Logan Moodie (20) performs a switch-backside 5/0 at the
Skate4Cancer competition on Saturday. Photo by Emily
Cannan.
When a person skates through much of New Zealand, it is
just good manners to welcome them to their final destination.
When Seth Gorrie heard Skate4Cancer was bringing its unusual
cancer awareness raising tool to the country, he organised a
skate competition to coincide with its arrival at its final
stop - Dunedin.
Skate4Cancer is a not-for-profit youth target organisation
which aims to raise awareness of cancer prevention by
skateboarding either the width or length of a country.
After covering the majority of North America, the group of
four, led by Rob Dyer, decided to take its tour to the
another part of the world.
"When we first started, we didn't think we would do more than
one," he said.
The group started in Auckland on January 11 and arrived in
Dunedin on February 16.
Mr Dyer skated and walked the entire journey, even "bombing"
Kilmog Hill.
His inspiration was simple, after losing family and friends
to cancer, he wanted to spread the message about how it could
be prevented.
He and the Skate4Cancer team have worked for the past six
years, skating, public speaking and holding concerts to
promote the cause.
The Cancer Society sponsored the event and supplied sunscreen
for all competitors and viewers while Cheapskates and Quest
supplied prizes.
The Skate4Cancer team will leave New Zealand in two days,
before skating across Australia next month.
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