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Help me get home to my brother

$13,085 of $15,000 goal
Given by 171 generous donors in 6 weeks

Flying home to Germany for my brothers funeral

Raglan, Waikato

Kia Ora everyone.

It is with a heavy heart that I share with you the passing of my brother René. During a climbing trip to Austria, he tragically slipped and fell 120m to his death.

We are reaching out to the community to give what they can and feel comfortable with to aid us in travelling home to be there for his funeral and to be with my family during this difficult time.

We deeply appreciate your help, and thank you immensely for your love and support.

Arohanui,

Rike and the family xxxx

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The money will be spent on travel expenses to and from Germany for me and my 2 kids (flights and accommodation).

Any funds raised over this will be used for any other related family support and/or funeral costs.

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Update on my brother René  16 January 2023

Hi everyone,

I would like to take the time to thank you all for your kindness, love and support through the messages and donations we have received.

With all the financial support, we have managed to cover the expenses for our flights to Germany so far. We are very grateful for your generous donations, both big and small which helped the possibility for me and my family to be together on the other side of the world during this difficult time.

My brother is currently still in Austria and we are working on getting him transported over to us within the next few days and are hoping for his funeral to be held early next week in Roetgen. Once the details of the funeral are confirmed, we will post another update, for those who wish to attend. 😔🕊️🤎

If you’d like to take the support a step further, please share this page to your family and friends ✨

Thank you all again for the support.

With love,

Rike and the family

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Guest Donor on 28 Feb 2023
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Fatih on 15 Feb 2023
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Suz and Dave on 30 Jan 2023
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Tredoux South Africa on 23 Jan 2023
Dear Edwin, Gretel, Rike and family, Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Much love, Jaco, Heidi, Karen and Stefan Tredoux, South Africa
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Hannah on 23 Jan 2023
Ich trauere mit euch und bin in Gedanken morgen bei euch ❤️‍🩹
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This campaign started on 11 Jan 2023 and ended on 28 Feb 2023.