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Hospice staff are taking part in the Coastal Challenge this weekend, to raise funds for Hospice services.
About 25 Harbour Hospice staff from the Hibiscus Coast, North Shore and Warkworth Wellsford communities are training, individually and together, to tackle the Whangaparaoa to Devonport event on March 2.
Included in the Hibiscus team is inpatient unit nurse Natalie, who is doing the 6km option, and a group that includes a social worker, community palliative care nurse and clinical administrator who are all doing 11km. A couple of the education team are in the relay.
Harbour Hospice is the charity partner of the event, which is run by Total Sport and has been raising funds for Hospice since it grew from a fun ‘sausage run’ in 2010. Runners no longer have to carry the sausages and drinks on their backs, thanks to the Rapid Relief Team, which caters to rescue teams in emergencies and is providing a barbecue at the Devonport finish line.
However, the event still offers as much challenge as participants can handle – from the 6km Beach Hopper to the 33km Full Monty starting at Arkles Bay.
Community fundraiser Jenna Tuuta says the organisation is hoping to raise $40,000, which she says is ambitious, but possible, especially with teams like Pak n Save and BNI running for Hospice.
Teams and individuals can set up their own fundraising page and compete off the course as well as on it, seeing who can raise the most for Hospice services in their local area.
Harbour Hospice provides palliative care and family support to people living with a life-limiting illness. It receives some Health Board funding but still needs to raise over $5 million every year to keep all its community and in-patient services free of charge.
To find out more about taking part or supporting fundraisers in the Coastal Challenge, contact Jenna at 09 486 1688 or visit harbourhospice.org.nz
