New Zealand Sport Unites to Inspire New Zealand to Cure Kids

New Zealand Sport Unites to Inspire New Zealand to Cure Kids

Cure Kids is promising a Red Nose Day full of sport and laughter this year with the support of some of New Zealand’s best and brightest sporting and comedic talents.

Last night’s Halberg award recipients Valerie Adams, Mahe Drysdale and Sophie Pascoe will be joining forces with the All Blacks and sporting talents, Sarah Walker (BMX), Rob Waddell (sailing and rowing), Leo Bertos (soccer), and Tim Mikkelson (All Blacks Sevens) to encourage New Zealanders to get behind Red Nose Day.

‘Good Sports Cure Kids’ is being launched in a lighthearted way today (Friday 15 February) when comedian Guy Williams dons his Speedos and takes on Commonwealth Games gold medalist, Moss Burmester, in a butterfly race at the Mt. Albert Aquatic Centre in Auckland. Also in the pool, representing the ‘kids’ is rising swimming star, 11 year-old Eva Williams. PLEASE NOTE IMAGES FROM THE EVENT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON GETTY IMAGES FROM 2.30 PM TODAY – DETAILS ON NEWS RELEASE

‘Good Sports Cure Kids’ will see sporting legends come together with Cure Kids and some of our top comedians to ask New Zealand to celebrate its passion for sport from August 1-24. Children around the country will have the chance to take part in in-school sporting challenges such as the ‘Valerie Adams shot put’ event. Schools are being asked to start planning for the Red Nose campaign in August and to register their interest at curekids.org.nz

Cure Kids is the official charity of the NZRU and the All Blacks. Steve Tew, CEO of the NZRU, says that the All Blacks are right in behind Cure Kids again this year.

“The All Blacks and the New Zealand Rugby Union are proud to be backing our official charity, Cure Kids and their Red Nose campaign. We are excited about playing a role in their quest to cure kids and look forward to being good sports with the rest of New Zealand” he says.

Double Olympic gold medalist, Valerie Adams, says she was in Switzerland when she got the call to be involved and she knew she wanted to be part of it straight away.

“We need to keep our Kiwi kids safe, we need to keep them healthy. These kids are the future of New Zealand. If I can use my sports career and profile to make a difference, then this is my opportunity to give back,” says Adams.

The 2012 TV3 comedy event Red Nose Day: Comedy for Cure Kids raised a massive $1,3 million for medical research for New Zealand children. Cure Kids CEO Vicki Lee says this year Cure Kids hopes to raise even more, with the help of New Zealanders.

“Sport is such an important part of our culture, so we want to celebrate and show it takes good sports and red noses to cure kids’. We’ve been incredibly fortunate to have such an amazing list of high performance athletes and talented comedians lend their names and support to the campaign. While Red Nose Day is in August, we need to start talking about it now to give schools enough time to plan their sporting challenges and set time aside during the year,” says Lee.

The TV3 comedy event Comedy for Cure Kids: Good Sports will air on Friday 23rd of August.

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