Send Natasha Chang to the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin!

Howick-Pakuranga club needs to raise $15,691.00 + GST for Natasha’s registration costs as a member of the Special Olympics New Zealand team.

In 2023, Special Olympics International will hold World Summer Games – arguably the world's largest sport and humanitarian event in the world that year. Berlin will host over 6,500 intellectually disabled athletes from 173 countries. It is estimated that they will be supported by more than 28,000 volunteers, 2,900 coaches and over 450,000 spectators.

Natasha Chang is a member of Special Olympics Howick-Pakuranga club and has been selected as one of the athletes to represent New Zealand in Athletics at 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games to be held 17-25 June 2023 in Berlin. Natasha is 27 years old and joined Special Olympics in 2016. She trains hard and regularly participates in Special Olympics ribbon days and regional games in Athletics. She has represented Special Olympics Howick-Pakuranga at Special Olympics NZ National Games in Athletics in 2017 and 2022 winning medals and ribbons in her events.

Natasha's employer, PAK'n SAVE Glen Innes have very generously kickstarted our efforts with an amazing donation of $3,000 but we still have a long way to go, so please do help us out!