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Issue 169 | Thursday, 30 July, 2015
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Sam’s extra mile By JOLENE OGLE HIS shoes were made for walking, and that’s just what they’ll do when Noosa local Sam Clark sets off from Newcastle for Sydney on Saturday 1 August to raise much-needed funds for sick kids. Sam, who is a tattoo artist on Noosa North Shore, will walk the more than 160km trek in honour of his 18-month-old niece Saskia Howell who was diagnosed with Kabuki syndrome, which affects about one in 90,000 Australian children. Saksia, along with her family, will be waiting for Sam at the end of the walk, which is expected to take between ten and 14 days to complete. The walk has been named Saskia’s Little Hearts Project, and Sam said he was inspired to do the walk after running in the bush everyday on Noosa North Shore. “I wanted to do something wild, something different,” he said. Sam and his support crew set out to raise $15,000 to support the Humpty Dumpty Foundation that has helped Saskia by supplying a pacemaker and supplies lifesaving medical equipment for sick kids throughout Australia. With only days to go before setting off, the team have already raised over $14,000. Sam’s wife Polly said she got cold shivers every time she thought about the massive task Sam had chosen to undertake to help sick kids. “He’s doing so much for kids around Australia, espe-
cially for Saskia who is such a sick little girl. “It’s just incredible,” she said. Polly said Saskia underwent open heart surgery late last week but things didn’t go to plan. “But, she’s staying strong,” she said. “She had six holes in her heart and deformed valves, so it was a big operation and they needed to put in a pacemaker, which the Humpty Dumpty Foundation provided.” Sam and Polly said local Noosa businesses had been generous in supporting the walk and fund-raising efforts with Village Bicycle owners Trevor Aylward and Luke Czajkowski chipping in over $1100 from a special fundraising night on Friday 24 July. Trevor said the fund-raiser was a great way to help out his friends as well as support the community that supported him when he opened Village Bicycle. A fellow tattoo studio owner in Perth also held a special day to raise funds and donated $6900 to Saskia’s Little Hearts Project, along with special support from Amo Espresso, Bounce Protein Balls and Captain Sip Sops Barber Shop, while Spy Optics, One Planet and Kathmandu have supplied Sam with his walking and hiking gear. Sam said he admitted it was going to be a tough walk and scary sleeping in the bush alone at night, but he couldn’t wait to get started and support such a worthy cause.
Tattoo artist Sam Clark with wife Polly. Sam is preparing for the more than 160 kilometre walk from Newcastle to Sydney to raise funds for the Humpty Dumpty Foundation.
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