I DID IT ... I finished the Brisbane Half Marathon in a time of 2hrs 21mins 42 secs ... Yippee :) ... AND I reached my fundraising target by raising over $3,000, which I was even more happy about!
To all my friends & family who supported the cause leading up to the day and on the day ... it was a huge motivation for me ... THANK YOU :)
My two favourite experiences on the day?
Crossing the finish line and seeing all the supporters there for everyone competing on the day.
Holding up the Nepali flag together as a Team ... it hit me then what a huge success the day was for NAFA and that great things are possible when a group of passionate people get together to do something good ... this was definitely a warm fuzzy moment for me!
The "Everest Mob", our amazing Team of runners & walkers, collectively raised over $13,000 for NAFA supported Health Projects in Nepal.
These funds will go towards the following important projects -
- Primary hearing care and treatment services provided by Hearing Nepal Program and the Nepal Association of Hard of Hearing (NAHOH)
- Tilganga Eye Hospital remote cataract surgery eye clinics
- Salary subsidy of 3 health clinic workers (including two midwifes) for a remote area health clinic in the hilly region of Nepal
- Sponsorship of health related further education and training students e.g. nursing, rural health, nursing assistant
For more photos click on this link ... https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152278147306732.1073741850.675116731&type=1&l=6a02855794
What a great day and a great cause!!!
