Run for Charity
Take your Hawke's Bay Marathon experience to the next level and fundraise for one of our Official Charities.
Make a positive difference to a cause that matters to you!
Cure Parkinson's NZ
We are on a mission to shape and fuel effective research leading to a cure for Parkinson’s disease, namely, therapies that can slow, stop or reverse the progression of this insidious disease.
Gut Cancer Foundation
Over 5700 New Zealanders are diagnosed with a gut cancer or cancer of the digestive system every year. Gut cancers include oesophageal, stomach, liver, pancreatic, gallbladder, bile duct and bowel cancer. Sadly, the survival rates for this group of cancers are particularly low with over 50% of those diagnosed not surviving beyond 5 years. More people die of a gut cancer each year than breast and prostate cancer combined.
Make your run count and sign up today to help fund life-saving research, education and awareness programs to help improve outcomes for Kiwis impacted by gut cancers.
Any questions, contact sue@gutcancer.org.nz or visit our website www.gutcancer.org.nz
I AM HOPE
Throughout the year our I Am Hope ambassadors visit hundreds of schools with our “Little People, Big Feelings” program.
40% of kids will have a major crisis often associated with some type of suicidal thinking before they leave school. 80% of those kids never ask for help because they are worried about what others will think, say, or do.
With our program we aim to reduce this number and help kids to feel comfortable seeking counselling or talking to their mates without fear of repercussions.
The I Am Hope tours are an unfunded service delivered at no cost to schools and communities and all costs are met by our charity.
We need your help to keep up with the growing demand. Together we can build a better informed and more resilient generation of young people and arm them with tools to pass on to future generations.
Starship Foundation
Thanks to the generosity and compassion of everyday New Zealanders the Starship Foundation has generated more than $160 million for Starship, our national children’s hospital, since 1992, helping to ensure all children in Aotearoa New Zealand have access to world-class healthcare. These critical funds are invested in research, technology, equipment and impact programmes that save and improve lives. Recently, this has included an expansion and upgrade of New Zealand’s only dedicated Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Starship and ongoing support for the Starship National Air Ambulance which retrieves a critically ill or injured child every 48 hours and flies them to Starship for specialist care.
