Nick's Ultramarathon Effort for Elders

I was in a work meeting recently, and to kick off the host asked us 'what are some of your best memories?'. I paused to think, and then said it was the time I got to spend with my grandad before he died.

Grandad was a journalist, Antarctic explorer, passionate student of history, books, and was honestly the kindest person anyone had ever met. Our conversations were chock full of war stories and hard-won lessons I'll remember for the rest of my life.

So when I recently discovered Elder Care Volunteers, I jumped at the chance to get to have more conversations like those. Elder Care Volunteers is a charitable organisation that connects volunteers with elder care home residents.

The result of their work could hardly be more important: increasing connection, reducing loneliness and depression, and improving the wellbeing of residents and volunteers alike.

So, on the 14th January I am going to run my first Ultramarathon (53km) to raise money for Elder Care. If you want to see NZ have more of the work Elder Care is doing, please consider donating and sharing this far and wide! My aim is to raise $2k by 5pm on January 16th :)

Your support would literally be life-changing, so thank you! Watch this space for updates on the run and this fundraising effort.