<div>️‍♂️ 10 TONNES. 100 REPS. 71 YEARS OLD. ONE MASSIVE PURPOSE.
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<div>On Remembrance Day—11 November 2026—retired grandfather Garry Zealand will attempt an extraordinary feat:
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<div>Deadlift 100 kilograms for 100 repetitions in a single session.
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<div>That is 10,000 kilograms.
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<div>Ten tonnes lifted at 71 years of age.
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<div>Garry’s goal is to raise $20,000—equivalent to $2 for every kilogram he attempts to lift.
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<div>But this challenge isn’t really about Garry. It’s about continuing a lifetime of helping others.
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<div>For more than 40 years, Garry has volunteered his experience as a sports trainer across various football clubs and, more recently, with Cricket Australia Masters.
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<div>Cricket Australia Masters selects Australian teams to compete in international Over-60s, Over-65s and Over-70s World Cup tournaments. With little or no sponsorship available, players and volunteer support staff are generally required to fund their own involvement—often costing thousands of dollars.
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<div>Despite being retired, living on his life savings and receiving a part age pension, Garry continues giving his time freely.
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<div>He assists the Australian teams with injury prevention, rehabilitation, strapping and taping, warm-ups, conditioning, stretching, mobility and injury management—doing everything he can to keep the players fit, healthy and able to represent their country.
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<div>Up to $5,000 raised through the challenge will help Garry travel to Sri Lanka to volunteer as a sports trainer with the Australian Over-65s team during its World Cup campaign.
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<div>The remaining $15,000 will be donated to Veterans MMA, a not-for-profit organisation using martial arts, exercise and community programs to support returned servicemen and women as they adjust to life after service.
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<div>If the campaign exceeds its $20,000 target, any additional charitable recipients and donation amounts will be announced publicly, with consideration given to other reputable Australian mental-health and suicide-prevention organisations.
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<div>Garry’s preparation is already underway through a progressive strength and conditioning program monitored by Kaizen Exercise Physiologists in Maroochydore.
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<div>At 71, this will require months of discipline, resilience and serious physical preparation.
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<div>You can sponsor part of Garry’s 10 tonnes:
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<div>1 kilogram = $2
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<div>5 kilogram = 10
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<div>10 kilogram = 20
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<div>25 kilograms = $50
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<div>50 kilograms = $100
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<div>100 kilograms = $200
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<div>1 tonne = $2,000
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<div>Every donation—large or small—will move Garry closer to his target.
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<div>If you’re unable to donate, please share his story. Every share helps Garry reach more people, support veterans and continue volunteering his experience to older Australians representing their country.
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<div>100 kilograms.
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<div>100 repetitions.
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<div>10 tonnes at 71.
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<div>Let’s get behind Garry
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10 Tonnes, 100 Reps, 71yrs Old, 1 Massive Purpose

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