Child Cancer Challenge date moved

Tom broke his leg. Neill is also injured. So it appears the April 2010 Death Valley ride shall be moved to a later date…

What is the Death Valley Child Cancer Challenge?

The April 2010 Death Valley Child Cancer Challenge is a 600 kilometre (372 mile) bicycle ride through Death Valley to raise US$1 million for NZ child cancer. In this 4 minute interview, Neill discusses our unique initiative.

Thank you, donors, for your help thus far :)

Our latest donor is Peter Brooke from Otago Polytechnic, who gave US$100!

Facebook fan page contest to begin this week!

Win a brand new iPod Shuffle or 2 tickets to a Buller Adventure Tour jetboating adventure. All you need to do is get the most fans to our Facebook page with 3 weeks to do it!

Child Cancer Challenge seeking airline sponsor

Virgin Atlantic Airways have officially rejected helping us on the Death Valley Child Cancer Challenge. Will your airline jump on-board this worthy cause?

NZ Compression joins the team

NZ Compression – New Zealand’s source for all your compression wear needs – has joined our team as a corporate sponsor.

Social media marketing – how you can help

Just a few minutes of your time voting up our social media presence(s) will help us significantly to dominate google for Child Cancer Charity-related searches.

SaignonVan Vietnamese Cuisine sponsors us

SaignonVan Vietnamese Cuisine has sponsored our cause.

Update on cyclists and support crew

Update on cyclists and support crew: the 600 km (372 mile) Death Valley bicycle riders will be…

Otago Daily Times interview

With daytime temperatures soaring above 50degC and shady trees a rarity, Death Valley is not the most hospitable of places to take a bicycle ride.

Death Valley: a desert & the hottest, driest location in North America

Death Valley is a desert located in the southwestern United States. It is the lowest, driest, and hottest location in North America.

Our MadeFromNewZealand.com presence

Our MadeFromNewZealand.com presence has been initiated. I have always loved this community because the website is a pleasant interface and the people are genuinely interested in the success of their members.

Neills training

Neill’s 30 kilometer training day detailed here.

Considering corporate sponsorship of our cause?

Considering corporate sponsorship? We have just opened a trademe account where sponsors can donate us a product and we will in turn auction it off.

Ultralink Sports Management

Luiz Uehara has shown his kindness by becoming our latest sponsor. Luiz will create training plans and consult on sports-related issues. His company is Ultralink Sports Management Ltd.
Please visit Ultralink at the web address www.ultralinksports.co.nz

Anderson's Bay School Newsletter

Thank you to Hamish McDonald (M Ed, B Ed, Dip Tch, PGDA), Principal, Anderson’s Bay School, Dunedin, New Zealand for mentioning the Death Valley Child Cancer Challenge in his parent newsletter!

Shoosh Bikes

Thank you to Sarg over at Shoosh Bikes. Shoosh is our first bicycle shop sponsor to join the cause by lending us mountain bike gear for our training.

Quayskills: 1st sponsor

Our first corporate sponsor is QuaySkills: Training Professionals. Thank you QuaySkills for kick-starting our campaign!

The cyclist's itinerary

This is the trail we will be bicycling in April 2010. It is a distance of about 600 kilometres (372 miles). Neill is working on a more detailed mapping of the terrain and distances between each of the 6 points shown on this map.

Linking to our website

Please write about the Death Valley Child Cancer Challenge on the web. When you do, use the following text: “Death Valley Child Cancer Challenge” that hyperlinks to “http://www.childrens-cancer-charities.com/”

Gold ribbon for childhood cancer

The gold ribbon represents an effort to raise awareness of childhood cancer.

Is New Zealand child cancer care inadequate?

Talkback host Michael Laws launched an angry and frustrated assault on health authorities last night over the care available for child cancer patients – including his daughter Lucy. “The inadequacy of New Zealand’s child cancer facilities has been pretty much brought home to me…”

Steve Downey's story

Coming soon.

Tom Glover's story

Tom Glover’s story coming soon.

Jax's story

Jax story forthcoming.

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