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Page Creator: Hamish Howard
Event: The Great Ride for Heart 2010
Event Date: 1/2/2010

In the first two weeks of February I will be joining a group of cardiologists and health professionals, who will be trading in their white coats for bike pants and beginning an epic cycle ride that will cover the length of New Zealand.

I’ll be trading in my pocket protector and chaff free thighs to join them for the South Island leg of the journey that starts in Nelson and finishes in Bluff some six days later.

On a personal level my father has benefited greatly from the research of the National Heart Foundation and as a result my kids still have a Grandfather and I still have my dad. So there is plenty of motivation for me wanting to help.

Our aim is to boost awareness of heart disease prevention and help raise $1 million for the Heart Foundation's Cardiovascular Research Fund.
Every cent we raise will go directly towards preventive heart health research at the University of Auckland, which will benefit all New Zealanders - there will be no jaunts to Paris on this trip!

Along the way we will engage and hopefully not enrage locals and stage fundraising events in selected towns to raise awareness of heart health from Cape Reinga to Bluff.
I need your support to complete my mission of fundraising $5,000 myself!

I'll do all the hard work (wear Spandex, look at other men wearing Spandex and do this for six days in a row, all the while pretending I’m not enjoying the snugness of Spandex), but I really need you to make a difference to the hearts of New Zealanders.

If you're able to, then your support would be very much appreciated.

Select the "Make a donation" button below. It's simple, fast 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.

So please help me today! And pass it on to your family and friends! The future heart health of every New Zealander depends on it, as well as my self justification for this slightly insane adventure.

Many thanks for your support


My Online Sponsors To Date:
Date Name Amount Comment
22/2/2010 Macfarlane family $100.00 Congratulations on a superb effort
17/2/2010 Mark O'Leary $25.00 Top Effort
17/2/2010 Fiona Taylor $50.00 Hamish, Just a small donation to thankyou for supporting such a wonderful cause and being a great inspiration to us all.
17/2/2010 Susan Rowe $50.00 massive effort !!
15/2/2010 Kerry and Murray $25.00 Fantastic Effort Hamish - guess our donation is better late than never!
13/2/2010 Tinshednz $60.00 Awesome effort Hamish. All the best for the downward stretch.
12/2/2010 Trinity Systems $500.00 You didn't look as buggered as we expected! We now have photo's of you in Spandex for anyone that wants a copy!!!
11/2/2010 ElectraServe Ltd $100.00 All the best Hamish!
11/2/2010 Jaxs $25.00 I'm with Aaron, you're mad! Ride safe.
11/2/2010 David Hurring - Ingram Micro $50.00 Fantastic effort for a great cause - All the best!
11/2/2010 Jeff Maslen - Ingram Micro $50.00 Go Hamish go…..we will be right behind you (NOT in a Hummer!)…..do you need a ride home from Invercargill…..or are you crawling, I mean riding back?
10/2/2010 Skids $40.00 Remember to house the boys securely and apply generous portions of axle grease. Good luck fella. See you in March for the Motatap…
10/2/2010 Andrew Jackson $25.00 Nice one Hamish, I hope you're having a great time out there.
9/2/2010 Grieve Construction Ltd $25.00 Good Luck.
8/2/2010 k & k $25.00
8/2/2010 k & k $25.00
8/2/2010 Menon Family $50.00 Raj loves spandex, great effort, big man
8/2/2010 Loren & Grant $50.00 What a GREAT cause and a GREAT guy to do it! Good on you Hamish, just remember what you said "there will always be someone else, hurting more that you"! Good Luck :-)
8/2/2010 Jeremy Blake $50.00 Awesome effort - all the best!
8/2/2010 BradleyH $25.00 Go get'm
8/2/2010 The Nation Family $25.00
8/2/2010 Jovi $100.00 How could I not support my little brother for this honourable cause
8/2/2010 Dean $25.00 Best of luck, great stuff. Maybe use a little bit of this to treat yourself to a pie at Springs Junction
8/2/2010 Catherine - Pro Business $61.41 Go for it Hamish - if anyone can do it you can!!
8/2/2010 Sarah & Steve Currie $50.00 Since you are supporting our crazy vineyard plan, we thought we should support your crazy bike ride! May your chain remain greasy and your tyres full of air…
7/2/2010 One i Solutions $100.00 All the best Hamish
7/2/2010 Cathy E $25.00 All the best!!
5/2/2010 Sam W $50.00 Best of luck
1/2/2010 Gavin $25.00 All the best
1/2/2010 Jeneane - Tupperware $25.00 Goodluck Hamish!!! I hope Ang has packed your Rock n Serves so you can eat a nutritious meal along the way :) All the best, look forward to following your progess. Ride safely, Jeneane and family
31/1/2010 Wivvy and Hazza $50.00 Go Uncle Hamish! We love you lots.
31/1/2010 Sarah and Andrew $50.00 Better late than never…..the same for finishing the ride i guess although I was referring to our donation!
31/1/2010 Gilbert Family $100.00 Just one more sleep to go then you can sit back and put your feet up - oh wait, that's those you leave behind in the office:-)
29/1/2010 Peter and Suzanne $50.00 The threat of photos of you in spandex was all it took!
29/1/2010 Old Workmate $100.00 'ey mish, - 'ow 'ard will that saddle feel by the 6th day? Six days sheathed in sweat soaked Spandex!!! You're a 'ero ya know. Just don't 'ave a 'ard attack. G'luck
27/1/2010 Sarah, Jason and Isobel $25.00 You're a legend - just wish you would refrain from using the word 'Spandex' in relation to yourself quite so frequently.
27/1/2010 Ashburton Learning Centre $25.00 We are with you in spirit!!!
27/1/2010 Damon, Jo and Rose $100.00 Good luck and enjoy what I'm sure will be an amzing experience!!
25/1/2010 D Perry $30.00 already on Heart Fndn list
25/1/2010 Ted and Carol $100.00 Great work. Best of luck.
22/1/2010 Smith Family $25.00 OMG! I have seen you in spandex!! IMMMMMM Good luck from us all
21/1/2010 Maureen Moore $50.00 Good Luck Hamish. (Guess it will not be too tough, you will be sitting down most of the way:-)
21/1/2010 Owen Moore $25.00 Good man Hamish
21/1/2010 David Elvy $25.00 What wrong with a car , you're not right in the head!
21/1/2010 The minister from Andrews Wedding $20.00 The further you are from Tekapo the better you heathen.
21/1/2010 Wayne & Jules McAlister $20.00 Fingers crossed for a tail wind all the way!! Good luck!
21/1/2010 Steve, Lynda and Maggie $60.00 Good stuff Hamish! (At least there is nothing useful you can damage from sitting on a bike for 6 days!)
21/1/2010 Regan & Michelle Bentley $25.00 All the best Hamish
21/1/2010 Sean & Chrissie $25.00 Good work Hamish, may the weather be coolish and the seat be soft.
21/1/2010 Craig Elms $25.00 Great going on the fundraising Hamish - for a very worth cause. All the best for the ride!
21/1/2010 Shane Paget $25.00 Good on you Hamish for taking up the challenge for such a great cause:)
21/1/2010 Robert Read $25.00 You just wanted an excuse to wear spandex in public!!
20/1/2010 Frances McKenzie $20.00 Good luck & for a great cause too!
20/1/2010 Paul Walmsley $50.00 You can do it. Get on your bike and ride! Sure there is a song there somewhere:)
20/1/2010 John & Sue $50.00 How many days head start did you say you where haveing?
Enjoy and we look forward to those photos Ange promised
20/1/2010 Milligan Family $25.00 All the best Hamish
17/1/2010 Paul Goldsworthy $100.00 Top shelf commitment Hamish.
16/1/2010 Your Proud Parents $250.00 Always looking for the next challenge.If anyone can do it,you can. Don't forget your honey sandwiches. Keep safe.
14/1/2010 Louie & Peri Campion $20.00 Enjoy the ride!
13/1/2010 Kyle Jackson $100.00 Good luck and I hope you have some good bike shorts - its going to hurt.
25/12/2009 George & Jacks Grandparents $400.00 5474Go well,Go safe Hamish.Half of this is from Millar Wholesale Vehicles clients who happily did without xmas thank yous to add to your sponsorship
24/12/2009 As Above $50.00 Good luck from all the Blakes
23/12/2009 Richard Mackley $25.00 Yep ya cant just go on a 2 hr bike ride like normal people can ya. Good luck mate.
22/12/2009 Paul Taylor $100.00 You are a braver man then I.
20/12/2009 Green Family $200.00 Sounds great fun! Life is about experiences good on you for taking up the challenge Hamish
19/12/2009 Orb Communications $20.00 Good work Hamish, go for it?
18/12/2009 Alice from ACE $15.00 I can lend you a horse if you like??? Just kidding, that would be bum numbing too!! Have a fantastic, safe ride and we look forward to hearing how it all went.
18/12/2009 Chris Maister $50.00 Good luck you crazy man!
16/12/2009 Aaron Jones $25.00 Your mad but good on ya!!!
16/12/2009 Newlands $100.00 Rather you than us Hamish. Best of luck for the ride.
16/12/2009 Dave & Bec + Alex $75.00 Never underestimate the stopping power of chafage…
Good luck!
15/12/2009 Dennis & Elaine Lunken $50.00 This is the first time I have supported a Cantabrian but it is a great cause. Give it hell Hamish
14/12/2009 Brendon (BNZ) $10.00 Well done champ - great cause!
14/12/2009 Karen bryant $25.00 Go Hamish, Enjoy :)
14/12/2009 M Lewis $25.00 All the best Hamish
14/12/2009 John McKenzie $50.00
14/12/2009 Mel & Jezza $25.00 Life isn't about the destination, it's about the journey - enjoy the ride (and the spandex)!!
13/12/2009 JScanlon $100.00 Carry a hockey stick for the mutts, eh?
11/12/2009 Merrell Footwear $100.00 Good luck with the training. We did the Long Bays Race last weekend and that was far enough
10/12/2009 Munt $20.00 I'm only paying if you do it backwards on a unicycle.
10/12/2009 The Crosslands $50.00 All the best for a safe and successful ride - fingers crossed for a tail wind the whole way!
10/12/2009 AB $100.00 Inspiring stuff. Good luck.
10/12/2009 Spray-Marks Group $100.00 The Team from the Spray-Marks Group say go Hamish & happy riding - a good keen man
10/12/2009 Argyle Welsh Finnigan $100.00 Good luck, give us a wave on the way through.
9/12/2009 Lil' Mayo $25.00 "I think I can, I think I can…"
9/12/2009 General Lee $50.00 Nelson to Bluff, on the globe is all down hill, should be easy!
9/12/2009 Gunner $100.00 Big Fella, do you know how many trout streams you will cross on that trip?…..Be careful, trout streams have got me in a lot of trouble….more than once!!!!! Good Luck
9/12/2009 Frank Luxton $25.00 Keep ticking along
9/12/2009 Pip Ryan $25.00 All the best Hamish!
9/12/2009 Grant Cartwright $25.00 Hey Hamish, go well young man and enjoy. Look forward to the stories!!!!!
9/12/2009 CodeBlue $50.00 Best of luck Hamish - if you make it I think you'll deserve to step up a notch in my book. From the bottom peg to the next one… its a start!
9/12/2009 Richard Hamilton $33.00 Aussies are all heart!
9/12/2009 David Whitfield $25.00 Food is fuel - may you eat, drink and rest well. Enjoy the ride.
9/12/2009 Selwyn Maister $25.00 It's amazing the lengths some people will go to, training for the next hockey season
9/12/2009 Mayo & Fi $99.99 6 days!! What are you, a tourist? I could drive it in one.
8/12/2009 Saira & Umesh $25.00 Good luck Hamish, enjoy the spandex all the way!
8/12/2009 Winslow Ltd $50.00
8/12/2009 Endeavour $100.00 Great effort to take this on. Pleased I got the spandex vision after dinner!
8/12/2009 Sarah Rasmussen $25.00 Good on ya HH!!
8/12/2009 Godmother $100.00 I'm proud of you&,we very glad
we still have Clayton!
8/12/2009 Mike Burford $50.00 Where do we go to pay to make you ride the North Island leg as well?
8/12/2009 George Gerard $40.00 The things people do to avoid their work responsibilities - good on you!
8/12/2009 Phil Worner $10.00 Good Luck Hamish, Im sure your knowlege of computers will come in very handy!!!
8/12/2009 Gerard $20.00 Go! Hamish GO!!
8/12/2009 Rochelle White $40.00 Good luck pal!
8/12/2009 Gordon Findlay $50.00 This might be in the category of brave-not-smart, but good on ya.
8/12/2009 Bianca Dawe $25.00 All the best Hamish!
8/12/2009 Richard Spackman $100.00 Best of Luck Hamish. I have just had all the Ricoh guys hit me up for this. Told them I had someone better to support.
8/12/2009 Graeme Galt $100.00 Luck is for people who don't make their own so I won't wish you any! Go get em and it will be great to not have you in the office for two weeks!!!
8/12/2009 Chris M $25.00 You will never make it. Good Luck.
8/12/2009 Hugh Copland $50.00 You really do love your spandex don't you! All the best. Im around to help you out with some training if you want.
8/12/2009 Paul Ashdowne $20.00 This is something dear to my heart also …. badda bing
7/12/2009 Unichem Stantons Pharmacy $100.00 Go Hamish! My staff will make sure Ang is ready to deal with any requests you might have to help with your recovery :) :) :)
5/12/2009 The Sim Family $50.00 Good luck Hamish.
5/12/2009 Jack Howard $6.90 Dada dada dada brrrrrmm !!! (Translated by George to : Hope you be awesome Daddy on your bike ride)
5/12/2009 George Howard $8.70 Hope you don't get puffed. Hope you don't fall off. Hope you won't get second. Get past everyone! The money's from my piggy bank for the doctors to fix the hearts.
5/12/2009 Ang Millar $100.00 What a star you are, we're very proud of you!!
2/12/2009 Verity Richard $25.00 Good Luck!! Great Cause - power up on those One Square Meals to stop the leg wobbles.
Total Raised Online: NZD$6,850.00
Total Raised Offline: NZD$250.00
GRAND TOTAL: NZD$7,100.00
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My Goal: NZD$5,000.00
I've Raised: NZD$7,100.00
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