Papatoetoe Ice Bath Challenge – Francis McCormick

Team Papatoetoe – Francis McCormick

**4 Teams. 4 Locations. 1 Icy Mission!**

**Papatoetoe is ready to take the plunge!**

Francis McCormick is proudly representing Papatoetoe Sport & Community Hub (Kolmar) in **Elite Community's Great Ice Bath Challenge**, going head-to-head with Parnell, Ponsonby and Pakuranga to raise funds for Gumboot Friday.

The challenge? Brave the freezing water, stay immersed for as long as possible and raise as much money as we can to help provide free mental health counselling for young Kiwis.

### TWO WAYS TO BACK FRANCIS!

**DONATE NOW!**

Make a donation of any amount to Team Papatoetoe. Every dollar helps us climb the fundraising leaderboard!

**SPONSOR HIS ICY SECONDS!**

Think Francis can handle the cold?

Pledge any amount for every second he stays immersed in the ice bath.

$1 per second for 60 seconds = $60!

The longer Francis lasts, the more you give!

Per-second pledges will be recorded separately, with donations collected after Francis's final time is confirmed.

### WHO WILL WIN?

Will Papatoetoe take out the title for the longest ice bath or raise the most money?

There's only one way to find out!

**Back Francis. Back Papatoetoe. Make every second count!**

*Proudly part of an Elite Community initiative supporting Gumboot Friday and I Am Hope.*

**Friday 6 November 2026**