Rochelle McGregor's Fundraising Page

Hi Everyone,

I have been ambitious (or crazy!) enough to sign up for the Auckland Half Marathon on 28 October. Most of you will know how bad I can be at motivating myself to exercise but somehow its a whole new me! I have to admit that all credit must go to my lovely very motivated friend Davina who convinced me to walk the Taupo half marathon while she ran it and the momentum has kept going from there! She is also proving to be an excellent training buddy!
This is also a good opportunity to raise some money for a worthy cause too and here's a little spiel about it…

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 as you can see, I’ve signed up as a Heart Racer to raise money to support The National Heart Foundation of New Zealand. 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've started my training programme and its going really well so far. It certainly makes a difference having a goal to work towards to help motivate you and I actually can't wait for 28th October!

It would be great if you could sponsor me and help raise funds for the Heart Foundation. To do that, 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.

Please pass on to others who might like to donate too. Thanks heaps everyone.

Rochelle