Making a splash to raise funds for Crohn's & Colitis NZ
Vivienne's epic swim challenge to raise funds for Crohn's & Colitis NZ.
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My 24-year-old daughter has recently been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, and I have another two young family members who have also been battling both Cohn’s and Colitis for the last couple of years. I feel so helpless as a parent seeing my daughter deal with the symptoms of this condition, I just want to do something to help so I am trying to raise funds to support the Crohn's & Colitis NZ (CCNZ) foundation which supports people with inflammatory bowel disease.
My Plan A was to get 100 swimmers to join me to swim the combined distance around NZ (15,134km). I am not giving up on this and will continue to try to recruit more swimmers as the weeks go by. As of today (16 May 2025) I have 70 swimmers, so have settled on my Plan B challenge option which is to swim the distance around the South Island of NZ over the course of 1 year.
Please help this cause by kindly donating to CCNZ.
UPDATE 7 OCTOBER 2025 - We have completed the distance around the South Island - yay! I now have 92 swimmers in the group and we have started swimming our way around the North Island. We are still aiming to complete the entire distance around NZ by 31 March 2026. Your support is truly appreciated. Thank you so much everyone!
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On behalf of CCNZ and Vivienne, we would like to thank you so much for your support. Please know this donation will contribute towards our many projects we have in the pipeline for 2026 and beyond, including Camp Purple Live 2027.
Thank you so much guys. Really appreciate your support. Thank you 🙏 🌻
On behalf of CCNZ and Vivienne, we would like to thank you so much for your support, Dave and Kate. Please know this donation will contribute towards our many projects we have in the pipeline for 2026 and beyond, including Camp Purple Live 2027. Thank you again for choosing to support us!
Thank you so much for your support Harrison. Really appreciate it 🌻
On behalf of CCNZ and Vivienne, we would like to thank you so much for your support, Harrison. Please know this donation will contribute towards our many projects we have in the pipeline for 2026 and beyond, including Camp Purple Live 2027. Thank you again for choosing to support us!
On behalf of CCNZ and Vivienne, we would like to thank you so much for your support. Please know this donation will contribute towards our many projects we have in the pipeline for 2026 and beyond, including Camp Purple Live 2027. Thank you again for choosing to support us!
Thank you so much 💕🌻
On behalf of CCNZ and Vivienne, we would like to thank you so much for your support. Please know this donation will contribute towards our many projects we have in the pipeline for 2025 and beyond, including Camp Purple Live 2026. Thank you again for choosing to support us!
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