Jogging 4 Jack

$900 of $5,000 goal

Given by 20 generous donors in around 4 months

Five year old Jack has been fighting for just over a year to reclaim his life after contracting viral encephalitis - a viral infection in t

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In support of Jack’s strength, courage and fighting spirit, his mum and a team of other runners touched by his fight and his family’s story have been Jogging for Jack in South Africa. New Zealand will be jogging for Jack in the upcoming Auckland Marathon. We're keeping Jack's page up as we are still a long way from our goal.

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Updating our Goal 12 December 2013

A huge thanks for all the support and donations that we have received thus far. We are planning two more events for 2014 and will post the details as soon as we have finalised them. For now I have requested that our fundraising goal for Jack be revised to $5000 as I think we need to and can achieve this. Please keep spreading the word, your ongoing support is appreciated.

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