Gumboot Rally loves the charities we support each year. We choose a charity and hold events where all of the proceeds go directly to that charity.
2026: Kidney Kids NZ. We’re raising awareness and money all year for these amazing humans. Total to come.
2025: Little Miracles Trust, the amazing humans who support prem babies. It was chosen to align with Gator’s son’s 21st, as he was born at 28 weeks.
We raised a whopping $10,000 for these amazing humans.
In 2024 the SPCA got the call-up. Rather than just money, we had a different scope that year: towels, bedding and food were added to the list. We still raised $3,150, and the best part was turning up at the SPCA (like superheroes) with supplies to keep the hard-working people doing their great work.
In 2023, I Am Hope (Gumboot Friday) asked New Zealand for help, so Gumboot Rally stepped up. We ran three events, raising a combined $11,700 towards the amazing work Gumboot Friday does.
April 2023: Gumboot Rally went to Christchurch and the South Island for nine days and raised money towards Gumboot Friday.
April 2023: our first Taranaki charity event was for Gumboot Friday. We had an absolute blast adding to our total and introducing our wacky adventure style to the locals.
November 2022: our annual charity event was held in North Auckland. About 100 cars turned up for the afternoon cruise and added well to our total.
2019: Gumboot Rally partnered with Safestore and organised a charity run from Safestore’s Westgate branch, up through Warkworth and finishing at Wenderholm, raising $4,500 for Loud Shirt Day.
2018: Gumboot Rally was asked to organise a rally for the Cancer Society. We grabbed 35 cars and drove from Napier to New Plymouth on two of the best roads in the North Island, the Gentle Annie and the Forgotten World Highway, raising $2,000 for the Cancer Society NZ and having a blast along the way.
2017: Foster Hope was the chosen charity, and we joined forces with Safestore. The call went out for toys and we were absolutely blown away. Not only did we fill Foster Hope’s car, we also had two utes and a furniture trailer full of toys for foster kids that Christmas.
2016: Tourettes Association NZ pre-’85 Car Meet and Greet. It turned into a great success, with $2,000 raised for Camp Twitch. What a fantastic afternoon.