Become a beacon of hope for Sunflower Fund

THE Sunflower Fund appeals to Highway sportsmen and women to consider championing its 2018 Miles4Hope fund-raising and awareness campaign.

Residents who will take part in the aQuelle Midmar Mile, Dusi Canoe Marathon, Cape Town Cycle Tour or Comrades Marathon in 2018 are encouraged to join.

“Sportsmen and women are deeply empathetic to the plight of those with life-threatening blood disorders as they appreciate the fact that they can enjoy outdoor sport. Leukaemia patients often spend weeks or months in isolation wards and sport is not an option for them,” said Allison Ekstrand, PR and events specialist for The Sunflower Fund DBN.

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Miles4Hope participants are equipped with the tools to effectively assist them to approach personal and work databases to sponsor them financially per mile or kilometre covered.

All funds raised from the campaign will enable The Sunflower Fund to create awareness as well as educate and recruit more blood stem cell donors to offer the hope of life to patients in need of a life-saving transplant.

Any person or club interested in joining the Miles4Hope 2018 campaign can contact Allison Ekstrand 031 2661148 or e-mail allison@sunflowerfund.org.za.

To become a blood stem cell donor, visit www.sunflowerfund.org.za or contact 0800 12 10 82.

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