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by Sam Ward
What would you do if you learned that a local 8 year old had been diagnosed with cancer? If your first thought was to plan a 40-hour non-stop game of football, that’s what some ambitious Ōtaki teens are doing.
It’s not often you hear of teenage boys proactively contributing to the wider community, yet for Manukura GPS – a boys’ leadership group from Ōtaki College – it’s just what they do. The fundraising brainchild of Max McHugo and Charlie Simpson will see the Manukura GPS group complete 40 hours of football in the hopes of raising as much money as possible to support a local whanau as they navigate the next 18 months travelling between Ōtaki and Auckland for weekly chemotherapy treatment, as well as the rest of the challenges this will throw their way.