Timaru Man does 24-Hours of Step-Ups for Gumboot Friday
November 7, 2022
Hugh Slobbe has blisters and chaffing to boot, but says it was all worth it, after stepping up for 24 hours to raise money for charity.
The Timaru 32-year-old personal trainer donned a pair of gumboots, and did step-ups at his workplace, Pinnacle Performance, from noon on Friday, to noon on Saturday, raising more than $3000 for Gumboot Friday.
Slobbe’s fundraiser is one of several community events to be held around the region in the past few weeks, that will raise money to give free counselling for five to 24-year-olds throughout the country.
Despite completing the mammoth task, and earning some blisters, as well as chaffing on his legs from the gumboots, Slobbe was back at work on Monday.