the comms game

Hi Everyone,

On Sunday, 6 October I’ll be taking part in Olivia’s Walk for Wellness for the 5th year, this time in Melbourne with my friend Madelyn – that’s us below in 2019 – a little different to walking around Spain in 2023. 

Amazingly, I only have $48 to go before reaching my $5,000 goal this year – that’s thanks to some very special people in this email as part of double donation day of 26 September. But … I  know we can probably exceed $5,000 this year, in fact, on this very weekend.

So, if you would like to support wellness programs for people with cancer and drive my fundraising into the stratosphere, visit my donation page here.

I’ll be posting photos on Instagram @therealgeoffjaeger and a few on LinkedIn as the weekend progresses, so let’s see how far beyond $5,000 we can go … as part of Making A Good Thing Better (1977). I just know we can Let It Shine (1975)!

For the history buffs, together we’ve raised almost $12,000 across 4 events to date: $1,700 in 2019; $2,300 in 2021; $2,850 in 2022; $5009 in 2023 — with ridiculously late emails from me, like 1 week before the day in 2021 and only 24 hours before the event in 2022!

They might be predicting cloudy weather for Melbourne for the walk, but I’m sure we’ll be Feeling Best (1974) because you’ll choose to donate at The Right Moment (1985) so we can be Totally Hot (1978) .

This year’s theme is all about getting Physical (1981) so allow me to be as Hopelessly Devoted To You (1978) as possible, as we follow Olivia’s advice and Don’t Stop Believin’ (1976).

Please Don’t Keep Me Waiting (1978). 

Love & Light,

Geoff

Thank you, Everyone!

My Spanish adventure — and this man’s journey during September/October — was the experience of a lifetime, covering 77 kilometres across Spain and raising $5,009 for the 2023 Walk for Wellness!

My sincere thanks to everyone — you are all so amazing for making this possible!

Love & Light,

Geoff xx

Hi Everyone,

So, this is my last selfie as part of this year’s walk. To date, there have been 5 reposts, which has meant an additional $250 self donation to my fundraising.

AND … in the best news of all — with the walk only a few hours away in Melbourne — from a goal of $5,000 I’m currently at $4,959!

THANK YOU – EVERYONE! This has been an amazing team effort and I am grateful to the many people who have made this possible! 

Stay tuned to @therealgeffjaeger on Instagram, there may be a few more surprises over there. And you can always repost my Barcelona ‘selfie’!

To everyone who is walking today — it is today now in Australia — have a fantastic walk!

Love & Light,
Geoff

Hi Everyone,

Today’s walk included entry to Gaudi’s famous Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, (image above) where the light inside was designed to be filled with the beautiful blues and greens of the morning.

Matching the colours of Olivia’s Walk for Wellness so perfectly, I couldn’t help but feel it was the right place to be at that moment in time.

A week ago, my lower back decided to go into a weird spasm, which threw quite a few kilometres and holiday visits ‘out the window’. Instead, what I experienced was the love and care of the wonderful people who run Hotel Son Ametler on Mallorca, and the terrific bunch of guests who shared the experience with us, including a physio and chiro — words and wisdom really do help!

So, by the time we made it to Barcelona — albeit with some medical intervention from Jorge — I could stand up (carefully) and walk again without pain. It really brought home the difference people can make on your wellness journey. 

The photo I took for this post is my attempt to share with you the wonder at what we can create and do for one another when we put our minds to it.

With Love, Light, and Gratitude — for the Grace I’ve been shown over the past week.

Geoff xx

Following @therealonj on Instagram, I discovered “Clearly Love” was released on this day, 30 September in 1975.

And with $4,909 raised of my $5,000 goal on 30 September, it’s been ‘Clearly Love’ from everyone who’s donated!

Thank you all so very much!

Love & Light,

Geoff

“Selfie from Mallorca”

— your next chance (only 5 left) to repost and I’ll donate $50 to my campaign!

Tag your instagram repost @therealgeoffjaeger and include the below: 

@therealgeoffjaeger is raising funds for the ONJ Cancer Centre and donating $50 to his campaign for this repost. Visit @therealgeoffjaeger for the link in his bio if you’d like to donate.

Hi Everyone,

With the walk still almost 2 weeks away, my walking around Spain and contributions from friends around the globe have been phenomenal – I can’t thank you enough!

To go with my story for this year’s Walk For Wellness, I’ve created a matching playlist and you can listen to here onTIDAL — enjoy!

Golden Gate 01 is one of 3 prints I’m giving away for donations of $500 or more.

From 8am (AEDT) on 26 September — Olivia’s birthday, and when donations are being doubled (up to $30,000) — one of these prints from my 2021 exhibition The Bridge Between could be yours for a $250 donation, if doubled on the day.

Love & Light from
Mallorca!

Catching up with lifetime friends Kath and Michelle in Valencia, and meeting Sandra again, made for a great walk around the old city that finished in one of the sets used in Season 3 of HBO’s Westworld – pictured above.

Thank you to everyone who has donated so far to reach $1,360. For those looking for some new photography — and a tax deduction at the same time — check out the 3 images from my 2021 exhibition The Bridge Between:

Golden Gate 01
Golden Gate 03
Keep Right

Donate $500 to receive an unframed print or $1,000* for a framed photograph.

*Available to Sydney residents only.

Hi Everyone,

This year marks my 4th year participating in the Olivia Newton-John Wellness Walk — but this year with a Twist of Fate (1983):

In 2023, I’ll be Living In Harmony (1972) and walking all over Spain from mid September through early October. 

On the morning of Sunday, 8 October I’ll be at 39,000 feet — on the way home to Australia while the many wellness walkers make their way around Melbourne’s Alexandra Gardens for this year’s ONJ Cancer Centre fundraiser, Making A Good Thing Better (1977).

In 2019, 2021 and 2022, my amazing supporters Let It Shine (1975), managing to raise almost $7,000 across 3 years: $1,700 in 2019; $2,300 in 2021 and $2,850 in 2022 — and that followed very late emails from me, like 1 week before the day in 2021 and only 24 hours before the event in 2022!

So, you might be wondering if I’m Feeling Best (1974) given you’re receiving this so early? It just seems like The Right Moment (1985) to try a new approach. 

And in 2023 I’ve set my target at $5,000. How Totally Hot (1978) is that? Is that even possible I hear you ask? Don’t worry, Have You Never Been Mellow (1975):

I’m getting Physical (1981) and taking my Olivia T-Shirts and caps with me to Spain, which I’ll wear at least once in every location I visit, posting a selfie on Instagram via @therealgeoffjaeger. For the first 10 reposts, I’ll donate $50 to my own campaign — see how below*

If you donate more than $500 you’ll receive a full-size print from my 2021 exhibition The Bridge Between with the delightful Robyn Ross who paints those Angel Eyes (1974). For trivia buffs, 2021 was the year I met Olivia — turns out orange was her favourite colour, like the orange in my photographs.

If you donate more than $1,000 you’ll receive a full-size, framed print from my 2021 exhibition.** And not only that, I’ll be Hopelessly Devoted To You (1978) – how could I not be? 

I’ll be donating the remaining funds to make up my target, so please Help Me Make It Through The Night (1971) … hopefully my photos and steps will make that a redundant amount and together we’ll contribute even more to wellness.

With so many people we know having experiences with cancer, wellness has to be the way. So, If You Love Me Let Me Know (1974), just Please Don’t Keep Me Waiting (1978). 

See you from Spain!

Tuta La Vita (1988)

Don’t Stop Believin’ (1976)

Love & Light,

Geoff

*To repost one of my selfies, tag your repost @therealgeoffjaeger and include the words and link below: 

“A friend of mine is raising funds for the ONJ Cancer Centre and donating $50 to his campaign for every repost. This is my repost and here’s a link to his page if you’d like to contribute to his fundraising campaign, here’s the link.”