Hippocampe chair for Huds.

$7,570 of $7,000 goal
Given by 50 generous donors in 10 weeks

Huds loves to swim, he needs a specially designed all terrain wheelchair that can roll over beach sand and into the water.

Southland

Swimming is pure pleasure for Hudson, the weightlessness and freedom and the waves and sharing fun times with friends. Huds has severe cerebral palsy and has grown up, loving the outdoors and adventure and his family and friends now find it hard to get him into the water, he's too heavy to lift and his complex seating needs mean standard wheelchairs don't suit him. A hippocampe wheelchair will allow him to roll over the beach sand and into the water at his local beach in Bluff or wherever else since he does love to travel. His local pool isnt accessible and others in the region don't have equipment so he can safely access to water but this chair will allow him to freedom to swim anywhere. Here's a link to a video of others using the hippocampe http://youtu.be/X30gAgitX34

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Huds has grown up loving the outdoors, tramping, swimming, sailing, and even a bit of abseiling, but now he's 16 and over 50kg the logistics of accessing his hobbies safely has really meant he's been restricted on what he can do. We need to change that!

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Ta da!  13 February 2015

Thank you again for making this possible! We went out yesterday and had a great time at the beach, Huds loves it, I love it, it's fabulous and once we tweak a few seating issues and customise it a bit it will be perfect!

http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/66109939/Hudson-makes-a-splash

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Guest Donor on 06 Feb 2015
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Trevor/Norma Wilkey
Trevor/Norma Wilkey on 03 Feb 2015
Chris you are doing a wonderful job with Hudson and deserve all the help you can get.
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jo
jo on 01 Feb 2015
All the best
$30
Trudi (cousin)
Trudi (cousin) on 01 Feb 2015
Hi Chris and Hudson. Just seen the link from Lisa. I hope you reach your goal, it will make such a difference to you both. Hudson looks like he loves the sea. He is such a tall young man now. Do you know my son Ben's birthday is 7th May too? He is 15 and taller than me too! Don't they grow fast. Hopefully make it to NZ to see you one day. Keep smiling and take care both. Love Trudi in the chilly UK xxxx
$100
Natalie Lee
Natalie Lee on 31 Jan 2015
Know you now have the chair Hudson but this might help buy something extra!
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This campaign started on 15 Dec 2014 and ended on 28 Feb 2015.