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Race4Charity offers runners an opportunity to turn their running efforts into something great for charity. The campaign is intended to foster wider support for charitable fundraising for the CMA’s six official charities.
HERES HOW IT WORKS
I am a Comrades Marathon Runner: When entering participants will have the option of joining Race 4 Charity before completing an entry. Once you have selected yes to create a Race 4 Charity page, participants will then get to choose which one of the six AmaBeadiBeadi charities they would like to support. Once a Race 4 Charity page has been created your name will appear on the Race 4 Charity fundraiser page. Let the fundraising begin!
To support your favourite Runner: Find them on the Race 4 Charity fundraiser page by clicking on this LINK. Once on the Race 4 Charity fundraiser page, click on their name to make a donation to their cause. You can also send them a message of support when making a donation on their fundraising page.
Get your family and fellow runners to support your cause: Send your fundraising page link to your donors, who can then donate by one of the following methods:
Please follow the steps below to donate:
The spirit of the Comrades Marathon is said to be embodied by attributes of camaraderie, selflessness, dedication, perseverance, and UBUNTU which simply means humanity towards others. Beyond the sense of achievement that you will get from finishing the Comrades Marathon, running on behalf of a charity will give you further purpose for completing the event.
Each one of us can make a difference but together we make a change. Your donations help us give orphaned children what every child needs to flourish, help those in dire situation and help save the ocean and the environment. By joining Race4Charrity you will be changing lives.
We all have days where we find ourselves hitting the wall during training or the race itself. Raising funds for charity can give you an extra incentive to keep on going not only for yourself but those who are less fortunate. Knowing the cause is no longer about you helps you push beyond the limits.
Comrades Marathon is a world-renowned ultramarathon, this is an ideal stage to increase an awareness about the worthy cause to the whole world. Abundance of national T.V and other mass media coverage plus thousands of spectators along the route.
Spectators give charity superheroes an unmatched, unconditional, and unwavering support on the race day. But there is nothing that will beat that warm and fuzzy feeling you will receive on your charity organization who are guaranteed to be on the route on the race day. This will make you gradually increase your fundraising efforts.
Do not be shy, just ask people. They can either contribute or not. No harm done in asking, if not.
Celeste (Top 8th fundraiser 2020)Go visit your charity of choice and make yourself familiar with what they do, how they do it and grow your understanding of their service. Secondly it is all about asking people to support them through your campaign. People need reminders so monthly reminders might be needed or perhaps more frequent. I always ensured I thanked each person personally when they contributed to express my appreciation.
Mathew Luff (Top 9 fundraiser 2020)Know your charity partner well. Be committed and passionate. Don’t be afraid to fail, try different things.
CHOC is the only organization in South Africa that provides comprehensive country wide support for children with cancer and other life-threatening blood disorders, and their families.
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The Pietermaritzburg and Durban Community Chests are a not-for-profit organisation that is committed to raising and distributing funds in a well organised manner, to organisations that meet the Social Welfare, Education and Health needs of the community. They aim to meet Social Responsibility needs of all Donors and strive to create a challenging environment for all volunteers and staff, for personal growth and self-fulfilment.
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Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust (HACT) is tackling HIV/AIDS through the holistic and family-centred interventions including education, prevention, community empowerment, income generation and HIV/TB/cancer care. Our geographical focus area is the rural and economically disadvantaged communities of the Valley of 1000 Hills, one of the epicentres of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and directly on the Comrades route.
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KZN is a place of beauty, the world renowned birthplace of the Zulu people. Vast fields of green, dense, lush bush scattered with wild life and the Big 5. Boasting majestic mountains, world heritage sites and, “Year-long summer” beaches; and special people. These special people have a right to a beautiful life in this special place. And these people deserve a comfortable and dignified death. This is why there is a network of Hospices here. An association who fight for this right, who provide care in this important time at the end of life.
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The work of the WILDTRUST is actioned through it’s two core programmes, WILDOCEANS and WILDLANDS.
WILDLANDS focuses on conserving terrestrial biodiversity, empowering and uplifting communities through training as well as the protection of wildlife.
WILDOCEANS focuses on marine conservation, advocating for healthy oceans, marine protected areas and the conservation on marine species. Furthermore, WILDOCEANS conducts extensive research and training for future marine experts and policy makers.
Rise Against Hunger was established in the USA in 1998 by Dr Ray Buchanan, it is an International organisation that coordinates the distribution of food and other life-saving aid worldwide.
Rise Against Hunger Africa (RAH) is a volunteer-based meal packaging and results oriented nutrition programme, which was started in South Africa in 2009. There are currently four full-time operations (Johannesburg, Cape Town, Kwa-Zulu Natal and East London).
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OVER R62 MILLION
R2 280 498
CMA Official Charities
To donate via EFT please use the below banking details:
| ACCOUNT HOLDER: | Comrades Marathon Association |
| BANK: | Nedbank |
| BRANCH: | Smith Str Durban |
| ACCOUNT NUMBER: | 1305846532 |
| BRANCH CODE: | 198765 |
| SWIFT CODE: | NEDSZAJJ |
| REFERENCE: | (Name of the charity of your choice or AmaBeadiBeadi to split your donation equally amongst all Official Charities) |
For Section 18A SARS Tax Certificate email sifiso@comrades.com
