Make It Count: One L♥ve, One ♥

Team Name: Team Perseverance

Page Creator: Ana & Lima Faatoia

Event: The Great Weight Of NZ

Event Date: 1/10/2012

"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."

Emphasis on the two P's - Premature & Preventable. If something can be done about it then it shall be done. If it means sacrificing for the ones we love? Then so be it.

Talofa Lava, we're sisters Ana and Lima Faatoia, born and bred in (often labelled at the lower end of the scale), Southside Auckland. Both in our early - mid 20s we know the choices we make today will ultimately affect us down the track.

Our Nana lived a life with heart complications , our dearest Pa died unexpectedly from a heart attack (which we are still not over) and today? Our 7 year-old baby brother Bronson lives with rheumatic heart disease. You could say it's in the blood.

NO WAY is a preventable illness going to take me down!

We've achieved many things as a team (as sisters do) and it is only fitting that we fight against heart disease & diminish the statistics of obesity together.

#1 on Ana's bucketlist is to live to be 100 years old. What happens between now and then is history.

We have chosen this very moment to re-write our stories. To live the life we were meant to live with healthy hearts. Possible. We're going to MAKE IT COUNT. For our family and friends who are no longer with us because of heart related issues and for our Bronson.

So, help us win the race, to beat heart disease as well as adding to list of heart racers who have had enough of this obesity epidemic.

We'll do all the hard work (train for and complete the event), but we really need you to make a difference to the hearts of New Zealanders.

We need you to MAKE IT COUNT by sponsoring the cause.

You're welcome to join in, walk alongside us, keep up to date and by all means share advice, your stories as we begin this journey together. Better living.

One L♥ve - Ana & Lima

Twitter: @anather1 , @CincoFa

Facebook Page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Make-It-Count-One-Love-One-Heart-The-Great-Weight-Of-NZ-Challenge/326687097341349

My Online Sponsors To Date:

Date	Name	Amount	Comment
7/1/2012	Connie	$20.00	What a great cause. All the best to you both
17/12/2011	CT	$10.00
9/12/2011	Cella	$10.00
9/12/2011	Robert	$50.00
8/12/2011	Mitchell	$5.00
8/12/2011	Tony	$5.00

	Total Raised Online:	NZD$100.00
	Total Raised Offline:	NZD$0.00
	GRAND TOTAL:	NZD$100.00
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