running a marathon for Recreate NZ

I’m running the north shore marathon in September this year. This will be my first ever marathon after around 6 halves!!! I have decided I am going to raise money for Recreate NZ, an organisation that supports youth living with intellectual disabilities in taking on life changing experiences.

Recreate has been a huge part of my life over the last 2 years, and I have gained so much from my experience as a volunteer- I have met some of the most badass humans, become more confident in who I am and felt so much genuine joy. As Recreate has been such an integral part of my life, I have grown to deeply understand the importance of what they do- and although money doesn’t highlight just how truly valuable their work is, it does provide them with more opportunities to expand and grow the work they do in changing disabled youths lives.

I am running the marathon to give them more money in a focus to open up opportunities for them - Any, even small donations are appreciated. However, if you take anything away from my page, the fact I am running a marathon is irrelevant, and instead you should focus on the importance of the work organisations like Recreate NZ do in providing our disabled community with greater quality of life, support and just overall connections. What Recreate does is life changing- it changed my life, and continues to change so many more.