My Activity Tracking
628
kms
My target 510 kms
Distance Travelled
Total
628.3948km
My target
510km
Miss you Elaine and Vince.
This is my first participation in a fundraiser like this since 'blisters for bread' (a 20 km walk back in the 1980s). I am biking 'going the distance' of 510 km in the month of April 2026, not a big hardship, but will take some effort. Thanks to everyone who supports me I really do feel passionate about Malaghans amazing research (see their words below) and the tangible help it can bring people. Hope you learn about their work through this, and all donations gratefully accepted. Special thanks for my first donors who have already got me halfway there.
Elaine was a very loved friend from my youth in South Africa, and we caught up many times in NZ and Australia and in the UK too. Gone too soon, 2019 to cancer. Vince was my very first friend in New Zealand, the first friend here who I had hilarious fun with late nights out dancing. I hadn't seen him for years, also gone too soon, 2019.
From Malaghan
Right now, many Kiwis with aggressive blood cancers have to travel thousands of kilometres overseas and pay enormous costs to access CAR T treatment.
I’m taking on this challenge because no one should have to leave Aotearoa for life-changing cancer care. Every kilometre I complete and every dollar I raise will support the Malaghan Institute’s ENABLE-2 trial - a critical step toward making CAR T-cell therapy available in New Zealand’s public health system, close to home and whānau.
Please support my challenge if you can. Together, we can help bring this treatment home.
My Go the Distance Milestones
Registered your page!
Uploaded a profile picture
Set your fundraising target
Made a self donation
Shared your page
Received your first donation
50% fundraising target met!
Halfway distance!
Smashed Funraising Goal!
Gone the distance!
My Updates
Made the Distance
Wednesday 29th Apr
Thank you to my Sponsors
$106.12
Truss And Hoist Limited
$106.12
Te Ngaru Grant
Kei runga noa atu koe!
$106.12
Truss And Hoist Ltd
$106.12
Matched Donation
$106.12
Margaret King
Have a great ride. Good luck. Mx
$54.84
Paula Weadon
Well done great effort
$54.12
Sue
You're a sure fire bet on success Leila!
$50
Robert Mcgovern
$50
Francesca Carney
Go Leila!
$28.43
Anonymous
Great cause, go Leila!
$28.43
Matched Donation
$28.43
Kate H
You’re amazing.
$28.43
Matched Donation
$28.43
Kristin Mcguigan
Well done! Love you and love what the Malaghan Institute are doing.
$28.43
Julie
Such a good cause! Go Leila
$28.43
Steph Kuttner
Inspiring Leila!
$28.43
Matched Donation
$28.43
Anonymous
$28.43
Julie
Well done! Let’s hit that goal!
$28.43
Jude Smith
Well done Leila, great cause.
$28.43
Matched Donation
$27.81
Leila
It’s not that far.
$27.81
Kate
You’re amazing, Leila! Backing you all the way 💜
$23.50
Jo Lonsdale
Congrats Leila! Amazing effort.
From Moose