Volunteers will have the opportunity to help raise much-needed funds for the purchase of a new ambulance for Community Policing Malaysia (COPs) this December as the Kentang Charity Fun Run 2018 returns.
COP’s founder, Kuan Chee Heng, has been raising funds and awareness on the plight of the needy for years and even earned the moniker ‘Uncle Kentang’, Kuan’s initiatives include the 10-sen Flea Market, 10-sen Ambulance Service, 10-sen Taxi and most recently the 10-sen Library, he has been looking at ways to get more members of the community engaged in his efforts.
“The poor will always be with us, but we shall not harden our hearts or stop our hands from reaching out to them.
“We should instead explore every possible way to help the poor, the main objective of the Kentang Charity Fun Run 2018 is to raise funds to buy a brand-new ambulance, but an equally important objective is to generate awareness about the needy,” said Kuan.
“This is a good opportunity for parents to teach their kids and instil in them a sense of community, not only is running a healthy and fun activity but knowing that the funds raised will go towards helping the needy makes the activity extra meaningful,” he added.
The 6km Kentang Charity Fun Run takes place on Sunday, 9 December at Puchong Utama, with the flag-off scheduled for 7.00am.
Open to all, the categories and registration fees for the run are divided to Men’s and Women’s Open at RM60.00 while children below 12 years old at RM40.00.
The registration fee includes a Race Kit comprising, Runner T-shirt, Finisher Medal, Certificate and goodies, while the Top 10 finisher for Men’s and Women’s Open will be awarded with trophies and prizes by Kentang Charity Fun Run 2018.
The Race Kit Collection will be held on 1 and 2 December (Saturday and Sunday) from 10.00am to 5.00 pm at South Entrance, IOI Mall Puchong.
Apart from the charity fun run, the event will also feature a lucky draw, games for children, a flea market and the opportunity to meet Uncle Kentang.
The Kentang Charity Fun Run 2018 is organised by SEGA Events and supported by Community Policing Association of Malaysia (COPs) and also supporting the event is the Selangor Youth Community as the Strategic Partner, as well as Ticketing Partner MyTicket and Event Partners IOI Mall and CPXi.
While the list of sponsors include Premiumlogy, The Pearl Kuala Lumpur hotel, ODR Lubricants, Hillcrest Gardens, ATF Sports Taping, MAL-Tel, Dutch Lady and MiCasa All Suites Hotel.
Sponsorship packages are available, with Platinum, Gold and Silver Sponsor packages available at RM50,000, RM30,000 and RM20,000 respectively.
