Bubbles, roller derby, jelly beans and coding… eight years after Nikki Nagy lost her mother to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, this Bowen Islander took on these challenges as a part of the BC Lung Association’s Race and Urban Scavenger Hunt.
Nagy and her sister Crystal also raised more than $2,300, and their fundraising campaign is still running.
Crystal has participated in these events before but this was Nikki’s first time.
“When my mom died, she was just a few months away from a lung transplant and she’d been on oxygen for about four years,” says Nagy. “My sister and I want to support people who are in a similar position, and also support the Lung Association in finding ways to help these people other than just a transplant.”
So far, participants in the Rush and Urban Scavenger Hunt have raised almost $75,000.
To support Nikki and Crystal’s campaign, donate at Kintera.org.
