New Zealand Spinal Trust

It's that time of year again - our Annual Appeal for 2024 is now underway and we are excited to announce that Access Community Health are again matching donations dollar for dollar up to $25,000! Our primary focus for 2024 will be to help maintain the funding for our Community Peer and Whanau Support Programme with ACC funding ending on October 31st. We encourage you to choose the method of giving that suits you best – one off amount, monthly donation through our Back Bone Crew or including us in your will. Please click through to our Annual Appeal page for more information, https://lnkd.in/g9xCDSc9 #AnnualAppeal #NZSpinalTrust #fundraising #donate #nzst

💢 I recently had the privilege of joining Simon Pound on the Business is Boring podcast by The Spinoff. In this episode, we dive into my journey to becoming a wheelchair user and the insights that followed, including the creation of Adaptdefy Limited and the development of the LapStacker. A huge thank you to everyone who has supported me since that life-changing day 12 years ago—your love and guidance mean the world to me. I’d love to hear what you take away from the episode. Please feel free to share it with anyone who might benefit, whether they’re startup founders or wheelchair users. Hopefully, there are a few nuggets in there that inspire action or provide hope. Also, props to Hans Wouters and the team at New Zealand Spinal Trust whose work is so crucial for supporting positive futures for those with spinal cord impairments and injuries in New Zealand. Please consider donating. #adaptdefy #businessisboring #accessibility #wheelchair #paraplegic #occupationaltherapy #assistivetechnology #LapStacker Spark for Business

Have you registered for Permobil New Zealand Power In The Park yet? You could win tickets to see Coldplay at Eden Park in November. We're looking forward to connecting with our community - hope to see you there! https://lnkd.in/dUpMb87j #pitp24

The latest Spinal Network News is heading out in to the world - with a focus on the Paris Paralympics, this one is pure gold. Wondering where your copy is? It's only $30 for an annual subscription and you'll not only get three issues each year direct to your mailbox, you'll be supporting our work - win/win! If you would like to subscribe, support our mahi and get some actual mail instead of bills in your mailbox, the link is here. #nzst #sci #spinaltrustnews

So what does Community Peer & Whānau Support actually look like? 🤔 Well ... sometimes it looks like this. #peersupport #mentalhealth #wellbeing #sci #nzst

You know, watching the Olympics has been awesome - and of course, we are all so proud to be Kiwi! But the adverts for this documentary have really got our crew excited - who else is looking forward to watching "Wheel Blacks: Bodies on the Line" series starting on Sky Open August 18th? ♿ 🏉 #wheelblacks #nzspinal #sci

At NZ Spinal Trust, we greatly appreciate all of our supporters - the individuals who donate each month as part of our Back Bone Crew, the people who donate through our Annual Appeal each year, our volunteers, and our corporate sponsors like Able Axcess Limited who provide us with amazing support. Thank you all so much - we couldn't do our mahi without you all! #nzspinaltrust #supporters #thankyou