Community members are encouraged to take part in the upcoming fun run/walk at Steyn City to raise funds for the Douglasdale Community Policing Forum
The inaugural event aims to raise funds for the Douglasdale CPF while getting community members out at the renowned Steyn City properties.
The greater Fourways community has been encouraged to take part in an upcoming inaugural fundraising event organised by the Douglasdale Community Policing Forum.
The event is a fun run of either 3,5km or 5km at Steyn City where entrants will also get to experience the property’s 300m lagoon for a fun day in the sun.
Sector 4 chairperson of the Douglasdale CPF, Manoj Bhoola, said the Douglasdale police work very close with the CPF to run campaigns and activities to prevent crime in the area.
“The CPF is always about bringing the police and community together, and the recent we are doing this is to assist the police in addressing the crime in our precinct. We’ve been running a lot of campaigns throughout the year, and some of these campaigns use a lot of funding. While we can get a sponsor to assist, part of our mandate is to do some fundraising,” he said.
The Douglasdale police and CPF committee sat down together to discuss how to do some fundraising while involving the community, which is where the concept of a fun run/walk was brought up. “Doing the fun run/walk in a safe and secure environment made more sense to us, and that’s when we discussed different estates,” said Bhoola.
“Steyn City came to mind because they have an amazing team there and have experience in this. They participate in other activities there like fun runs and cycle challenges.”
The chairperson said there is a hope to have this event run annually should there be a good turnout on the day at Steyn City.
Details:
Date: October 29
Time: Registration starts 07:30; race starts at 08:30
Place: Steyn City
Bring: Beach towels and umbrellas
Cost: R150 per adult, R75 per child under 12 years old
Register at: https://www.in-reach.co.za/event-details/douglasdale-cpf-
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