Kenzie was 3 when she died of cancer in 2005.

Nic also faced her own cancer battle that year with aggressive stage 3 her2+ breast cancer.

Nic survived and established Kenzie's Gift, providing comfort to children and families facing cancer, grief and loss.

Kenzie's Gift is committed to providing services that treats the person, not the disease, focusing on quality of life, not duration.

To ensureKenzie’s Gift can continue to meet its mission and objectives,Kenzie’s Gift needs the wonderful support of its friends.

Each year, Nic takes up sporting challenges to promote awareness of living a positive life with cancer and also to raise funds to ensure the continued delivery ofKenzie’s Gift services.

Nic has found that exercise has been a great coping mechanism through her journey with cancer as well as the physical benefits it brings. Scientific research has shown that exercise enhances the quality of life of cancer patients: Physical Activity for Cancer Survivors. C. Stevinson, K L. Campbell, C. M. Sellar and Kerry S. Courneya (2007).

This year, Contact Scorching Tri Series and Adventure Race Coromandel are supporting Nic andKenzie’s Gift in their challenge.

The challenge this year is twofold: To get as many people Race’n’4Kenzie as we can and to raise $10,000 for our community outreach program.

Are you up for the challenge? Are you ready to Race’n’4Kenzie? Have you entered an event this summer?

Then you can Race’n’4Kenzie. Simply email Kenziesgift@kenziesgift.com and get a sponsorship pack for your event and Race’n’4Kenzie.