City2Surf Runners Raise Money for ADRA
11th August, 2008
Wahroonga, New South Wales — Forty-five supporters raised almost $5000 for the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)
“It’s just great to see even more people stepping up for the poor in this way,” said ADRA Australia’s Donor Relations Officer, Matthew Siliga, who also participated in the run. “In many respects, distance is a measure of poverty because a lot of the world’s poor have to travel huge distances just to access things like clean water, food, healthcare and education. Participating in something like the City2Surf means that, in some small way, we are connecting with their struggle and doing something about it. We at ADRA extend a big thank you to everyone who has used this run to support people facing poverty and hardship.”
Sixteen of the forty-five ADRA team members also met or
exceeded their fundraising targets, including Greg Dawick from
City2Surf participants raised money for charity by creating
personalised fundraising webpages which they emailed to family and friends requesting
sponsorship. Funds raised for ADRA Australia will be used to support the
charity’s work in
This is the second year the Sun Herald has partnered with Everyday Hero, a web-based fundraising service, to provide opportunity for participants to raise funds for charity. This year’s City2Surf has so far raised more than $1 million for charity.
The Sun Herald City2Surf has been running for 38 years and covers
14 kilometres from
ADRA Australia is a non-government organisation (NGO)
engaging in sustainable community development and emergency management for
people in
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