1 00:00:01,840 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 1: We sure dad fell like that anyway. Down at the 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: Ashburt namp show grounds on set today Relay for Life 3 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: was back Ammy Cosgrove from the Cancer Society. You must 4 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: be stoked. What a day, What a day. 5 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 2: It was absolutely incredible, absolutely and feels of the whole event. 6 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 2: It was community spirit on steroids. It was incredible. 7 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:24,119 Speaker 1: Oh my cup was overflowing. So the turnout was pretty rousing. 8 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: The weather was magic obviously, lots of people looking down 9 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: on us, blessing us with that, getting it under way 10 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:36,160 Speaker 1: with that beautiful song from Molly Harrison that just set 11 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: the scene. 12 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:42,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, there were there was, Yeah, the onions were cut. 13 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,559 Speaker 1: Yeah early on, that's right. And then I got to 14 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:48,520 Speaker 1: meet you talking cutting the ribbon. We spoke with Paul 15 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: Hans last week and Sharon Dunstan bumped into her, but 16 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 1: also got to meet the delightful Ruby Hands. She's pretty 17 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: cool and at Saint Joe's and her journey started from 18 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: birth where she was diagnosed with a pretty gary form 19 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: of cancer that got cut out and you know she's 20 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 1: still with us today, which is just remarkable. I mean, 21 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 1: there were so many stories like that which just motivated you. Actually, 22 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: probably the thing that really stood out for me on 23 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: the day was that that visual reminder with the sashes, 24 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:20,960 Speaker 1: So there were purple sanshes for our survivors and then 25 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: the green sashes for the keres, which we need to 26 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: acknowledge just as much too, you know. And we talk 27 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 1: about that figure one and three we did with doctor 28 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: Laura on Friday. But you know, you sit there, gun, No, 29 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: it's never going to be me until you when you 30 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: face it. You know, you're just sitting there looking out 31 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:39,199 Speaker 1: at this crowd of people and thinking, oh my gosh, 32 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: there's a lot of sanshes there. Yeah. 33 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, that one on three figure is real, but that 34 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 2: one on three figure doesn't actually include skin cancers. So 35 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 2: if we included that, it's more like one and two, 36 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 2: So it's a real figure. It was really nice to 37 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 2: see those purple sashes, and I put one on a 38 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 2: lady later in the day and she just came over 39 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 2: and she just put into tears and I was like, 40 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 2: it's actually an honor to wear this ribbon because you've survived. Yeah, 41 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 2: it was incredible. There were so many wonderful stories of hope. Paul, 42 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 2: Sharon and Ruby all had some pretty poor prognosises when 43 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:17,959 Speaker 2: they were diagnosed and they're still here and they're thriving, 44 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 2: so there is hope and that is one of the 45 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:22,959 Speaker 2: things that relay is to celebrate. 46 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: And I thought it was really touching remembering those who 47 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 1: have passed with that candlelit lap at nine o'clock. I 48 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: expects to be as rattled by that as I was. 49 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: You know, we're walking around in complete silence, apart from 50 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: the lone piper and all the bags that everybody had 51 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:45,359 Speaker 1: so caringly decorated, and even we you know, candle in 52 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 1: the in the bag and that's glowing as a symbol 53 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: of hope and you know, a turnal sort of remembering 54 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: them as well. 55 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 2: That's right, and Carol did a wonderful job with that. 56 00:02:56,360 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 2: It was just beautiful seeing all the candles and just 57 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:05,640 Speaker 2: walking in silence and remembering was really really important and 58 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 2: just beautiful. 59 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 1: I think the biggest thinks needs to go to yourself. 60 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: And they're organized and committee in the purple shirt on 61 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: the day. What an undertaking. 62 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, No, the committee are absolutely amazing, and Elise as well, 63 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:21,239 Speaker 2: she is my coordinator, and the staff at the Kent 64 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 2: Study as well. But yeah, the committee, they have worked 65 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 2: so hard and yeah, it's paid. 66 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:31,639 Speaker 1: Off and partners and supporters and you know, just all 67 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:34,080 Speaker 1: of the teams that got behind the fundraising. Even on 68 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: the day, I loved the festive atmosphere of you know, 69 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: everybody having their stalls scattered around of the track selling 70 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: different things from from artwork to what do we have 71 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: the bake? So, oh we were doing the nachos. Did 72 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: you try something about natcho Nacho's? 73 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 2: I think I missed out on Nacho's, but there was 74 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 2: so much stalls I had the walk ham there was 75 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 2: amazing Oh yeah, well played from TC and the crew. 76 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, rousing harker that they delivered on the day as well. 77 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: So let's talk at all of these funds. I mean, 78 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: there's no end of examples of just how generous this 79 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: wonderful community of ours is, but this really sort of 80 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: stands out. So we've still got money to come in, 81 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: remember from a few sponsorship deals, and we've even got 82 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:18,479 Speaker 1: a couple of hundred bucks from our toilet paper sales 83 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 1: that are still to come in. But the tally as 84 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 1: of this morning sits at one. 85 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 2: Seven, one nine three oh. 86 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 1: One hundred and seventy two call it thousands dollars. So 87 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:32,040 Speaker 1: we're going to make the one seventy five. 88 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 2: That yes, yeahs very very very very confident. 89 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, that was an ambitious target set. Yeah six months 90 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:43,919 Speaker 1: ago I thought really, but my gosh. 91 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:46,919 Speaker 2: The community, oh massive, thank you to everyone in the community, 92 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 2: Lord of Good. Yeah. Talking to people yesterday, they're like, oh, yeah, 93 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 2: I've still got money coming in, so it's still going 94 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 2: to roll in and yeah, let's see how far we can. 95 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: Go to steal a line from you. No one budgets 96 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: on cancer. Thanks so to be able to arm the 97 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:05,359 Speaker 1: lights of the Cancer Society here in Ashburton because all 98 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 1: that money stays local, right Yeah, yeah, absolutely, arm us 99 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 1: with that is just going to make a world of difference, 100 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:12,679 Speaker 1: it really does. 101 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 2: The more money we have, the more we can give, 102 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 2: and we're very fortunate to be able to give quite 103 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 2: a lot here in this community. 104 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 1: Far right, ol good, thank you so much. Everybody involved 105 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:25,799 Speaker 1: in that Relay for Life really has been a highlight 106 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: and it's really been a privilege of being a part 107 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:28,919 Speaker 1: of it. Amy Cosgrove, thank you.