Katrina Hemingway and Liz Melchior raised $31,000 on the Kokoda Trek . . .
“There was mud of every consistency and colour. I felt I was cross country skiing at times. Other times I was up to my calves in it. The streams/creeks provided a welcome break for a wash at the end of each day. We walked from 5 to 11 hours each day depending on the weather. We encountered a tropical rainstorm that lifted and destroyed the rooves of many guesthouses, brilliant sunshine and days of such extreme humidity you found it hard to tell if it was raining or not.
"The ascents were almost vertical at times lasting for 1 to 2 hours with little flat reprieve and the descents required a fine balancing act with tree roots to avoid slipping and sliding with the mud. I fell about half a dozen times. My Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel was my porter Doxi whose magic feet I followed every step of the way.
"My susceptibility to heatstroke proved difficult to overcome. Because I do not sweat sufficiently I found it hard to cool my body down adequately to master the increasingly steep ascents. Through trial and error I managed to overcome the problem by drenching myself in water from head to waist every 30 mins - I literally looked like a drowned rat most of the time but you do what you have to do.” - Katrina Hemingway
Katrina with Ovuru Ndiki - at 102, one of the last surviving Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels, and with her porter Doxi at Ower's Corner.
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More Fundraising Success Stories
Fundraising
can be organised by anyone who has the motivation and passion to
succeed and make a difference.
Fundraisers
come in all shapes and sizes and are all equally important to helping
us achieve the goal of raising $5 million for research into a cure
for MS.
We have almost reached the two million mark and hope to be half way to our goal by the start of 2009!
Are you ready for the challenge? Do you have an idea for an event but need some help getting started? Do you want to fundraise but don’t think you have any good ideas? Below are some of the most recent activities organised by F5m supporters which helped push us past the first million.
No matter how big or small your idea or event, every little bit helps us reach our target whilst spreading the word that people with MS are doing it for themselves!
Tina Polios celebrated her birthday by hosting a Masquerade party for all family and friends. She requested that they donate to F5m instead of giving her gifts. To her surprise, a very generous $3,175 was raised. Thanks to everyone who attended and gave generously.
Liama McConachie and her family organised a fantastic Gala Dinner in memory of their mother Maree, who had MS.
