A Great BIG Run For Africa
What?
The 7th Annual "A Great BIG Run For
Africa" is a 100km relay from West Kelowna to Enderby and
a 50km relay from Mabel Lake to Enderby to
raise funds & awareness for Partners
in the Horn of Africa
How?
Runners collect donations and/or pledges
then run 5 kms or more with 100% of money
raised going to Partners'
micro financing projects.
Why?
Just $70 can help one Ethiopian woman
start a business to support her family.
Imagine the impact of thousands of dollars!
When?
Sunday October 23, 2011 starting from Flaman
Fitness in West Kelowna at 7:00 am and from Mabel
Lake Golf Course at 8:30 am. Both sets
of runners will arrive at the
Partners' office at 1003 Belvedere
St. in Enderby at about 5:15 pm with an
escort by the Enderby Fire Department.
How Can I Get Involved?
If you would like to participate in the
run or sponsor a runner with your own
pledge, here's how:
West Kelowna to Enderby run:
Contact Stephanie Moore at 778-
214-1078 or
stephmoorepersonaltraining@telus.net
>> Information pamphlet with registration
information (Adobe Reader required)
>> West Kelowna run Facebook Event page
>> West Kelowna run Facebook page
Mabel Lake to Enderby run:
Contact
Afke Zonderland at
250-838-2005
or
afke@airspeedwireless.ca
>> Information pamphlet with registration
information (Adobe Reader required)
General Enquiries:
Donna Lifton or Roxane Johnston
at the Partners office in Enderby at
250-838-2111 or
info@partnersinthehorn.org
Partners in the Horn of Africa is an
Enderby-based charity that works in
Ethiopia. One of Partners' main focus is the
plight of marginalized women in a country
where the average per capita wage is $125.00
per year. All proceeds from A Great BIG
Run For Africa go to provide micro loans to
marginalized women in Ethiopia. The Run was
conceived as a way for Canadians to
reach out to Ethiopian women. A $70 loan will
permit an Ethiopian woman to start her own
business. Those loans have a wonderful track
record in developing countries. Impoverished
women can dramatically improve the living
standards of their families if they are
allowed to start their own small businesses.
>> Learn more about
our Micro Financing Projects
Schedule for the 2011 West Kelowna to Enderby
Run
7:00am Flaman Fitness
in West Kelowna
*8:20am Esso on east side of bridge
8:50am Staples at Dilworth Centre
10:00am Kelowna International Airport
10:45am Shell Gas Lake Country
12:20pm Okanagan College Vernon Campus
3:30pm A&W Armstrong
5:15pm Enderby
*There is a 7 km section that will not be run
for safety reasons; all runners will be
inside the support RV
**All timing is approximate
Schedule for the 2011 Mabel Lake to Enderby
Run
8:30 AM START at Mabel
Lake Golf Course parking lot
9:00 AM Cawley Road
9:30 AM Fink Farm
10:00 AM Dales
10:30 AM Old Turner farm
1:30 PM Trinity Valley
turnoff
2:30 PM Pea vine Corner
3:00 PM Enderby-Grindrod
Road
4:00 PM Grindrod
5:15 PM Enderby
**All timing is approximate
History of A Great BIG Run for Africa
In 2004, Alison Moscrop travelled to
Ethiopia to visit first hand the projects
that Partners in the Horn of Africa were
doing to end extreme poverty. One day,
awoken in the early morning by the sound of
hundreds of people running along the streets
of the capital city in Addis Ababa, Alison
learned that many people in the country
participate in races barefoot or in whatever
shoes they own just for the love of running.
Upon her return to Canada, Alison wanted to
do a fundraiser that incorporated running to
support Partner's projects.
In 2005, A Great BIG Run for Africa was born
when Stephanie Moore and Crystal Flaman,
both friends of Alison suggested they run
100km to raise awareness and funds for
Partners in the Horn of Africa's
micro-financing program.
Today, A Great Big Run for Africa has two
relay runs - a 100km run from West Kelowna
to Enderby and a 50 km run from Mabel Lake
to Enderby via Grindrod. The money
raised has enabled thousands of women to create
better lives for themselves and their
families through the creation of their own
small business with training and a
micro-financing loan.
Donations will be provided
to Partners to utilize in
projects where they need the funds the most,
unless specified by the donor.
Join us and let's
help end extreme poverty together or pledge
your support! Just $70.00 will enable one
woman to start her own business!
A Great BIG thank you to our sponsors:
●
Kelowna Truck & RV
●
Pro Sign
●
Flaman Fitness
●
Pushor Mitchell Lawyers
●
Lakeland Oil
The support of these dedicated businesses is
instrumental to the success of A Great Big Run For Africa!
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