As part of our commitment to providing resources and events to our community we have organised a day for Sam Bloom to tell her story to local school students.

SCHOOLS EVENT

Event Keynote Speaker:  Sam Bloom.  Samantha Bloom is a three-time World Para Surfing champion, bestselling author and inspiration behind the #1 Australian box-office, and international global Netflix hit movie, Penguin Bloom starring Naomi Watts.

The movie is adapted from the international bestselling book, Penguin Bloom: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family. Published in 14 languages, Penguin Bloom is a collaboration between Sam’s husband Cameron, a professional photographer, and New York Times bestselling author Bradley Trevor Greive. 

Paralyzed in an accident in Thailand in 2013, Sam has since won two Oceania KL1 paracanoe championships, and is the two-time Australian, three-time Hawaiian and World Para Surfing champion. In 2019, Sam was nominated for the Surfing Australia Female Surfer of the Year Award, and in 2022 was awarded the Surfing Australia Female Para Surfer of the Year. 

Sam works with numerous spinal cord injury charities around the world and is a global ambassador for Wings For Life. She is an adventure traveler, ambassador for Tourism Australia and a former neurology nurse and mother of three boys. 

Sam will share her story of survival, determination and courage at our school event, Live Inspire Lead.

Schools Event: 22 November 2024,
Gunnedah Town Hall

Schools of Gunnedah and surrounds

This event is fully funded by our Sponsors

“I can honestly say that growing up these days is far more complicated then I remember.  Phones and social media have created a world of comparison, insecurities and lower self esteem, in addition to making the smallest of problems seem earth shattering.  This is why as a community and guides to our children and youth, we need to create opportunities for perspective, reality, resilience and a way to be inspired and look for something bigger than our immediate world and small screens.

This is an events entity that was set up in 2014 to bring speakers with a great story to business operators to inspire them to create something that they have dreamed about, continue to build their empire, and push through challenges.  To be grateful, to appreciate all life brings and most of all – to connect. Our goal for this event, is to incorporate our senior primary school and high schoolers to enable them to access this quality of speaker, and allow them to think big, dream big and see that set backs in life can be overcome.  This is why we are now inviting your school and students to attend Live, Inspire Lead.” Kristen Lovett, Live Inspire Lead