MRCA Charity And Carnival Run 2017 | Run | Charity | Health | Happiness | Fun

MRCA Charity and Carnival Run 2017 is proudly co-organised by MRCA and McMillan Woods, with the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism (KPDNKK) as supporting sponsor; and MRCA Corporate Patrons – Maxis, Maybank, Fusionex and Mastercard. Other sponsors include Lotto, Seth Learning Garden Sdn Bhd, DTCK Corporation Sdn Bhd, and Valiram Group.

Mouse mommy and MR were excited to kick-start the run in the morning at The Place, One City, Subang Jaya. Yes! Let’s run together! After the run, we got our “C” shape medal of MRCA run!

They are many vendor booths available for the runners to redeem the sponsored products such as Chinese Herbal Jelly Powder, Himmel Dehydrated Fruit packs, banana from AIA Vitality, Good Morning healthy drinks, Jussu fresh carrot juice and so on.

Mouse mommy and MR love the Himmel dehydrated fruits! Mouse mommy and MR were loved to eat the dehydrated red dragon fruit, it is naturally sweet and taste nice without feeling guilty to enjoy it!

The Malaysian Retail Chain Association (MRCA), in collaboration with McMillan Woods, Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism (KPDNKK) along with major retailers, has successfully raised over RM100,000 through the MRCACharity and Carnival Run 2017, held at OneCity, Subang Jaya today. This amount will be donated for the betterment of 10 selected charitable homes in the city. Guest of Honour Tan Sri Datuk Seri Dr. M Kayveas, Special Advisor to the Minister of Transport, flagged off the annual run.

Themed “Care, Share & Run,” the event managed to attract more than 3,000 runners this year. There were also a total of 550 children from orphanages who were invited by the association to join in for the fun and games at the event’s specially-curated kids carnival.

The children from charity homes were enjoying the run and have fun in the carnival too! Colourful balloons with happening performance and games bring laugh and happiness to everyone! Such a thoughtful ideas of the organiser!

Malaysian well-known celebrities such as Amber Chia, Carrie Lee, Debbie Loo, Amelia Lee, Janice Choong, Crystal Lee and Owen Yap also attended the event; taking centre stage as run ambassadors.

Dato’ Choi Wei Yee, the Organising Chairperson, expressed that, “We are overjoyed that the committee has managed to organise yet another successful charity run. Through this event, MRCA has garnered over RM100,000 – exceeding our targeted goal.”

“This fourth edition charity event proves MRCA’s continuous vision to give back to the society. We believe that through this, we have brought a smile to the faces of these beautiful children as well as senior citizens – this would have been an impossible feat without the support of our fellow Malaysian retailers as well as the public,” added Dato’ Choi Wei Yee.

The proceeds from this event will be donated to Rumah Charis, Angel Homes, Good Kids, Juara Home, Ace Lighthouse Academy Bhd, Kiwanis Club of Kluang Mandarin, Home of Love, Rumah Sayangan, Persatuan Insan Istimewa Cheras, and Good Samaritan Homes.

Dato’ Seri Raymond Liew, McMillan Woods Global founder and president, reiterated, “We, at McMillan Woods, are proud to collaborate with MRCA to present this successful charity event which gives the public a platform to do good for the society. We believe that it’s impossible for one to help everyone; but everyone can help one person.”

Dato’ Garry Chua, President of MRCA, echoed, “We are happy to see such strong support for our annual charity event. We hope that the support of MRCA, along with the nation’s major retailers, will inspire commitment from other corporate bodies to our cause of bringing hope, strength and joy to these underprivileged Malaysians for the betterment of their lives.”

Meanwhile, Tan Sri Datuk Seri Dr. M Kayveas said, “I am extremely thankful to be here today as the guest of honour for MRCA’s charity event. This is a great CSR initiative by MRCA and I’m proud to see the Malaysian society coming together to make this event a success in the hopes of benefiting these charity homes.”

There were a total of 34 trophies and prizes worth RM40,000 up for grabs from the Men’s Open (10.8km), Men’s Veteran (10.8km), Women’s Open (10.8km), and Women’s Veteran (10.8km) categories. There were also non-competitional Men’s 5.3km and Women’s 5.3km categories, along with a Team Run category, consisting of four members per team, where each runner was required to complete a 900 meter run (Relay).

We are looking forward to participate next year MRCA Charity Run 2018! The run that brings laugh, health, charity and happiness to everyone! More photos can be click here to view.