My Kilometres for Kids challenge is dedicated to the celebration of my son, Carter
I'm running for a cause close to our hearts
I’m taking on the challenge, Kilometres for Kids, to help keep Starship’s National Air Ambulance flying to children across the country who are critically ill or injured.
Carter's first flight to Starship Children's Hospital was at just 3 days old and it is so important we support these services during these unprecedented times.
If you can, please donate to help me raise money for this incredible service, the only flying Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in Aotearoa. It’s on call 24/7 – and a specialist flight crew can be in the air in a matter of minutes.
Donate now to help save the lives of Kiwi kids.
My Activity Progresss
My Goal
86.1km
85km
Fundraising progress
Raised
My Goal
$507
$500
Thank you to my supporters
Absolute legends
$137
Holly
Reach that goal my beautiful cousin ❤️ Love to you and Carter! So proud of you!
$101
Trudy
You are inspirational!
Silver stars
$58
Eva
Ka rawe Sheri, you did amazing and I wish we could give more and to more things, but this is such a special cause we had to give something ❤️ From Eva, Noa and Kinley with love.
$54
van den Bos family
What an awesome thing to do! You’re a star!
$58
Katherine
You are amazing Sheri!
$35
Evy K
Awesome work Sheri 👌
$34
Anonymous
Proud supporters
$23
Rachel
Go Sheri go!
$6
Jess Wilson
You can do this!
My Achievements
Fundraising page
Updated Profile Pic
Added a Blog Post
Received 5 Donations
Reached Goal
Increased Target
My Updates
Carter's 10!
Sunday 8th MarYesterday we celebrated Carter’s 10th birthday (officially it’s this week).
A big crowd came together to play, eat cake, and celebrate Carter. And of course I wasn’t allowed to say anything mushy because that would be sooooo embarrassing!
So I’ll say it here instead…
When I look back on the years of Carter’s life, I really can’t fathom what we have survived.
Since Carter had his long-awaited ASD repair at Starship last year, he has been like a completely new son. His energy levels, behaviours, and mental growth have created an entirely new chapter of parenting. His personality is really starting to shine through, and I’m learning to reframe my own thinking so I can understand him more and more.
Without Starship’s support over the years, we would never have come this far. They literally saved his life in 2019 and have now given him a completely new lease on life.
The amazing efforts from all the auxiliary support roles that funding helps with are the reason that, despite the stressful and torturous situations Carter is often in at Starship, he still thinks it is the most magical place and loves going there.
Just writing this makes me cry, so I know there is still so much more to learn, cry about, and work through. But I am just so thankful for all the support over the last ten years. Our medical system, and the people who work in it, have been more than amazing.
Please donate to help these services continue. I’ve seen some seriously hellish stories from countries with very different health systems.
Despite it all, things could’ve been worse, huh?
ShareThank you to my Sponsors
$137.15
Holly
$58.35
Eva
Ka rawe Sheri, you did amazing and I wish we could give more and to more things, but this is such a special cause we had to give something ❤️ From Eva, Noa and Kinley with love.
$54.12
Van Den Bos Family
What an awesome thing to do! You’re a star!
$58.35
Katherine
You are amazing Sheri!
$35.23
Evy K
Awesome work Sheri 👌
$22.58
Rachel
Go Sheri go!
$101
Trudy
You are inspirational!
$34.46
Anonymous
$6.13
Jess Wilson
You can do this!
Reach that goal my beautiful cousin ❤️ Love to you and Carter! So proud of you!