Hi!

We're the Bluebottles, the Mixed team representing Australia at the World U23 Ultimate Championships in Toronto this July.

We're a young, hard-working, fun team that is hungry to beat some big names at Worlds and do Australia proud. For some of us, it is our first time overseas. For almost all of us, it is our first time representing our country. And for all of us, it's another first - we're the first ever mixed team Australia has entered into the U23 Championships and we're hoping to set the standard high.

But we need your help.

We've already paid over $25K for the tournament, uniforms and accommodation. And that’s before flights, training camps and insurance. Most importantly, the entire campaign is self-funded which is why we need your help (see below for the cost breakdown).

As the final Australian team to be picked, we've had very little time to raise funds. Many of us are trying to balance work, uni and living out of home, and with the tournament only weeks away, we need to dedicate as much time as possible to training if we want to play our best.

Every dollar you give is a little more time we can put into training, a little less debt we have to go into to represent our country, and a little extra effort we'll put in to making you proud. Because that matters a lot to us too - knowing we have your support.

So here's the pitch. Give what you can and check out the stuff we're giving away on the right. No matter how much you can afford, each one is designed to give you maximum bang for your buck, whether you want supporter gear, shout outs or that warm fuzzy feeling of knowing you've made a difference. If the rewards don't strike your fancy, feel free to hit the Pledge button above and donate as much as your budget allows.

A word on our Bluebottles Official Social Supporter (BOSS) list. This is going to be awesome and something we're very excited about. For the mums out there (biological or otherwise), you'll get a pretty email in your inbox each week giving you all the latest on the campaign, player bios so you can get to know us, team history and photos to show the relos. For those more social media savvy, you'll feel like you're on the team. See our Instagrams, Cines and Vines, check out our subscriber-only YouTube channel and get our Snapchats. This is a new level of communication for Australian teams but we're young so we want to give you access to what we do best - fun things on the Internet.

The Ultimate community has always been just that - a community. We play for the love and everything else comes second. We're seeking your support to help us do what we love and represent Australia to the world. Anything you can give would be greatly appreciated and we hope to show that appreciation though our merch and our messages to you.

Join the Bluebottles now and help us get to Toronto!

Love,

The Bottles.

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*****VERY IMPORTANT******

BOSS/TWITTER/PERSONALISED REWARDS: Please make sure you EMAIL ([email protected]) or FACEBOOK MESSAGE (to our official group page) your usernames/email address to us! If your reward includes a personalised photo, or needs you to choose a bluebottle for video/email purposes, do the same. We will double check that you have pledged, then get your sick rewards started!

DONATE ON OR BEFORE THURSDAY 27 JUNE and your merchandise will be hand-delivered to you by your nearest (and dearest) Bluebottle in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra or Perth after the second camp*. Please mention which Bluebottle you'd like to get your stuff from when you donate. If you live outside these cities and cannot make arrangements to collect any physical merchandise, we will organize shipping to you at your own cost. Please enter those details if you think this may apply to you.

DONATE AFTER 27 JUNE and your merchandise will be hand-delivered to you in Sydney only*. Hand delivery in other capital cities and areas is not guaranteed until after the tournament in August. Shipping can be organised but it will be at your own cost. 

We are in the process of ordering merchandise and we aim to have it available in Sydney from the 28^th of June and for all other capital cities following our second training camp on Monday the 1^st July. We will post updated arrival dates for all merchandise once our orders are finalized. Talent videos will be filmed at our first camp and will be uploaded starting the 11^th of June. Personalised emails will begin to be sent from Monday June 3^rd.

Please ensure the email address you provide is the one you wish to receive the thank you and weekly emails at.

Please note all videos will be suitable for family viewing and all requests for videos must be family friendly and achievable (but we don't mind a challenge!).

* Provided we meet our campaign target

MORE INFO!

If you’ve read all the options and nothing takes your fancy or you just want to buy our merchandise, speak to your local Bluebottle or email us at [email protected] and we can work something out with you.

To give you a better idea of why we are fundraising, here are the current or estimated costs of the campaign;

- Flights: $2,400 each

- Accomodation: $800 each

- Food: $600 each

- Registration Fees: $1,000 each

- Training Camps: $1,000 each

- Uniforms: $700

- Transportation: $300

GRAND TOTAL: $6,800 EACH