Comrades Marathon for CHOC run by Neil Winspear
- By: Neil Winspear
- Short URL: https://archive.backabuddy.co.za/comrades-marathon-for-choc-run-by-neil-winspear
- Date Created: 9 April 2020
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Good Day
On Sunday the 31st of May 2015 I will be running in the Comrades Marathon in South Africa. The Comrades Marathon is the world's oldest and largest ultramarathon run over a distance of approximately 90 km | 56.1 miles between the capital of the Kwazulu-Natal Province of South Africa, Pietermaritzburg, and the coastal city of Durban. More information about the race can be found using the following link: http://www.comrades.com/.
The Charity I have selected is CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation, which was established in 1979 as a support group to parents of children with cancer, by parents of children with cancer. Having experienced the immense emotional and financial toll that cancer takes they recognised there is more than one victim in the family of the child with cancer. Their aim was to ease the burden on parents facing the same journey by providing access to relevant, accurate information, as well as emotional and practical support. More information can be found using the following link: http://www.choc.org.za/
Please can I ask you donate any amount you wish to support me in raising money for CHOC.
Statistics
Fundraising target
R 5 000.00Donations to date
R 0.00CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation
CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation SA is the only organisation in South Africa that provides comprehensive countrywide support for children with cancer and other life-threatening blood disorders, and their families. CHOC has a head office in Johannesburg, six regional offices, two branches, and 12 accommodation facilities close to treatment centres. CHOC relies heavily on corporate sponsors, donations from groups or individuals wanting to make a difference in the lives of these little ones.
Their comprehensive support improves the welfare and quality of care of children with cancer and offers families a wide range of psychosocial services and practical support such as counselling, free accommodation, free transport and transport fund to ensure that no child abandons treatment due to the family not affording transport costs, food parcels as they recognise the financial difficulties families often face and parent to parent support groups. CHOC also plays a leading advocacy role and promotes early detection to save lives nationally.