A fundraising effort involving spending 24 hours in a small room in a car park in slight discomfort is nothing compared with what those diagnosed with cancer have to deal with, Otago Polytechnic health and safety manager Andy Westgate says.
Yesterday evening, Mr Westgate was nine hours into his stay, fundraising for the Cancer Society Relay for Life.
The stay in Studio 56, a small building developed by a group of design students, was a relaxed affair, and family and friends were there to keep him company.
But Mr Westgate had not only committed to staying awake for 24 hours, but also to hand-sewing a costume to wear at the Relay For Life event next month, and to do 528 press-ups, or 22 an hour.
By 6pm he was "a bit sore", and still had 15 sets to go.
He said he had raised $600 by noon yesterday, and hoped to reach $2400 through cash donations and donations to the polytechnic Relay for Life team on the Cancer Society website.
