Andrew's appeal | Area News | November 2024 - video Dailymotion

Griffith F45 coach Andrew Gamble speaking about the event. Video supplied

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00:00Yes, guys, just wanted to jump on super quick and give everyone a massive thank you. The

00:05response that I've had for the GoFundMe has way exceeded what we expected. I was with

00:11the family this morning of the members and the mother especially, and they cannot believe

00:15how generous the community has been. And people as far as wealth and people overseas have

00:20all donated. So honestly, thank you so much. The last time I looked, it reached over $14,000,

00:26which is absolutely outstanding. So thank you all for your generous donations. And with

00:33MEPA's last memories being at the gym, I've decided to do a fundraiser on the weekend.

00:38Again, personal to me, and it's on behalf of me. If we get as many people as we can

00:43to join that, that would be fantastic. What we're going to be doing is guys, we're going

00:47to be running four miles. So that is 6.4 kilometers every four hours for 48 hours. So altogether,

00:55I will run 12 times and will accumulate just short of 77 kilometers. Now, the idea is guys,

01:03if you want to join in on any of these runs, the timeframes or the time slots will be in

01:08the description. You'll just have to donate. It can be something as small as $5, $10, wherever

01:13you want. This is a movement guys. I'm trying to promote the community coming together and

01:18all moving in a way that we can show our appreciation to everyone for what they've done donation

01:24wise. The family want to show their appreciation back. And for myself, I want to show you guys

01:28that we as a community can do amazing things together. And that this, I think with MEPA's

01:34memory, she had a wishlist and a goal list. And one of those was to be able to run and

01:39that was to run for a son. So I think it's only my duty to promote that and do that for

01:45MEPA. I can run for her and I want to do that for her. So I'm going to put myself through

01:49this challenge that is four miles every four hours for 48 hours. So guys, please come along.

01:57Sunday will be the last one. It'll start at 4pm. Once we finish that run, we'll come upstairs

02:03to the studio. We'll have some pizzas and some drinks where the family's going to join

02:07us. And I think they want to say their thank yous to everyone that's contributed and everybody

02:10that was there and anybody in the community that shows their appreciation and shows that

02:16way that agreed for the family. They want to show and say thank you. So guys, 4pm on

02:21Sunday will be the last time we run and it will start this Friday at 8pm. Please check

02:27the description below. I'll write all the information we need. Guys, come on, get involved.

02:31Let's show our support for this family and make this last one the best one for MEPA.

02:35Thank you guys. I massively appreciate it.