Support Lucia Stettner get to Canoe Polo World Champs in Italy 2016

Hi,

I’m Lucia Stettner and I’ve been selected to represent New Zealand (U21 Women’s Squad)

at the Canoe Polo World Championships in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy on the 29th of August – 4th September.

A little bit about me, I am 20 years old and have played canoe polo for the past 7 years. It has always been my goal to get to the World Championships which after an intense and lengthy selection process I have achieved!

I represented NZ in the U21 Women’s team for the first time last year at Oceania’s over in Australia, where we won gold. Over the past 6 months I have played tournaments in Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Otaki, Wellington, and Christchurch.

I have attended multiple selection camps and will have 4 more training camps and tournaments prior to leaving for Europe. As Canoe Polo is a small sport which is not funded, all players must cover the full cost of the trip, which is estimated to cost $10,000 each. This is in addition to the cost of all equipment, training camps and tournaments in order to make the team. Your donation will help with travel, accommodation and equipment required to compete at this level.

Due to no funding in this small but incredible sport, I am working as hard as I can to raise the money but I need some help!