It’s been a big year for the Hawke’s Bay Branch, with three keys sporting events where CF was named as the official charity.

The Hastings Half Marathon chose CFNZ as its charity – it was the first time in its 35 years that it parented with a charity for the event.

Then the Napier division of RunWalk HB dedicated $2000 in proceeds to the local Hawke’s Bay Branch from the Napier city Pak’nSave Half Marathon dedicated its proceeds to the local Hawke’s Bay Branch. The Fisher family including Amber (9) who has CF, appeared in the local newspaper to promote the event and awareness of CF.

This was followed by the Staples Rodway Challenge in November. The event is now regarded as one of the most popular sporting events in the region. It takes in some of the Bay’s most stunning landscapes on a course that is mainly on private land and includes windswept beaches, native forest, waterfalls, river gorges and stunning coastal farmland. The area includes Cape Kidnappers Wildlife Reserve and passes through the largest gannet colony in the world.

Staples Rodway choose a different charity each year and this year CF Hawkes’ Bay was chosen thanks to the help of Claire Fisher who completed the 32km course in 2014 in the hope that CF Hawke’s Bay would be named as the charity, so her efforts didn’t go unrewarded. This year $10,000 was raised, which was an amazing result.