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What started off as one woman and a pair of clippers, turned into three friends, a grandson, and a public “shave off”. In a show of solidarity for her mother and Sweet Louise Member Lynne, Meredith Priscott decided to shave her hair off. “It all came from my mum starting chemotherapy again after two years, and despite being told she wouldn’t lose her hair, she started to feel ‘that tingle’. … Read More

For Sinda Hall, Sweet Louise’s Senior Support Coordinator, completing a 1km swim was not only an opportunity to raise money for Sweet Louise Members, it was also a personal milestone after being diagnosed with breast cancer last year. Sinda says “It came out of the blue – it was a complete shock. I’d had regular screenings and there hadn’t been any concerns.” She used the opportunity to raise money for … Read More

If you met Ron, you’d think he’s very much a typical Kiwi bloke. A farmer, husband, dad and granddad, he also has secondary breast cancer. One of our four male members, Ron was first diagnosed in 2013. As a dairy farmer, he’d led a physically active life and had always been really fit and he took the first diagnosis as well as he could, expecting a good result. As he … Read More

A personal connection to Sweet Louise made the decision to swim in the Rangitoto Swim an easy one for David French. The nephew of Sweet Louise’s namesake Louise Perkins, David raised more than $1400 for Sweet Louise when he took part in the Rangitoto Swim last month. “I have been doing swims for years, and I was planning to do the Rangitoto Swim anyway. I remembered my brother and a team from Sweet Louise did it for Sweet Louise a … Read More

If every non-profit had tech expert and advocate like Matt McLay, the world would certainly be a better place. Charity staff everywhere would be more connected and be able to work more efficiently. And those in need would receive help more quickly. This is exactly what Matt is making possible for Sweet Louise. As the Principal Solutions Specialist at Spark Digital, Matt has lent his expertise to help Sweet Louise staff find better, cheaper ways of staying in touch with each … Read More

“I’m humbled by what Sweet Louise Members go through. I get so much personally from volunteering. I feel like I get more than I give.” Yvonne Bull is one of Sweet Louise’s newest Volunteers, joining the team in November last year. “It’s such a privilege to be part of the Sweet Louise team. I feel enormous pride when I volunteer,” says Yvonne. Yvonne supports the fundraising team at events including Christmas Carols and the Tinkerbell family movie morning. As a … Read More

Vote for Sweet Louise at Z Stations this May. You’ve got the chance to help Sweet Louise when you fill up at Z Stations around the country! Every Z service station in New Zealand will be supporting four neighbourhood groups each and we’re lucky enough to be one of the chosen groups in some stations. That means we’ll get a share of $52,000 but how much Sweet Louise receives, depends … Read More

Lyn Little joins the Sweet Louise team to support Members living in the Waikato area. Lyn has had more than 20 years’ experience in palliative care and eight years’ experience as a Clinical Breast Care Nurse Specialist at Waikato Hospital. “Sweet Louise is so special, and the support provided to one group of people who really need it is great,” says Lyn. “The Members are a group of people I really … Read More

Sweet Louise Member Donna, her husband Mark and their two boys headed down to Rotorua for a thrill-seeking weekend all thanks to supporters like you. “Sinda [Senior Support Coordinator] rang up and offered us family support. I immediately said yes,” says Donna. Sinda organised vouchers for the family to go up the Gondola and ride the Luge in Rotorua.Donna says her boys love spending time together and doing an activity … Read More