Steven Vials & Beach & Bay were recently featured in the Sutherland Shire & St George Leader in an effort to raise more money for local girl Teneile Pawley. You can find the article below.
TENEILE Pawley, 17, was a healthy and happy teenager last year.
But disaster struck when the former Port Hacking High School student woke with an extreme fever.
She was rushed to hospital where she suffered two cardiac arrests, resulting in brain damage.
When Steven Vials of Caringbah, a long-time friend of the Pawley family, heard about what happened, he wanted to help.
Next month he will take part in a 250 kilometre marathon, “Racing The Planet”, which organises a series of races in The Sahara, Chile, China and Antarctica every year.
He will be one of 200 competitors from more than 30 countries who will run through the Kimberley in Western Australia, where temperatures can soar to 40 degrees. Mr Vials will dedicate his run to Teneile.
He has previously competed in ironman and other marathon events, but he said this six-day race would be his most difficult yet also his most rewarding.
“It will be a challenge, especially because it is self-supported, so I have to carry about 14 kilograms of food and water for the journey in my backpack,” he said.
“It is the first time I have done anything this long and extreme …but the family really needs the money.
“My daughter is of a similar age to Teneile, so I can imagine the impact of how their lives are changed forever.”
The Pawley family moved from Caringbah to Queensland about two months before Teneile became ill, on Father’s Day in September.
There she attends a brain injury rehabilitation facility where she receives daily therapy for her mystery condition.
She is only able to communicate using very limited speech and movement.
Some of Teneile’s former school colleagues established a Facebook support page for her treatment, and it has about 550 members.
Sutherland Shire real estate agency Beach and Bay Realty with Mr Vials hope to raise $20,000 for the Pawley family to support Teneile’s further operation costs and medical equipment, including a wheelchair.
They have raised about $10,000 so far. Donations can be made here.
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Did I just see that you are up to $15,000! Wow!
Yes fund raising is going very well! Getting huge amount of support from all over the country.
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