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18.10.2017

Fundraisers of the 8th Kyiv Marathon collected UAH 1,104,019 of charitable funds

1,104,019 UAH – this amount was collected by Ukrainian benefactors for the mentees of 12 funds and organizations participating in the autumn “Fundraising Marathon” within the Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon 2017, which took place in the capital on October 8. Today organizers of the 8th Kyiv Marathon, Run Ukraine, announced the results of the fundraising. Benevolent initiative has become a tradition of prestigious running events. This time more than 70 fundraisers from different funds were preparing to run at different courses and came to start with 10,000 runners from 52 countries. By participating in a mass running event they draw attention of Ukrainians to social problems and encouraged the indifferent people to help solve some of the problems through donations, as often the shortfall of funds is an obstacle to solving certain issues. For example, fundraisers of the “Heart of Warrior” fund have raised funds for the purchase of a sports prosthesis for ATO veteran Victor Kardash who practiced choreography before the injury. Due to the “Fundraising Marathon” 195 514 UAH was collected for Viktor. In addition, within the framework of the 8th Kyiv Marathon a charity race “Winners” took place, in which 861 runners participated. 50% of registration fees, 105,000 UAH, will also be transferred for the purchase of a sports prosthesis for Mr. Kardash.

Each Fund, a participant of the “Fundraising Marathon” was collecting funds from September 3 to October 16 inclusive at the platform the Ukrainian Charity Exchange, which has been a charity partner of the Kyiv marathon for three years in a row and helps to realize people’s dreams. This time philanthropists collected funds to help people with cancer, children with Down syndrome and delayed development, prematurely born children, and so on.

       

As a result of the “Fundraising Marathon” each fund collected the following amounts of funds:

 

Tabletochki – 602 902 UAH

Heart of the Warrior – 195 514 UAH

Feel – 75 912 UAH

The warrant – 68 139 UAH

Open palms – 49 041 UAH

Svichado – 36 285.55 UAH

Spring – 21 367 UAH

Down Syndrome – 16 625 UAH

Happy Paw – 12 188 UAH

Territory of Good – 10 142 UAH

Go Global – 9 155 UAH

Everyone Can – 6 744 UAH

 

Total amount – UAH 1,104,019 *

Among them UAH 501,117 were collected on the platform the Ukrainian Charity Exchange.

 

“The Eighth Kyiv International Marathon is an international level event, in which sport and charity closely cooperate. The marathon brought together thousands of people around the common goal of changing themselves and helping others. On October 16 fundraising marathon finished on ubb.org.ua. Dozens of fundraisers have joined their efforts to raise funds in support of various social and charitable projects. On our platform half a million hryvnias was collected, which means that prematurely born babies, children with cancer, boys and girls with Down syndrome, people with hearing impairments receive help, GoCamp educational project for learning English language for children from village schools is implemented, as well as funds will be able to purchase the necessary supplies for the control of quality of donor blood in the Kyiv City Blood Center and ensure the mobility of physicians in the East of Ukraine in the ATO zone,” – comments Iryna Gutsal, Director of the UBB.

Traditionally well-known Ukrainians join the charitable fundraising. This time the project was supported by: TV presenter of TSN news on the 1+1 channel Solomia Vitvytska and her husband Vlad Kochatkov, the presenter of “Breakfast with 1+1” Yegor Gordieiev, president of the All-Ukrainian Federation of Healthy Living, the champion of swimming at 5km Oceanman and sports journalist Vlasta Shovkovska, Miss Ukraine 2017 Polina Tkach, actor Akhtem Seitablaev, actor of “Studio Kvartal-95” Yevhen Koshovyi, TV presenter Tetyana Goncharova and others.

“Fundraising marathon is a large-scale all-Ukrainian charity event, which leads to the targeted assistance for mentees from various funds. Who contributes for collection of these funds? First of all, it is worth noting the important role of fundraisers. They join the funds and promise them to raise the necessary amount. It is they who are preparing to the run and attract the attention of the community to the social problem by doing sports. I’m running to help – the motto of our ambassadors. And they really help. Special gratitude to the funds involved in fundraising, which promptly send donations to solve the problems of their mentees. Of course, such a result is formed by everyone who joined the project and donated money on the platform of the Ukrainian Charity Exchange. The next “Fundraising Marathon” will be held in the spring of 2018 within the framework of the 8th Kyiv Half Marathon. We will continue this tradition as long as it yields a result,” – commented Viktoria Veremiienko, Director of Marketing and Communications at Run Ukraine.

This year for the first time at the Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon 2017 a women’s charity race for 3 km #AvonPinkRun took place, 738 participants of which collected 177 781 UAH for the purchase of a mobile mammography for the diagnosis of breast cancer.