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Each year some intrepid Rotarians seek adventure and to represent Rotary in the Cure Kids Accor Hotels $10 Queenstown Challenge. Clubs are encouraged to support the team and therefore support Cure Kids and their amazing research. It's for the kids!
This event is not far away (16-18 August 2011) so help out soon.
To support the team (and the kids) donations can be made via the links list below but note that larger donations are best made direct to Cure Kids with the specific request that the "[team name]" team be credited
Teams are:
· Rotary Woolly Wanderers (RC St Johns, Auckland, D9920) http://www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/RotaryWoollyWanderers/
· Ambassadorial Scholars http://www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/RotaryAmbassadorialScholarBucc
· Grant and Sarah Smith (is a Rotary team – RC Albany, 9910) http://www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/GrantandSarahSmith
NOTE that all funds donated "to the team" go to Cure Kids.
The $10 Challenge fundraising event involves teams of two undertaking a series of innovative challenges en route from Queenstown to Auckland over three days all on $10! The Queenstown $10 Challenge was first run in February 1993. The event started as a fun challenge between two Queenstown locals and was to see who could make the return Queenstown to Auckland trip with no money and no assistance from friends and relatives along the way. Over the years the rules have changed slightly but the principles remain. Each team gets a $10 note to survive on throughout their travels.
Cure Kids (previously Child Health Research Foundation) was established over 30 years ago to address the lack of research into life-threatening childhood illnesses in New Zealand. Since then, they have invested over $25 million in medical research. This research has helped save hundreds of young lives and has improved the quality of life for thousands of children. They are committed to help find answers to the many cruel, life-threatening illnesses that devastate the lives of young children and their families.
