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Bonitas and
Comrades
give back to
the community
The Comrades Marathon is well known for raising
money for worthy causes to give back to those in need
and this tradition continued in 2017 with Bonitas
working alongside the Pietermaritzburg and District
Community Chest in a job creation programme. Bonitas
commissioned the Pietermaritzburg Mental Health
Society, a partner of the Community Chest, to produce
20 000 warm-up vests and 2 000 shoe bags provided to
runners at training seminars leading up to the race and
on race day.
Liza
Dickson,
Operations
Manager
of
the
Pietermaritzburg and District Community Chest,
says they were glad to partner with Bonitas in the
programme which had a positive impact for the mental
health society. She says the job creation project not only
provided the Pietermaritzburg Mental Health Society
with employment opportunities and an income, but also
gave individuals the opportunity to broaden their skills.
B-Living Issue 3, 2017
We always love hearing from our readers and call on
all Bonitas members and anyone who plans to run
the Comrades Marathon next year to let us know by
emailing us at [email protected].
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