Events
After Laughter ‘SMILES’ Program (Social Matches Igniting Laughter, Exercise, and Support) has run for 11 different sports throughout the past 6 months. It is a very social, semi-competitive sports league in which people just turn up and are assigned a team at random.
We provide a supportive and welcoming environment and aim to enhance both your physical and mental well-being with opportunity to connect with others in the community.
The feedback from the SMILES programs were great and there were many close friendships made from the random selection of teams in which people get thrown into.
More SMILES events will be running throughout the winter so keep your eyes peeled on the instagram and on our website.
Our latest initiative involves a little joint venture with Heatwave, organizing a dedicated run club in Wanaka, starting 6 months prior to the highly anticipated Queenstown Marathon. Our aim is to assemble a run club with many people from the town and lead to the goal of us all doing the Queenstown half and full marathon under the banner of 'After Laughter and Heatwave'.
This endeavour seeks to empower individuals, fostering a supportive environment while encouraging both physical fitness and mental well-being. We hope that around 50% of our group have also never ran a full or half-marathon before and that we can help them achieve this goal in November.
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