Pacific Equity Partners

The Smith Family Challenge 2025

Our BIG Challenge to help children in need!

This MARCH we are taking on The Smith Family Challenge 2025! We will run, mountain bike, kayak and navigate our way through the bush, over mountains and up rivers to complete the course.

Over 2 days we'll cover more than 100km!!

It's going to be tough but the effort will be worth it so that kids in need can break the poverty cycle.

In Australia, 1 in 6 children are growing up in disadvantaged homes, where even the basics in life are hard to come by.

But supporting their education is the key to breaking the cycle of disadvantage.

Your donation will give children in need essentials like school books, bags, uniforms, shoes and the help they need to keep up at school.

Thanks for your support! (and wish us luck!)

So far this year, our team has helped provide:

217

School Essentials Packs

53

reading buddies and books

60

children with their education

Our Achievements

Thank you to our Sponsors

$5.2k

Anonymous

$2k

David Horwitz

$2k

Nicholas Carlton

$2k

Jake Haines

$2k

Charlie Cropper

$1.5k

Anonymous

$1.29k

Todd Barlow

$1.02k

Dom Roche

Well done mate .. great achievement

$1.02k

Chris Criddle

$1.02k

Anonymous

$1.02k

Anonymous

Well done

$1.02k

Anonymous

Well done

$1.02k

Bill

$1.02k

Anonymous

$1.02k

Anonymous

$1.02k

James Kennedy

Best of luck! Regards, James

$1,000

Baly Douglass

$1,000

Anonymous

$1,000

Anonymous

$750

Cameron Blanks

$750

Anonymous

$750

Anonymous

$680

Hiroshi Narushima

Let’s go Jake!

$680

Paul Brunker

Good luck Nick, great effort!

$680

Anonymous

Charlie - all credit to you and great thing to be part of. Given not sure am up for the swim in 26 - surely the 100km is a step well beyond me in 2026 as well.

$680

Anonymous

All credit to you Nick - 8 years and counting. Strong of mind if not in body and best wishes for the 100km journey

$680

Robert Hazan

$680

Horwitz Family

Your family loves you! Go get em crockster.

$660

Trent P

Good luck team PEP

$516

Oliver Ansted

Well done Nick.!

$516

Bostock Family

Great work Jake!

$516

Jimmy Rich

Well done Jake - you dominated out there!

$516

Robin Bishop

$516

Sam Carberry

Well done team!

$516

David Bennett

Good to see you going again Nick.

$516

David Southon

Well done Nick on putting the body on the line again this year! Great cause and hope you hit your target!

$516

Christopher Marr

Jake, what a terrific cause and thanks for going the extra mile for those less fortunate!

$500

Sm Brands Pty Ltd

$500

Wai Kong

$500

Ben Webster

Go team! A great cause with an important mission that makes a real difference

$500

Rob Koczkar

Go fast Jake!

$500

Rob Cropper

$313

Tom S

Great work for a great cause Charlie!

$264

Edward Gilmartin

$264

Daniel Lewkowicz

You are a champion and a great cause.

$264

Cassi Banks

Fantastic cause!

$264

Nexus Advisory

Great cause to support Charlie! All the best for the day...

$264

Joe Kennedy

$264

Martin Reinke

Well done nick, from sunny london

$264

Matt Dimattina

Congrats, Nick, again. Fabulous endeavor, year after year

$264

Peter Kirch

$264

Patrick Winter

Nick. Great work and good luck with it !

$264

Tom Highnam

Best of luck Jake!

$264

Damian Roche

Well done

$264

Alexander Wheen

$264

David & Angelique Lazarus And Family

Fantastic work David

$264

Stewart R

Enjoy!

$264

Keith Cheng

Proud of you guys👍💪

$264

Adrian Miller

$264

Angus Larcombe

Great initiative - Go well team!!

$264

Graham Brooke

Well done Carlto. Am sure you will burnish your well earned reputation for consistent outperformance on the trails.

$264

Jock Grant

$264

Ion Alexander

Go Charlie!

$264

Bp

Best of luck to you and the team

$264

Gerry Cawson

Big walk Charlie! Go well.

$264

Zina Edwards

Good luck Jake and team!

$264

Andrew Purcell

Respect, brother

$264

Patrick Regan

Well done champion

$264

Grant Cameron

For when it gets hard

$264

Jennifer Schlosser

Good luck Jake and PEP team!

$264

David Brown

Great initiative. Good luck guys

$264

Peter Spiller

$264

Michael Lukin

Good luck Carlto

$258

Bradley Marr

Good luck buddy

$250

James De Flumeri

Good luck Jake!

$250

Aj

Great effort Nick!

$250

Causeway

Well done Charlie!

$250

Gwenyth Carlton

Congratulations on your achievement

$250

Peter Harper

Great work Nick! Best of luck mate!

$250

Jono Abraham

$250

Peter Mermelas

$250

David Thompson

Good luck mate. Take it easy, you're not getting any younger x

$211

Duncan Orr

$211

Tom Punch

Good luck Nicholas.... I'll be right there with you.... but on my couch cheering!

$211

Tim Mahony

$211

Paul Ryan

Best of luck!

$211

Krystal

$211

Ironbark

Go well mate.

$211

Peter Kingston

Love your work. Go well.

$211

Peter Van Beek

Good stuff Charlie!

$206

Jack Cowin

$200

Fred Porter

Get it done.

$200

Scott Mcknight

Awesome guys, good luck!

$200

Phill Evans

Just beat Donnelley’s group

$200

Emma Malone

Best of luck Jake!

$200

Raha N

Good luck Charlie!

$200

Martin Border

Dave well done - for a great cause

$200

Shannon Wolfers

Go hard guys!

$200

Stephen Allan

Good luck Jake and team!

$200

Warwick Bryan

Good luck Nick.

$158

Alison Cameron

$158

Andrew Rochester

good luck mate

$155

David Urquhart

Good luck

$155

Ben Forrester

Well done. Good luck Dave & team!

$150

Matt Robinson

Great cause, good luck!

$150

Michael B

$148

Tooks

Go get 'em Dave

$148

Christopher Crawford

$148

Coolamon

Good luck!

$148

Bruce Hogan

All the best, Nick.

$148

Jason W

Fantastic cause. Wishing you the best of luck on the course.

$148

Ben Clifford

Well done Carlto

$148

Cindy K

$148

Karthi Sepulohniam

Good luck Jake! Good on you

$148

Nick Breakspere

$148

Josephine Cropper

$148

Tony Duthie

$148

Nathan Boroughs

Great work Nick, go get them!!

$148

Nicki Ashton

$148

Andrew Dale

Good man!

$148

Ash Keegan

$148

Thomas W

Good Luck Jake - great challenge for a brilliant cause.

$148

Harry Whiting

$148

Nick Pope

Well done Crops! Big couple of months for you with the swim and this. You are an inspiration! Cheers

$148

Charlie C

Run faster

$148

Diana Smith

Good luck Team!

$148

Andrzej Masztak

Good luck Nick! It's a great cause.

$148

Peter Colwell

$144

Edward O'neill

Good luck boys, huge effort!

$140

Ashton Bilbie

For a great cause, great stuff Dave

$140

Jack Zhang

Good luck, go hard!

$140

Glenn Sepel

$106

Stephen Forman

$106

David Chambers

You will crush the paddle mate!!

$106

Tracy Jones

Good luck!

$106

Jonathan Donald

Hi Jake, great cause, all the best for the Challenge! Cheers JD

$106

Dee Malouf

Good luck Nick!

$106

Matthew Turner

$106

James Scott

Good luck team!

$106

William Chen

Run hard team!

$106

Rohan Wolfers

$106

Peter Van Beek

$106

Jaimee Honter

Well done Nick! Really inspiring stuff.

$106

Justine Gainsford

Good luck guys!

$106

James Randall

Great effort guys!!

$106

Lachlan Holder

$106

Daniel Walsh

Good luck Charlie! You're a machine

$106

Stephen O'shaughnessy

$106

Cyrus Church

Bananas and Anger. You'll knock off the 100km no worries. Great cause mate. Run well Jake

$106

Yonnie Chiu

This is awesome guys! Well done!

$106

Alison Morris

Great cause - well done Jake

$106

Daniel Walsh

Go Carlto!

$106

Brett Mikelsen

$106

Dina Zhelezkina

Good luck!

$106

Adam Simpson

Good luck team!

$106

Michael Hilton Leibowitz

Great stuff Dave!

$104

George W

Best of luck, Crops!

$104

Anonymous

$104

James Freeman

All the best Jake!!

$100

Anonymous

Awesome work Charlie, a great cause.

$100

Scott Thomas

Good luck Nick!

$100

Charlie Sayers

Great work mate.

$100

James Morrow

Good luck David!

$100

Lachlan Latham

Good luck mate

$100

Andrew Harding

$100

Edward Fitzgerald

Good luck Dave, keep up the great work mate!

$66

Imjin Consulting Pty Ltd

Good luck Jake! Go hard

$66

Angus Russell

$66

Philip Joseph

Good luck Nick - Hopefully another record fundraising year!

$66

Remy

Great stuff mate

$66

Richard Gardham

$66

Clive Ringler

Good on you Nic.

$66

David Mathews

$66

Joshua Perera

Good luck Jake and Dave!

$66

Sean Spiers

Best of Luck with the Challenge Charlie. Sean

$66

Andrew Robertson

$66

Louisa Welsh

Good luck!

$66

Steve Berman

Good luck Dave

$66

Brittney Brockhurst

Amazing work Dave!

$66

Jess Macmaster

Good luck guys!

$66

Gopi Giri

Awesome, good luck guys

$65

Cathie Wilson

Good luck guys!!

$65

Ed K

Good luck David, great cause x

$64

Billy Arkins

Great work dave and fantastic cause

$61

Byron Slessar

Go well mate!

$61

Sid Malhotra

Legend!

$61

Anonymous

Go team!

$61

Sudipta Ghosh

Such a great cause! Well done persevering through the trek!

$61

Jake Sweeney

Great work for a great cause.

$61

Charlton Shi

Great initiative :)

$61

Rich Coombes

Good luck mate!

$61

Mitch Hannigan

Go well Nick !

$54

Justin Zhu

Good luck Dave and Jake!!

$54

Hugo Goode

A bit late donating (sorry!). Hope the legs aren't too shakey today and the challenge went well.

$54

Justyna Rychlik

Good Luck!!

$54

Matthew Carlton

AMDG

$54

Mitch Hannigan

Go well mate!

$54

Ben Edmonds

Great cause - well done mate

$54

Alex Ovchar

Great cause - good luck guys!

$50

Will Middleton

$12

Libby Neave