Run to San Francisco and back!

$3,030 donated
Given by 49 generous donors in around 6 months

The Grammar Distance Squad are running 21,000kms to help get to the States and to raise money for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand.

Auckland

33 members of the Auckland Grammar School Distance Squad are embarking on a tour of California in April 2016, where they will be billeted at schools while taking part in a number of running events. This will be an amazing experience for the boys and based on past trips, a life-changing one as well.

The distance from Auckland to San Francisco is 21,000kms return. The team’s aim is to each run 30kms every week to reach that total and to help raise money for their trip. At the same time, they will be supporting Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand, who will receive 50% of all money raised.

Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand supports patients and their families living with leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and related blood conditions. www.leukaemia.org.nz

A key motivator for these boys is to help other young people who are less fortunate than themselves. It is appropriate that the Distance Squad supports this cause, as leukaemia is the most common childhood cancer and lymphoma is the most common cancer in 15-24-year-olds.

Let youth do it for youth.

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About us

Auckland Grammar School is one of New Zealand’s leading secondary schools, with a reputation for all-round excellence in academic, sporting and cultural pursuits and a strong sense of tradition, pride and confidence.

Providing an education for young men from Form 3 to Form 7 (Years 9–13), the School offers an academic programme based on both national and international syllabi, catering for a range of students from diverse backgrounds, socio-economic groups and ethnicities.

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Latest distance update - Wednesday 23 March 2016  23 March 2016

The individual figures have been tallied and we are at 20,035 kms. There will be a concentrated effort to reach our total of 21,000 kms over the next week, with our 32 runners needing to cover an additional 965 kms (30 kms each). Fantastic effort boys!

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JohnR
JohnR on 22 Mar 2016
Nice cause, guys -- good luck and well done!
$100
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 22 Mar 2016
$100
dion and paula
dion and paula on 19 Mar 2016
go Winton,,
$85
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 13 Mar 2016
On behalf of Cameron Vaughan - and good luck for the team.
$50
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Guest Donor on 03 Mar 2016
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This campaign started on 24 Oct 2015 and ended on 15 Apr 2016.