Balance Chartered Accountants are all set for today's Relay for Life at Cooks Gardens.
Client manager Jenny Vickers will be participating for the fourth time in the annual Cancer Society fundraiser, and said nearly everyone in the office has been touched by cancer, though luckily nobody has had it themselves.
"Two of my best clients have passed away from cancer in the last 12 months," Ms Vickers said.
Balance will continue fundraising until a charity dinner next Saturday at the Kingsgate Hotel. Tickets were $40 and could be bought at their tent during the relay, or from Balance. Half the money would be going to charity, she said, and they would continue selling tickets until Wednesday.
Ms Vickers encouraged others to head down to the relay.
"You're getting exercise and you're doing it for a good cause.
"You can't go anywhere without hearing about someone that's had some form of cancer."
Balance has entered a team of 16, with some employees' children joining in. The relay starts at noon.
*Monday's Chronicle will have a page of photos from Relay for Life.