Ronaldinho’s blade destroyed in fire
Young Ronaldinho Davidson, the official beneficiary of RUN2RAISE, lost his prosthetic running blade when his family's house in Rosedale burned down in December. All is not lost for the 11-year old boy though, as he will again benefit from the RUN2RAISE event that will take place on Friday 1 May at Tramonto Farm and Fellow in Geelhoutboom.
Elna Schwartz, driving force and main organiser of the event, said as Ronhaldino cannot run without a purpose-made running blade, they are looking at ways to get him a new one. At least R50 000 is needed.
The event first took place in 2016, and in 2018 when Ronaldinho was identified as beneficiary, all funds attract a well-known celebrity.
Details
The distances and entry fees are as follows:
10km licensed athletes - R55; 10km unlicensed athletes - R90; 3km fun run (minimum age nine years) - R20;
21km licensed athletes - R65 21km unlicensed athletes - R100 The event will start at 08:00. More details will be announced later.
Everybody is welcome to get involved.
Call Schwartz on 044 884 0144 or send an e-mail to Elna.Schwartz@ avisbudget.co.za.
RUN2RAISE is registered on the Nedbank Running Club calendar, subject to the rules of Athletics SA and ASWD.
The RUN2RAISE trust account is established with Barkley Oates Incorporated.
They are looking at ways to get him a new running blade.