Adrian Gin's Fundraising Page

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Me 'n' my Shoes…

Heyyy Heart Lover!!!

Thanks for visiting my sponsorship page. First, I'll give a little background on why I'm doing this.

Now I could just copy and paste the usual stuff "each day 16 NZ'ers die as a result from heart disease etc.." (which is true), but I have a few personal reasons why I'm going on to do this Auckland Marathon.

I'm sure you all know someone who has been affected by heart disease. I knew someone in his 30s who was very fit, played badminton and also got struck with heart problems.

Heart disease is truly affecting so many New Zealanders, both young and old.

However, what made me realise that heart disease affects so many of us was when my father suffered a heart attack.

I remember getting a text from my brother Andrew, which read: "Dad's just had a heart attack." I didn't know what to think, I though what any other normal person would think, 'Is he dead?'

Of course I didn't want to think about this, but thankfully he recovered from it from the help of the paramedics and other medical staff at Christchurch.

Though even now that he has 'fully' recovered, a portion of his heart is 'dead' which means he cannot do things which puts even just a little bit of strain on the heart.

Natrually, I wanted to help my dad as well as others who are affected by this disease. Heart racers is just one way that everyday people can people like my dad and others who suffer from this deadly disease.

All the money raised here goes towards research funding, education programmes and all that cool heart disease fighting stuff.

So I've set the goal of $200. I hope we can achieve this! Seeing funds being raised for this cause will totally be a huge motivator for me.

And for those times when I'm out there training, feeling like I cannot go on any further, I know that just thinking of the people supporting me will spur me on to go further!

So if you would like to sponsor me, just click on the "Make a donation" button below. It's simple and totally secure and the money goes directly to the Heart Foundation's bank account.

If you live in New Zealand your donation is tax deductible and a receipt will be issued!!! (Yay!)

So please help me today! And pass it on to your family and friends!

Many thanks for your support!

And you can keep track on my progress either here on this webpage or through the Facebook event!




Some more Hearty Information
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Each day 16 New Zealanders die as a result of coronary heart disease. That's one person every 90 minutes. And many of these deaths are premature and preventable.

Cardiovascular disease (heart, stroke & blood vessel disease) is the single leading cause of death in New Zealand. It causes 40 percent of all deaths annually in our country - making it more deadly than all forms of cancer.

The nature of who is affected by it is changing. New research shows that young adults in their 20s and 30s are being admitted to hospital for heart attacks more than ever before, and that this age group is dying at a faster rate than people of the same age in previous generations. Much of this change is due to unhealthy lifestyles - poor eating habits, lack of physical activity and being a smoker.

But the good news is that many risk factors for heart disease are preventable, if people make healthy lifestyle choices.

By donating through this webpage you will be helping the Heart Foundation continue its vital work in research, cardiac rehabilitation, education programmes and resources.

Thanks for you support!