#jogyourmemory for Alzheimer's research

Our Why

Just over one year ago, our Nana, Marg, passed away, nine years after she was first diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. Our Nana Marg, was so giving and generous in her life. She was a very caring, selfless person and gave to community events. She was a great listener and always had time for anyone and everyone. However, we got to see Alzheimer’s brain disease slowly rob her of her memory, to the point where she didn’t even recognise her own reflection, let alone us. We saw all the pain our poppa and family went through and want to prevent others from going through the same thing. We really want to give back and honor our Nana Marg’s life by raising money to donate to the charity ‘Alzheimer’s New Zealand’ so hopefully in the near future a cure can be found for this horrible brain disease. By running alongside 20 others from Napier to Lake Ferry, we hope to raise not only money for finding a cure for Alzheimer’s, but also raise awareness about this disease that is diagnosed in another seven New Zealanders each day.

What are we doing

Our plan to raise money and awareness for Alzheimer’s disease, is to run along with 20 other people a total of 300km from Napier to Lake Ferry. As a group we will run 100 km per day for 3 days. Each runner will cover over half a marathon per day! Every runner will cover 75km all up.