From 1-3 October three Defence Force teams will join 32 teams from across New Zealand to race from Auckland to Queenstown in three days.
Auckland to Queenstown on $10
Defence Force teams are taking part in the Accor $10 Queenstown Challenge, a major fundraiser for Cure Kids, a charity that funds vital medical research for children with life threatening illnesses.
The event is a contest in which teams of two people are given $10 in Auckland and have to use various modes of transport to get their team to Queenstown in three days. The team that arrives in Queenstown with the most points after undertaking a wide variety of challenges along the way is the winner.
Our teams are:
- Navy - SLT Fraser Toulmin, and SLT Darcy Topp
- Army - 2LT Ruth Tautari and 2LT Nick Fuller
- Air Force - FLTLT Barbara Finlayson* and PLT Officer Sean McKeogh.
The team members will be profiled on the Service websites. A profile of 2 LT Ruth Tautari can be found at "Thumbs up for soldier's fundraising challenge" in our Feature section.
The teams have now exceeded their fundraising targets of $7,000 each but they are still raising funds to make a donation online:
Navy
www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/NavyBrassMonkeys
Army (the Red team)
www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/nzarmy
Air Force
www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/teamairforcestepsup
To find out more about Cure Kids and the $10 Queenstown Challenge visit www.curekids.org.nzAll people who donate online receive an automatic receipt from Cure Kids along with a thank you letter.
Payments can also be made by cheque or direct deposit into Cure Kids account.
- Cheque – Please ensure all cheques are made out to Cure Kids and post to Cure Kids, P O Box 90 907, Victoria Street West, Auckland.
- Direct credit/deposit – Funds can be deposited into the Cure Kids Account, details as follows
- Cure Kids Limited
Account Number 02-0192-0017922-00
BNZ Newmarket
If you are using either cheque or direct credit/deposit please send an email to a.bishop@curekids.org.nz at Cure Kids - with details of the deposit and the team name so they will know who to attribute the money to.
* When CPL Lydia Savage hurt her ankle playing netball for the RNZAF team recently, she discovered she was no longer able to take part in the Challenge. FLTLT Barbara Finlayson has stepped up to take her place alongside team member CPL Sean McKeogh.