SPAR women’s race opens doors for charity
The Open Door Crisis Care Centre has been announced as the official charity for the SPAR women's race.
DURBAN SPAR Women’s 10km/5km challenge is proud to have The Open Door Crisis Care Centre as their official race charity for this year.
With SPAR’s strong stand on ending gender-based violence, it is fitting that donations from the 2023 Durban SPAR Women’s 10km/5km Challenge go towards making a difference for people who have suffered at the hands of others.
SPAR will donate R5 of each entry to The Open Door Crisis Care Centre.
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The Open Door Crisis Care Centre is a non-profit interdenominational outreach organisation based in Pinetown, established in 1997 by Thora Mansfield at the request of the local South African Police Services. Their centre is a holistic, multifaceted one-stop crisis and trauma centre offering counselling, social services and support groups.
Mansfield and her phenomenal team define success by making a difference in the lives of people or families who have experienced a traumatic event. They offer counselling, psychosocial services, and support to men, women, and children who are experiencing individual, family, work or school-related problems, loss, grief and bereavement, drug and alcohol abuse, and behavioural and domestic-related problems.
The Open Door Crisis Centre runs regular awareness programmes and gives educational talks to various communities and schools on human trafficking, domestic violence, child abuse, teenage pregnancy, drugs and bullying.
The crisis centre relies on donations to continue their life-changing and important work, and SPAR KZN is honoured to be making a contribution to support this invaluable charity.
The 2023 Durban SPAR Women’s 10km/5km Challenge will be held on Sunday, June 25.
To enter, visit www.sparwomensrace.co.za/durban. Entries cost between R150 and R200 and include a race T-shirt and a goodie bag, and each finisher will receive a race medal after their run. Entries close on Sunday, June 18.
For more information, like the SPAR Women’s Race KZN Facebook page (SPARWomens10and5kmRace) or follow on Instagram (sparwomenskzn) or Twitter (sparladiesrace).
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