Help Luke Saunders with his Recovery！

On the 23rd of December a group of 8 close friends set off on a much deserved end of year trip to Thailand, however on the 4th of January an unfortunate event, outside of our control occurred. Luke Saunders a humble, selfless and much loved member of our friends was involved in a recreational motorbike accident where the brakes failed and caused him to crash receiving a severe head injury - thankfully he survived (he was wearing a helmet - not travelling at speed and had not consumed alcohol or medication). The accident happened on private property, however even with fully comprehensive travel insurance they have declined the claim based on the fact that he did not hold a full motorbike licence in New Zealand.

He fractured his skull and dislocated his rib cartilage from the sternum. As a result of the skull fracture he had air pockets between his skull and brain which was feared he would start fitting, this resulted in a 3 days stay in the ICU at Bangkok Hospital, Koh Samui. He had a 4 hour operation to insert plates to hold his skull in place but then required a further 3 days to ensure he didn't contract meningitis through the opening in his skull.

Financially this has costed him and his family close to $25,000NZD. His comprehensive travel insurance have made it very clear they will not be covering any of his medical or associated costs. He is unable to work due to his injury, Luke is a hard working guy who doesn't deserves this treatment from the insurance company - this accident was beyond his control.

Any amount donated will help this young man and his family recover from this accident, every dollar counts.