Pick your cause and walk for it
Edenvale estate agency, Jack Russell Estates, has joined forces with Tiles4Change to walk for animal rights on March 8.
The Tiles4Change five kilometre Awareness Run/Walk will form part of the much-anticipated Sarens Edenvale Marathon on March 8.
The walk will kick off at 6.15am from Edenvale High School.
Residents participating in the event will walk or run with school principals, the Edenvale SAPS, the Bedfordview and Edenvale News, Karaglen Shopping Centre, Karaglen Spar, author Shani Krebs, singer Garth Taylor, local businesses and hundreds of school children.
Causes identified for the day range from anti-drug campaigns, anti-bullying campaigns, campaigns against animal cruelty and domestic violence.
Entries for the walk cost R30 and are available at Karaglen SuperSpar or on www.championchip.co.za
Alternatively, entries are also available from Edenvale schools.
Prizes up for grabs include a year’s government school fees paid in full.
The school with the most entries will win R10 000.
Businesses can register their own cause for the walk at a cost of R2 000, which will include personalised forms as well as posters.
The Sarens Edenvale Marathon will hit the streets from 6am on March 8.
Residents and motorists are asked to take note that during the time of the race, several roads will be affected.
The 21st Sarens Edenvale Marathon will kick off from Edenvale High School, where an estimated 4 500 runners will line up at the start.
The event will consist of a 42 kilometre marathon, which is a qualifier for the Comrades and Two Oceans marathons, a 21 kilometre half marathon, a 10 kilometre run and a five kilometre Tiles4Change fun run.
