This will be our 5th Milford Sound to Invercargill Charity ride for the Southland Heart Kids (previously known as “Southland@Heart”) and this year looks to be bigger than ever.

Tania McKenzie (one of Jason Gerken's good clients), was speaking of her 10 year old son Flynn, who was born with half a heart, and his time spent in Starship Children's Hospital in Auckland. It was a no-brainer for Jason. He had found a worthy local charity and the ride was born.

The ride was created by Steven Rhodes (a local car dealer), and Jason Gerken (a local hair stylist), who shared an interest in road cycling and decided to put their love for the sport to support a great cause.

Between 30 and 40 riders will start in Milford Sound at 6am on Saturday 14th November. The route will take them via Te Anau, Blackmount and Otautau to finish in Invercargill early in the evening, after completing some 300Kms of challenging road and weather conditions. The cyclists will be riding as a group, raising funds for, and awareness of, this fantastic charity.

When you make a donation to this fundraising page, your donation will be used to support Heart Kids and their families within the Southland region.

Your donation will be accepted as recognition of the effort made by the riders in completing this 12 to 13 hour journey. The money will be used by Heart Kids Southland to assist heart kids and their families throughout their lifetime of treatments.