat

Giving people in need A FREE Holiday at retreat

Giving people in need A FREE Holiday at retreat

Giving people in need A FREE Holiday at retreat

War vets, people with disabilities, terminally ill, disadvantaged children, enjoying a free holiday

War vets, people with disabilities, terminally ill, disadvantaged children, enjoying a free holiday

War vets, people with disabilities, terminally ill, disadvantaged children, enjoying a free holiday

War vets, people with disabilities, terminally ill, disadvantaged children, enjoying a free holiday

The Peoples Retreat
The Peoples Retreat
The Peoples Retreat
The Peoples Retreat
3 Campaigns |
Badgingarra, Australia
$287 USD 9 backers
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Highlights
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This retreat really will change the lives of so many people. And we really hope that you can all get behind it  and donate, every little bit helps and is just one step closer to opening. Even donating $1 helps as it all adds up

Even though the retreat is in Australia it will be open to anyone from around the world who would benefit from a short break and who falls into the criteria written in the next paragraph

We are crowd funding  to give families of special needs children, terminally ill people, people who are disabled, war veterans and underprivileged children the opportunity to getaway and enjoy a much needed break together as a family.

At no charge. (free!)

The Retreat is a project dreamt up by a group of people who are passionate about improving the lives of people that are the most vulnerable and need a break from their everyday hurdles. 

The retreat once open will begin taking bookings from anyone around the world who would benefit from the Retreat. The Retreat will be offered without charge for four nights per family. The retreat will not be means tested, and each application will be considered on merits.


What They Retreat already has

The property in which the retreat will be set up on if enough money is donated already has

* 9 Secluded self-contained chalets
* Caravan park with 20 sites with pool and all facilities
* Restaurant for 100 patrons
* commercial kitchen
* Conference hall/games room
* Private air strip (day & night) built to RFD Standards
 (in case of an emergency the Royal  Flying Dr can land their plane right on the property.)

It is set on 1200 acres.

To get the retreat up and running we are seeking funds to

· Build four new disability appropriate cabins. Making sure they are all air conditioned. (The infrastructure is already in place with underground power plumbing and water running through.)

· Put in a hydrotherapy pool

· Put in a 25 meter indoor swimming pool with a miniature water park.

· Design and build a mini golf course.

· Build a conservatory  they can grow fruit and veggies all year around.

· Build a playground including a specialized Wheelchair swing.  The award-winning Liberty Swing – the world's safest and most recognized swing for children and adults in wheelchairs.

· Build an outdoor entertaining area including BBQ,  pizza ovens, comfy furniture for all to enjoy.

· Replace the gravel around the retreat to bitumen so people in wheelchairs can venture out of their accommodation.

· Build a mini salon, so people when they are enjoying the retreat they can book to have a haircut, get their nails done without having to leave the retreat. We know how hard this would be to do in their everyday life so we want to make sure we have all the facilities at the retreat.

· Buy a defibrillator in case of emergencies.

· Buy and plant lots of fruit trees. And when ripe people visiting can wonder out and take fruit straight from the trees and enjoy.

· Purchase small farm animals, so people visiting can interact with the animals and help feed them and best of all cuddle them. The place already has all the facilities to house the animals in; they just need to get the animals.

There will be nothing like it anywhere in the whole of Australia.

To keep the retreat running ( because we are not charging families to stay)  we will be operating wholly on fundraising endeavors, support from the local community and opening up certain sections of the retreat to the general public.
 Example:  Once the 25 meter swimming pool is set up, it will then be open to the public on certain days so the local children can learn to swim and also enjoy the facilities. There is no public swimming pool for them to learn this skill.

The Retreat will offer a truly unique experience and is set in an idyllic country setting only 90 minutes north of Joondalup. 




We have  helped purchase a wheelchair for a man in Indonesia.

We have also helped people with food hampers over the Christmas break.

One persone emailed us saying

"Oh it's wonderful! Mum burst into happy tears

That was much more than expected, thank you so much! I just helped her put it away and she turned to me and said "there is so much comfort in a pantry that has food in it" so now I'm crying!"



With the world renowned Pinnacles right on the doorstep.  So popular is the Pinnacles that they receive over 250,000 visitors every year, and even the band Empire of the Sun filmed their video clip "Standing on the Shore" here!!



Risks & Challenges

The three key challenges they have identified with this project are;

1.) Sourcing all materials at the best possible price, and making sure the cabins specialized for the disabled comply with Australian standards


2.) A short build time; between the finish of this campaign and the beginning of Opening in time hopefully in time for Easter 2015, it's going to be a rapid build.

3.) Motivating all their beautiful friends, people from around the world & community to support their initiative. {That's YOU!}
Yes we know we are asking for a huge amount of money and we hope our crowd funding is a huge success and raises double what we are asking for. It is a lot to try and raise but if we do raise this amount it would mean so much to all the people that this retreat is going to help.

Other than that they are feeling very confident about this project. 
It's really only step one in a series of retreats that they hope to be able to build over the coming years. Now there's a challenge...
We also have a Ebook store with all money raised from that going straight into the retreat. http://www.cheapebook.com.au/home


UPDATE: We would like to thank everyone that has donated so far and who has shared our page. With everyone's  support we can do this and make it a reality :)

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