Samuel Rush's Fundraising Page

Thanks to a rebel sport sale i got new shoes to help me train!

I have always enjoyed running but just recently this year i have discovered that running is a good aid in clearing the mind and it really effected me positively all round. This first started when i had to train to run 12km's under 55 minute for school and i did successfully in 45 minutes. After this i wanted to set myself a personal goal and try to run a half marathon. I also thought that if i enjoyed running so much i could do it for charity or good cause and help to make a difference for someone else's future.

So i opened google and typed in "Half marathon 2010 charity Auckland", When i found this one i thought it was perfect. The heart foundation is a very important and really deserving cause as my mum has had a heart condition for most of her life and one day will need Heart surgery just like millions of others out there. Every little bit matters and to know that what im doing is beneficial to an extremely good cause and what it does is my motivation to try my best to raise as much money as i can for it. So I hope you will help me out by sponsoring me and NO MATTER how much because like i said EVERY little bit counts! Big or small!!

So please if you wish 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!!!!!

Help join the race to beat heart disease.

------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.

By donating through my webpage you will be helping the Heart Foundation continue its vital work in research, cardiac rehabilitation, education programmes and resources.