Comrades official charities receive multi-million-rand handover
Comrades runners and supporters raised more than R4m for the Comrades Marathon Association’s official Amabeadibeadi charities during this year’s race.
BEREA and Durban-based charities, Community Chest and Hospice Association of KwaZulu-Natal, were among the non-profit organisations that received donations yesterday from the Comrades Marathon Association’s Amabeadibeadi Charity Drive.
Comrades runners and supporters raised more than R4m for the Comrades Marathon Association’s (CMA) Official Amabeadibeadi Charities during this year’s race.
The Amabeadibeadi Charity Drive has been a force for change and fundraising through the Comrades Marathon’s various platforms. Since 1996, thanks to the kindness of a great many people in the Comrades world, more than R66m has been raised for worthy causes.
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The current six official Amabeadibeadi charities are the Durban and Pietermaritzburg Community Chests, Childhood Cancer Foundation (CHOC), Hillcrest Aids Centre Trust, Hospice Association of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Rise against Hunger Africa, and WildTrust.
These charities’ respective focuses are on issues of community development, care for the aged, health and wellness, Aids care and support, the environment, and hunger alleviation.
In wrapping up the 2022 Comrades Marathon, the CMA hosted its Amabeadibeadi Charities Handover on Monday, November 21 at Comrades House in Pietermaritzburg to officially hand over the funds raised to the respective charities.
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A total amount of R4 101 277 was raised this year, with the breakdown as follows:
- Childhood Cancer Association of SA (CHOC): – R1 567.17
- Hillcrest Aids Centre Trust (HACT): – R1 010.91
- Community Chest: – R644.43
- WildTrust: – R317.19
- Rise Against Hunger (RAH): – R311.44
- Hospice Association of KZN: – R250.14
The Top Charity Fundraisers were:
- Dean Wight (HACT): – R461.74
- Mike Sewell (CHOC): – R295.31
- Brendan De Jongh: – R210.15
CMA Chairperson, Mqondisi Ngcobo said, “The CMA has come a long way since it set up the Amabeadibeadi Charity Drive 26 years ago. We realised back then that as the leading road race in the country and as South Africa’s most inclusive sporting event, we could do more to promote charitable work and charitable giving in our country. We are pleased to note that our Comrades runners have gotten behind this initiative from the beginning and have grown it into a real force for good. Long may we prioritise charitable giving and keep doing more for the benefit of all those who need it.”
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