A swirl of Samba, mixed up with belly dancing, martial arts and other smooth moves, done to the beat of foot-tapping music had around 840 people sweating it out in colourful outfits at a Zumba fundraiser hosted recently.
The local Rotary Club of Auckland South teamed up with the Public Fitness and Well Being Trust to raise $8340 which was donated to Camp Quality that brings hope and happiness to children living with cancer.
Camp Quality delivers high quality recreational activities and camps for children from five to 16 living with cancer.
Spearheaded by Amelia Tan –Makhmalchi who is a Zumba instructor and a cancer survivor, it was only last year that Amelia discovered she had fourth stage colon cancer.
Yet watching her energetically move to the vibrant beat it was hard to tell that she is a cancer survivor.
She gives credit to the exciting Latin-inspired dance movement that she is passionate about.
Daisy Ping, president of the Rotary Club of Auckland South, the only Asian Rotary Club in New Zealand, says that they also donated $500 towards the End Polio project and Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children.
