Nathan Tong's Fundraising Page

Page Creator: Nathan Tong

Event: adidas Auckland Marathon 2011

Event Date: 30/10/2011

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.

So, help me as I join the race to beat heart disease.

I've signed up as a Heart Racer to raise money to support the Heart Foundation. By donating through my webpage you will be helping the Heart Foundation continue its vital work in research, cardiac rehabilitation, education programmes and resources.

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

So, please could you sponsor me?

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!

Many thanks for your support

My Online Sponsors To Date:

Date	Name	Amount	Comment
31/10/2011	Nip	$20.00	Great effort!
31/10/2011	Ric	$20.00	Well done Nathan, good on you for finishing.
25/10/2011	Nicola	$20.00	Good Luck
25/10/2011	Rizz	$25.00	Go Nate-train!!
24/10/2011	Hit	$20.00
21/10/2011	Kam	$100.00
21/10/2011	Shannon	$25.00	Good on ya mate. Well done on doing this, such a great achievement.
20/10/2011	Jess	$30.00	Go get 'em Bambi
20/10/2011	Andy	$20.00
20/10/2011	Vanessa Grant	$25.00
20/10/2011	Chris C	$20.00	Go hard or go home….
19/10/2011	Wayne	$30.00
19/10/2011	Kathy	$25.00	Great work Nathan - good luck!
18/10/2011	Jamie Oosterdijk	$50.00	Good effort and good luck. I'll double my donation if you do a sub 4 hour!
18/10/2011	Julia S	$20.00
18/10/2011	Alisa	$100.00	I'm not sure that going out drinking til the wee small hours is the traditional way to prepare for a marathon…
18/10/2011	Dean Kippenberger	$20.00	GOOD LUCK!
18/10/2011	Neil	$10.00
18/10/2011	Leanne tong	$100.00
18/10/2011	Michael Simper	$42.16	Good Luck Mate
18/10/2011	Jodie	$25.00	Such a great cause. Good luck Nathan!
18/10/2011	Gen	$10.00
18/10/2011	Mata Tepania	$20.00	Good luck buddy I'm sure you will do very well.
18/10/2011	Elise	$25.00
18/10/2011	Bryce	$10.00
12/10/2011	Andrew	$10.00

	Total Raised Online:	NZD$822.16
	Total Raised Offline:	NZD$0.00
	GRAND TOTAL:	NZD$822.16
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