"Keeping more than hope alive"
Forthcoming Events
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| 15 June 2008 - 5.30am to 5.30pm |
Running for Choc kids
20 May 2008
Witness Reporter
Two Pietermaritzburg men are running the Comrades
Marathon on June 15 to raise funds for children with cancer.
Running partners Mark Duncan (42), a self-employed engineer, and Mike
Acutt (47), a bursar/business manager at an independent girls’ high
school, will be running their fourth and third Comrades Marathons
respectively.
Duncan, who is also the national vice-chairman of the Childhood Cancer
Foundation (Choc), told The Witness that they chose the charity as
their beneficiary after his daughter, Kayleigh, was diagnosed with
leukaemia nine years ago.
Kayleigh has recovered and is now a healthy 12-year-old. Duncan said
that rural children with cancer often spend a whole day travelling to a
treatment centre many hundreds of kilometres from home. “[Children]
spend weeks, sometimes months, living in a hospital while on treatment.
It often appears hopeless, but through the support from organisations
like Choc, these children can receive the medical attention they need.”
Both men said they love running and support what Choc does for the
children and their families. They have set themselves a target of R50
000.
“If just 500 people donate R100 we will achieve our target.”
Anyone who wants to donate funds can visit their online donation site www.backabuddy.co.za/markandmike.
All queries should be directed to Duncan at 083 272-3130
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Road between Durban and Pietermaritzburg
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Support Group meetings arranged to help parents cope with the stresses
they face. Please visit this page often to keep up-to-date with the
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Banking Details |
Account Name: CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation South Africa
Account Number: 620 219 652 75
Branch/Code: Hayfields - 221 425
Bank: First National Bank |
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Contact Details |
Postal: Postnet Suite 295, Private Bag X6, Cascades, 3202
Tel: +27 (86) 111-2072
Fax: +27 (33) 342-1646
Cell: +27 (82) 402-3428
Email: pmb@choc.org.za |
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