Rosie and Liam's Fundraising Page

Grandad Robin raspberry picking with the kids a few days before he died

Grandad Robin raspberry picking with the kids a few days before he died

Running my last Half Marathon in November!

Running my last Half Marathon in November!

Page Creator: Rosie James

Event: AMI Round the Bays - Wellington

Event Date: 20/2/2011

Hi Everyone! My nephew Liam and I are running the Wellington Round the Bays in honour of my stepfather (Liams grandfather) Robin Seymour. His heart stopped beating on 16th January 2010 - Long before he was ready to go!

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

We have signed up as a Heart Racers to raise money to support the Heart Foundation. By donating through our webpage you will be helping the Heart Foundation continue its vital work in research, cardiac rehabilitation, education programmes and resources.

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.

We will 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.

So, please could you sponsor us?

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
20/2/2011	Anne Gorman	$20.00
19/2/2011	Ang,Heath, Jimmy & Sam	$10.00	This is from our Hearts Rosie, we love you and good luck!! xo Robin and your Grandma will be watching from above and will be so proud! xo
18/2/2011	Shane	$50.00	Good luck. Love Shane.
18/2/2011	Diane	$25.00	Go Rosie, what a great contribution you are making
17/2/2011	Grandad	$20.00	Good luck
17/2/2011	Gerry	$25.00	Enjoy the day with Liam and have a fun run.
14/2/2011	Jacqui	$10.00	Best of luck Rosie:)
4/2/2011	Kate	$15.00	run really really fast so we have time to catch up after the race eh :)
4/2/2011	Pip	$30.00	Good luck! Dont fall over the crowds!
1/2/2011	Kevin Simonsen	$50.00	Great work Rosie and Liam, I am sure my great friend will be watching over you and proud of your generous efforts.
1/2/2011	Sue	$50.00	Thank you Rosie and Liam, Robin will be proud of you both. He loved running especially Harriers.
30/1/2011	Jennifer	$10.00	Good luck. What a great way to celebrate life.
30/1/2011	Mary R	$10.00	Hey, go for it Rosie!!and good luck!
28/1/2011	Kate Stynes	$20.00	A wonderful cause - you will both be great -
28/1/2011	anne	$10.00	good for you rosie /a great cause
26/1/2011	Alannah Gill	$10.00	What a great idea and a great cause to support-all the best Rosie and Liam:-) Im sure Robyn would be proud of you x
26/1/2011	KathG	$10.00	go Rosie & Liam.. fantastic effort.

	Total Raised Online:	NZD$375.00
	Total Raised Offline:	NZD$0.00
	GRAND TOTAL:	NZD$375.00
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