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Active Hearts Foundation: One drop of water is the start of a mighty river.

  • The Active Hearts team are getting involved!

      12 July 2018
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    2018 is halfway through and things are ticking along nicely. Here the latest from the Hearts team.

    Mel and Elder ran the 2018 Everest Marathon! What an accomplishment!

    These two legends trained, fund-raised and ran on behalf of the Active Hearts Foundation May 29th 2018! The race is run from Everest base camp to Namche Bazaar, the Sherpa capital, on the 29th of May each year. This is the anniversary day of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norqay's first summit of Mt Everest in 1953. Out of 133 entrants Mel finished 46th in 8:22.07 (2nd from NZ) and Elder 34th in 7:34.29 (1st from Peru) respectfully. Congratulations you two and thank you for your hard work! In total they raised about $4500NZD!!

    Our two Nepali brothers Arjun and Gokul Adhikari recently spent 4 weeks touring around New Zealand with Dan. Arjun and Gokul work tirelessly for Active Hearts in Nepal and it was a real privilege to have the guys here in NZ and thank them for their kind actions. We toured the South Island and saw many beautiful sights. Highlights were many. Some were blue cod fishing off Moeraki, dancing up a storm with the deep south Riverton crew and cooking the Active Adventures office staff a massive delicious traditional Dal Bhat feast in Queenstown. Spending time with all their New Zealand based friends was very special part of the trip.

    Our latest Library!

    We are excited to announce the next Active Hearts library project! It will be in beautiful Sarsyu village in the Himalayan foothills. We will build and furnish, stock with books (reading and curriculum related) and supply computers to enhance the students learning opportunities.

    We are aiming to raise $6000 USD for the project.

    We are planning on completing and opening this library on Friday Nov 2th 2018. You can donate here or head to our website.

    To read more check out our website www.activeheartsfoundation.org and on our Facebook page Active Hearts Foundation.

    The Hearts Team want to thank you for continuing to support us along this awesome journey.

    Have yourself a smile on us! Namaste Arohanui

    Dan x

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  • Our youngest ever donor!

      17 February 2018
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    The Hearts family would like to say a huge NAMASTE and THANK YOU to baby Atlas, of Christchurch New Zealand, for his donation at only 7 days old! You are destined for big things my little friend. Lots of love the whole Hearts team! xox

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  • Mel and Elder are running the Everest Marathon 2018!

      17 February 2018
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    Namaste, we have some exciting news to share. Active Hearts team members Melissa McArtney and Elder Bejar are representing us in the Everest Marathon 2018! The race is run on May 29th the anniversary of Hillary and Tenzings first Everest summit. The Everest Marathon is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the highest marathon in the world. The start line is at Gorak Shep 5184m (17,000 feet), close to Everest Base Camp in Nepal. The finish is at the Sherpa town of Namche Bazaar at 3446m (11,300 feet) and the course is a measured 42 km (26.2 miles) over rough mountain trails. It is the world’s most spectacular race. Mel and Elder will be posting a blogs of their progress as the race gets closer and we will give updates here as well.

    You can follow Mels blog at:

    www.melissamcartney.blogspot.co.nz/?view=magazine

    and Elders blog at: www.jungleandmountain.blogspot.co.nz/2018/02/why-am-i-doing-everest-marathon.html?spref=fb

    If you would like to donate in support of their gallant efforts you can by simply donating to Active Hearts and mention 'The Tenzing Hillary Memorial Marathon' in the text box! It will be awesome to see how much we can raise!

    Good luck Mel and Elder we are behind you all the way! Go get it!!

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  • Big things ahead for 2018!

      6 February 2018
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    Namaste friends around the world. We hope 2018 is your best year yet! The Hearts team is very excited with our upcoming projects and plans for this year. We have a number of awesome things that we will share with you in the coming weeks. A little teaser.... a fundraiser running the Everest marathon! WOW! Thank you for your continued support and all the love you send to our friends in Nepal. Peace and love the Active Hearts family x

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    • 07/02/2018 by Sherry

      That is a tease! Look forward to hearing more!