Let’s get behind Courtney Duncan as she takes on the Pedal4Prostate challenge

Achievement House team member Courtney Duncan has taken up the challenge of raising awareness of prostate cancer, and helping raise money to fight the disease.

Courtney and her friend Unity, who is blind, have formed a cycling team to take on the Pedal4Prostate Challenge, riding around Waikato’s Hampton Downs Racetrack for four hours.

With the help of pilots Sam and Vicki, Courtney and Unity will be on the track for two hours each, to raise funds and show their support for New Zealand men and their families living with prostate cancer.

Main photo: Unity (white shirt) and Courtney (yellow shirt), with cycle pilots Sam and Vicki.

Courtney and Unity — under the banner of ‘Double Up Girl Power’ — will take to the Hampton Downs racetrack on Sunday October 6, 2024, to show what they can do.

So far, 27 cycle teams and 83 riders have committed to the event.

Each rider/team raises funds for the Prostate Cancer Foundation by calling for donations in advance of the event.

How to get behind Courtney

Here’s where you can make a donation and show your support for Courtney and her Pedal4Prostate challenge:

You can also help by sharing this information with friends and colleagues, to help Courtney reach her fundraising target of $1,500.

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On the day you read this, 10 fathers, grandfathers, husbands, brothers or best mates will have been told they have prostate cancer. If you haven’t been directly affected by it, chances are you know someone who has.

Prostate cancer is Aotearoa New Zealand’s most diagnosed cancer, and a leading cause of cancer death for men (second only to lung). More than 4,000 are diagnosed with the disease and about 700 die every year.

Every dollar raised through Pedal4Prostate helps improve outcomes for these men and their families, and makes possible the vital support provided for them.

About the project