Orphans Aid International

Our family are supporters of Orphans Aid International and friends with Co-Founder and CEO of Orphans Aid International Sue van Schreven. Last year my wife, Heather and daughter, Alisha climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa, with a group of 16 people to raise money for and celebrate 15 years of Orphans Aid International. We really respect the work that Sue and her team are doing and the orphans and families that they are supporting and helping through their organisation. We wanted to do something else to help support the organisation this year so I have come up with my own mountain to climb - 'The Luxmore Grunt Challenge'.

I have entered the Luxmore Grunt which is a race 5th December this year on part of the Kepler Track, one of the 'Great Walks' near Te Anau. The course is 27km with an elevation of 1075m. I have never done a lot of running but this event has been on my bucket list for a number of years. So while I am still able (53 years old now) I thought I would give it a crack, and why not at the same time raise some money for a good cause. So here we go! The training has started. Please support me in my endeavors to climb my own mountain this year and raise some money for Orphans Aid International. Thank you so much!!