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
officially announced the MRCA Charity and Carnival Run 2017. The fourth charity
run, themed “Care, Share & Run,”
set to be held on November 26 at OneCity, Subang Jaya, targets to raise more
than RM100,000 to be distributed to selected charitable homes.
MRCA is targeting 3,000 to 5,000 runners this year. In conjunction with
the run, a kid's carnival will be held on the same day. A total of 500 children
from orphanages around the city will be invited to join the event for a full
day of exciting games, performances and cosplay. Must be a fun-filled family
events!
Dato’ Choi Wei Yee, the Organising
Chairperson, expressed that, “MRCA is committed to invest in our local communities
by paying it forward through various corporate social responsibility (CSR)
initiatives. In the spirit of charity and our pledge to give back to our
community, we are proud to host this charity run for the fourth consecutive
year.”
“We believe that this event provides a great platform for the community
to interact while doing their part for charity and we are certain that with
fellow Malaysians’ commitment to the community, we will be able to reach our
targeted amount. All proceeds will be donated to Rumah Charis, Angel
Homes, Persatuan Kebajikan
Kanak-Kanak Mata Air Kehidupan Selangor, GoodKids, Juara Home,
Ace Lighthouse Academy Bhd, Kiwanis Club of Kluang Mandarin, Home of Love, Rumah Sayangan, Persatuan Insan Istimewa Cheras, Good Samaritan Homes, and many more,”
added Dato’ Choi Wei Yee.
Concurrently, Dato’ Seri Raymond Liew, McMillan Woods Global founder and president, opined, “At McMillan
Woods, we are proud to be a part of this grand charity event which is a
significant initiative of MRCA to help the charitable homes. Certainly as part
of our McM Cares programme, we strongly believe in our slogan – A mind for business and a heart for society.”
Cool! Healthy family run and at the same time can contribute back to the
community! 100% funds collected with be donated to the charity homes that in needs. Mouse mommy would be loves to participate with family too.
Dato’ Garry Chua, President of MRCA,
reiterated, “I am proud that MRCA is continuing its commitment to the community.
We trust that with support from Malaysian retailers and the public, we will be
able to contribute to the betterment of these charitable homes and
simultaneously improve the lives of these children.”
There will be a total of 34 trophies up for grabs for the public from these
categories: Men’s Open (10.8km),
Men’s Veteran (10.8km), Women’s Open (10.8km), and Women’s Veteran (10.8km). There will
also be non-competitional Men’s 5.3km
and Women’s 5.3km categories for
those keen on a leisure run along with a Team
Run category, consisting of four members per team, where each runner
will complete a 900 meter run (Relay).
The 5.3km categories are priced at RM55 for early bid tickets and RM65
for the normal rate; while the 10.8km categories for early bird and normal
rates are priced at RM65 and RM75, respectively. Meanwhile, the team run will
be priced at RM1,590 per group. Registration will be closed on 20 November
2017.
Each registered runner will be receiving a micro-dry round neck t-shirt,
personalised bib number, a specially designed “C-shaped” finisher medal along with
a bag filled with exciting goodies. There will also be food and beverage trucks
stationed in selected areas of the event and various booths open to the
public.
Ops! Do you know that the “C-shaped” finisher represent third year of the
MRCA charity run and it is the third alphabet of MRCA. Such a thoughtful ideas
of medal creation and can be a meaningful collectibles and achievements as
well. The run do not stop here, going to continue next year as well for
“A-shaped” finisher medal.
This year, the event will see renowned personalities such as Amber Chia, Carrie
Lee, Debbie Loo, Amelia Lee, Janice Choong, Crystal Lee and Owen Yap taking
position as run ambassadors.
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; MRCA Corporate Patrons – Maxis, Maybank, Fusionex and
Mastercard; and Lotto as the official T-shirt sponsor.
Photos credited,
1) http://www.racexasia.com/event/mrca-charity-run-2017/
2) http://www.Ticket2u.com.my
3) https://www.facebook.com/MalaysiaRetailChainAssociation/
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