Well earned wheelchairs
I The Crippled Children | Society will soon have three new wheelchairs, thanks to Mr Ivan Hawkey, of Christ-] 'church, and the Blenheim Resumed Services’ Association. Mr Hawkey completed on [Saturday a 350 km run from Picton to Christchurch dur- ■ ing Crippled Children Week; I to raise more than $l2OO. ’ 1 He set out from Picton on |Mav 20. at 10 aun. and ar-j i rived in Christchurch last Saturday at 10 a.m. to be; i greeted by Cr P. J. R. Skel-i llerup, and friends. I
i It was the fourth run Mr I ! Hawkey has made for the] i; Crippled Children Society. Members of the R.S.A. at ■ Blenheim have taised §450 . from the proceeds of raffle i tickets for the Crippled Chiltdren Society. The executive of the R.S.A tjtold Mr Hawkey while he 'was in Blenheim that if he i i completed the run they •Iwould add $l5O to the $450 ■ ; for the purchase of a wheel- j ‘ chair. He will travel to Bien-’ -;heim at the week-end for the; i presentation.
At $6OO each for wheelchairs the society will now have enough money for three
Mr Hawkey said the run I would not have been possible had it not been for his [assistant, Miss Glenda KempI ton, who drove a car behind I him throughout the journey, arranged sponsorship and aci commodation, and provided I refreshment and changes of gear for him while on the road.
Recovering from the run yesterday, Mr Hawkey said that he was a little “tender”
and was having a little trouble with his left hip. : “It will be about two weeks[ I before I run again,” said Mr [Hawkey, who has clocked] !9000 miles since he began] running four years ago. [ His first run for the! Crippled Children Society, of; which he is a life member,; was in 1975, from Timaru to 1 Ashburton. These were followed by runs from Timaru to Christchurch, and last year from Greymouth to Christchurch.
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