{"id":16013,"date":"2018-02-05T18:45:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T16:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=16013"},"modified":"2018-02-05T18:45:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T16:45:00","slug":"runners-change-lives-at-fnb-cape-town-12-onerun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/press-release\/runners-change-lives-at-fnb-cape-town-12-onerun\/","title":{"rendered":"Runners change lives at FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seen here:\u00a0 Runners in action at the 2017 FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN.\u00a0 Photo Credit:\u00a0 Tobias Ginsberg<\/em><\/p>\n

The 2017 FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN saw runners donate an impressive combined total of R112\u00a0555.00 to the event\u2019s two charities, Die Burger Kersfonds<\/strong> and The Cape Of Good Hope SPCA<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN has proudly supported Die Burger Kersfonds<\/strong> since the event\u2019s inception in 2015 and The Cape Of Good Hope SPCA<\/strong> since 2016,\u201d says Michael Meyer, Managing Director of Stillwater Sports.\u00a0 \u201cThese two charities lie close to our hearts and we are thankful to all runners that showed their support in 2017.\u00a0 This support enabled a welcomed donation of R 26\u00a0479 to Die Burger Kersfonds <\/strong>and an impressive donation of R 86\u00a0076 to The Cape Of Good Hope SPCA <\/strong>proving once again that the sport of running does have the ability to change lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Started in 1957, Die Burger Kersfonds<\/strong> is a non-profit organisation that aims to assist with the educational needs of less fortunate children, developing the youth\u2019s leadership skills and giving children a home while they attend these different programmes.<\/p>\n

According to Suzaan Potgieter, Die Burger Kersfonds Coordinator, being part of the FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN is a lot of fun.\u00a0 \u201cThe event is a great tourism opportunity for Cape Town, it is fun for those living in the province and a strong focus is placed on charity support.\u00a0 Die Burger and the\u00a0FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN have one very important thing in common: Cape Town!\u00a0 We understand Capetonians better than anyone else.\u00a0 Through our partnership we get to reach more people and promote an event that is taking place in the city that we love the most.\u00a0\u00a0 The FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN is one of the most special projects that we partake in.\u00a0 It really makes a difference. We are extremely thankful for the support and look forward to a spectacular race in 2018.\u201d<\/p>\n

Established in 1872, the Cape of Good Hope SPCA<\/strong> (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) is the founding society of the SPCA movement in South Africa and is the oldest animal welfare organisation in the country. A registered non-profit organisation and Public Benefit Organisation the society relies on the support of concerned individuals and corporates to continue operating.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs an official charity of the FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN we have been able to care for thousands of stray and surrendered animals,\u201d says Tyron Noemdo, Junior Fundraiser\u00a0Cape of Good Hope SPCA.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWe love the FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN because of the runners and the vibe.\u00a0\u00a0 It is truly heart-warming to see that so many people support and share our mission and vision for all animals.\u00a0 Our plan for 2018 includes exhibiting at the FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN registration.\u00a0 Runners who donate R200 or more will receive special SPCA arm warmers.\u00a0 We will also have a limited range of SPCA branded merchandise that will be for sale at our stand.\u00a0 We are really looking forward to event day as a \u00a0number of runners (staff, family and supporters) will also complete the 12km race in SPCA colours.\u201d<\/p>\n

EVENT INFORMATION<\/u>:\u00a0 <\/strong>FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date:<\/strong><\/td>\nSunday, 20 May 2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Start Venue:<\/strong><\/td>\nWoodbridge Island, c\/o R27 and Loxton Road, Milnerton (Cape Town)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Finish Venue:<\/strong><\/td>\nBree Street (Cape Town, CBD)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Entry Fee:<\/strong><\/td>\nStandard Entry:<\/strong>\u00a0 R170 (licensed) \/ R205 (unlicensed)<\/p>\n

Gold Package Entry:<\/strong>\u00a0 R850 (licensed) \/ R885 (unlicensed)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Charity Support<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 <\/strong>When entering online, runners can choose to support either or both the FNB Cape Town ONERUN Charities:\u00a0 Die Burger Kersfonds <\/strong>and The Cape Of Good Hope SPCA<\/strong>.
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Facebook: <\/strong>Ctown12<\/a> \/ CapeofGoodHopeSPCA<\/a> \/ @DBKersfonds<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter: <\/strong>@CTown12 <\/a><\/p>\n

Instagram:<\/strong> CapeTown_12<\/a> \/ CapeSPCA<\/a><\/p>\n

Hashtag:\u00a0 <\/strong>#CT12Run<\/p>\n

Website:\u00a0 <\/strong>www.thecapetown12.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN<\/strong> forms part of the \u201cFNB Run Your City Series<\/strong>\u201d that includes the FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN (taking place on Monday, 24 September 2018 \/ Heritage Day) and the FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN (taking place on Sunday, 14 October 2018).<\/p>\n

Runners taking part in all three events will be rewarded with an unrivalled event experience, a FNB Run Your City Series Performance T-shirt and medal on completion of the third race, the FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN, where a special hospitality area awaits.<\/p>\n

For further information please visit www.runyourcityseries.com<\/a>\u00a0 For more information on the FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN visit www.thecapetown12.com or email entries@thecapetown12.com<\/p>\n

About the FNB Run Your City Series<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

FNB is proud to bring you the FNB Run Your City Series. The series encompasses three unique mass races namely the FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN, FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN and the FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN. The three races are about inclusivity for all as well as encouraging business involvement, family, world class achievement and fun for all participants.<\/p>\n

FNB\u2019s strategy is to engage with our clients and non-clients through healthy lifestyle activities, where we sponsor selected sporting events that allow us relationship building opportunities, ensuring that we enrich the communities and the lives of those around us. Through the runs, we encourage runners to run their city their way. We invite all runners back to the city to experience the rejuvenation, revival and renewed city centres.<\/p>\n

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Seen here:\u00a0 Runners in action at the 2017 FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN.\u00a0 Photo Credit:\u00a0 Tobias Ginsberg The 2017 FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN saw runners donate an impressive combined total of R112\u00a0555.00 to the event\u2019s two charities, Die Burger Kersfonds and The Cape Of Good Hope SPCA. \u201cThe FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":58746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-press-release"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16013\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}