Striders run for awareness
Striders run with Rainbows and Smiles
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Six runners from the Striders Athletics Club raised awareness for children with cancer by running every day during September.
The event was organised by Rainbows and Smiles, a community-based charity aimed at helping families with children who have cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.
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Club members Heather Griffin, Annie Arbuckle, Liesl Jacobs, Candice Hillcoat, Larissa Donker and Carol Wallace took part in the challenge and ran more than 1 000km combined.
Donker is proud of her team and their involvement in supporting a worthy cause.