Auckland MAG-NZ Charity Ride for Aria - Sunday 20 February 2011

[Nasty]

We enjoyed the run guys and the company and food were good too. However, (call me naive) I was disapointed to hear some figures indicating little Aria only got about $100 or so??? I don't believe any money should have gone to MAG NZ and I would have been happy to buy my lunch as well so that the full $20 could have gone to the little girl. How many of you who attended realized the money collected was being split in this way.

I would have thought the normal thing would be what other rides do - take out the costs - e.g. badges and the rest going to the charity. I am sure that Mom will sort this out as she has indicated.

[PrincessBandit]

Brave little Aria has lost her battle. My daughter rang me late morning to tell me the sad news.

For a little girl of 5 years she touched so many people and I know Hamish and Anita (her mum and dad) have been so humbled by the thousands of people who have followed their blog and supported their family in countless ways.

The last few entries in her blog at www.aria.org have indicated that Aria's health was on the decline but it was still incredibly sad to read the entry today that she simply had no more fight left in her wee body.

Kind people here on kiwibiker have also shown their kindness and support to the MacDonald family and I know they have appreciated every loving act of family, friends and strangers in their hurculean fight for their daughter's life.

[hellokitty]

Brave little Aria has lost her battle. My daughter rang me late morning to tell me the sad news.

For a little girl of 5 years she touched so many people and I know Hamish and Anita (her mum and dad) have been so humbled by the thousands of people who have followed their blog and supported their family in countless ways.

The last few entries in her blog at www.aria.org have indicated that Aria's health was on the decline but it was still incredibly sad to read the entry today that she simply had no more fight left in her wee body.

Kind people here on kiwibiker have also shown their kindness and support to the MacDonald family and I know they have appreciated every loving act of family, friends and strangers in their hurculean fight for their daughter's life.

Poor little buggar I saw it on the news, she had it rough, at least there is no more suffering for her and for her parents (who had to watch her suffer).