The Team's Board Report - Mainfreight

30Being able to run a half-marathon is a good baseas a starting point for entry into the team. Thereis always the option of joining the support crew ifthe actual event itself is not your cup of tea. Beingable to drink wine and eat ham sandwiches is agood base as a starting point for entry into thisteam.Left to Right Carl George, Trudy Burt, Cameron Hilland Rowan CookeOf course being able to manage the stresslevels when your team can’t find a checkpoint isessential, something team manager John Eshuisfound a little challenging.Cure Kids is the face of the Child Health ResearchFoundation – an organisation established over30 years ago to address the lack of research intolife-threatening childhood illness in New Zealand.Mainfreight has contributed around $60,000 toassist in this research, with half of this moneyfundraised by the team.On a final note we again have been runningdrug education seminars with Mike Sabin. Themethamphetamine problem in our society iseverywhere and across all socio-economicgroups. Educating our team and their families isalerting everyone at Mainfreight to the dangers ofthis insidious drug. You will hear Mike Sabin in themedia alerting us all to what is happening in oursociety and what we can do to prevent it. Take theopportunity to listen to his message; it requires allour support.The Mainfreight Mavericks with Support Crew