THE Community Chest is encouraging local runners to become Comrades Marathon superheroes and dedicate their epic run this year to raising funds for the organisation.
The Community Chest is one of the official charities of the Comrades Marathon Association and funds raised from the Comrades Marathon will be channelled to support Early Childhood development.
“We are fortunate to have runners who are Superheroes to the over 6 000 children whom we help feed and educate,” said Director, Gordon McDonald.
One of the platforms in which funds are raised is through Race4Charity.
Once entered to run the race, runners are encouraged to register their profile on www.comrades.com. Supporters then donate to the runner’s profile and upon raising a minimum of R6 000, the runner gets to start the race in the “C” batch and receive a goodie bag from the Community Chest.
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The Community Chest is privileged to have quadruple laurels, Barry Holland, Mike Cowling and David Williams who have pledged to run the Comrades Marathon 2020 in support of the organisation.
Barry Holland of Dolphin Coast Striders holds 47 medals, Mike Cowling of Hilton Harriers has earned 42 medals and David Williams of Savages Athletics Club has 41 medals.
There are currently only 12 runners in the world who have completed 40 or more Comrades Marathons.
If you are running the Comrades Marathon and would like to support the Community Chest, contact Fadeela on 031 303 3890 or email: Fadeela@giving.org.za.
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