Splash out for ‘Midmoo’ Mile
The Cows encourage swimmers to sign up and raise much-needed funds for CHOC at the annual Midmar Mile event.
WITH just days to go to until the 2019 edition of the aQuellé Midmar Mile, sport fanatics, who channel their energy into raising money for the CHOC (Childhood Cancer Foundation of South Africa), has continued to grow in number and enthusiasm.
Affectionately dubbed the Midmoo Mile, more than 200 men and women signed up to swim the distance in the iconic black and white cowprint costumes and channel their energy to raise R500 000 for CHOC. So far, The Cows have raised R250 000.
“We have many loyal supporters at the aQuellé Midmar Mile, and they come back every year with even more enthusiasm and fund-raising ideas,” said the convener of the Midmoo Milers, Iris Varty.
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“We get so excited when The Cows resonates with schools! This year we have had unbelievable support from schools across the country, sending teams of swimmers to swim the Mile in our cow print costumes.”
For years St Mary’s DSG, Kloof has backed the black-and-white clad Cows, and now they have been joined by a flood of schools, many from Gauteng.
She said the recently formed group, the Midmoo Nutellas, were also raising a lot money through the race.
“Our leading individual fundraiser is Megan Topp, who has raised more than R5 000 on her own,” she said.
She extended an appeal to KwaZulu-Natal schools to join in with The Cows efforts on the weekend of the aQuellé Midmar Mile, Saturday, 9 and Sunday, 10 February.
Visit www.thecows.co.za to sign up.
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