22 teams sweat for charity fundraiser
The finalists of the Mrs Polokwane beauty pageant came together on Friday to raise money with a Spin-a-thon at Body Life Gym.
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POLOKWANE – The finalists of the Mrs Polokwane beauty pageant came together on Friday to raise money with a Spin-a-thon at Body Life Gym.
The Spin-a-thon kicked off at 14:00 with 22 teams that entered this fundraising event.
These teams had to keep the wheels spinning from 14:00 until 22:00, a full eight hours, to complete the Spin-a-thon.
Nadia du Preez, the current Mrs Polo-kwane, led the last spinning session from 21:00 until 22:00.
“We would like to thank every single sponsor and participant in this Spin-a-thon for their efforts. This event would not be possible without you. Thanks also to every finalist for organising this event,” Du Preez said.
The Spin-a-thon raised R25 000 for Mrs Polokwane 2015’s charity projects.
The organisers of the Spin-a-thon thanked the following sponsors for their contributions: David van Reyneveld and personnel of Body Life Gym, Herbalife’s Christine Venter, Frozen It Foods’ Philip du Plessis, Roxy Botha, Eltav Crafts, Anita Gerhardt, Lexus Polokwane, Realnet Polokwane, Henstock van den Heever Attorneys, Makro, Sunbake Polokwane, Louis de Wet Boerdery, Voorpos Makelaars, TFC Transport, Proquinn Accountants, Foodcorp, Far North Plastics, Modern Packaging, Megg Architects, Boss Recruitment, Exclusive Properties, Pick n Pay Cycad, Spar Platinum Park, Dischem Savannah Mall, Oasis, Nguni Grill, Natural Living Spa, Michelle’s Hair Salon, Dewald Gouws, Etkeila Insurance Brokers, Love 4 Toys, Nyree Stander, Sophia Hislop from Funky Franky’s, Fruitime, Vleislapa Welgelegen, Nico Markgraaff, Magna Port, Blienck, Dirk Markgraaff, Jungle Tots, Cheray van Blerk from KFC, Coca-Cola Fortune, Spar Thornhill, Tom Naudé Technical High School, Focuz/Frienz magazine, Seeff, Mark Markgraaff, Luque Markgraaff, Madrithea Grubnitz, BSB Drukkers, Liebman Stene, Sariette Groenewald from Holsters, Anita Oosthuizen from Nu Skin, Polokwane Scrap Metals, Flora Park Spar, Remax, Burning Buns, Nyx Photography, Waterberg, Eva Wood, Arms for Africa, Beauty Nails and Eugene van Niekerk.