Write a commentJoin in the Christmas festivities and raise money for local charities along with 200 plus Santa’s in this year’s Santa Charity Fun Run.
This annual event promises to be bigger and better than ever before. Local companies are invited to sponsor and enter a Santa into the fun run which will take place at 10.30am on Thursday 2nd December on Hill Street, Newry.
Don’t worry it will be a very short course and the emphasis is on participation and fun – IT ISN’T A RACE! With the course only a mile long, participating ‘Santas’ can run, walk or crawl over this short distance all in the name of charity!
The ambition of the organisers is that on December 2nd we will have two hundred Santa’s running down Hill Street. Each Santa would be a representative from a local business, club or school and each would wear their organisation’s logo or message.
This year a “CELEBRITY SANTAS FUN RUN” will be incorporated within the Santa Fun Run! Down Senior Football Players from this year’s successful team, will be taking part and there are rumours that a few Armagh players are preparing to challenge them in the battle for the finishing line. People and organisations will have the opportunity to sponsor individual Celebrity Santa’s in this fun and entertaining event.
EVERY SPONSORING ORGANISATION WHO ENTERS A SANTA WILL BE ENTERED INTO A DRAW TO WIN ONE OF FIVE £100 VOUCHERS FOR JACK MURPHY JEWELLERS.
So, are you interested? Can you nominate a Santa from your organisation? It will cost you £100 per Santa. Santa’s may collect contributions in order to enter (sponsor cards will be supplied upon request).
The Santa Run is being organised in conjunction with the 11th Newry Business Christmas Charity Lunch which will take place on Thursday 2 December at 12.30 p.m. in the Canal Court Hotel. The Newry Christmas Charity Lunch incorporating the Santa Run has raised £680,607 in cash and toys during the 10 year period 2000 – 2009.
All the proceeds of the Santa Fun Run will go towards local charities including, Newry Gateway Club, Rathore School, Orana House Family Support Centre, Southern Area Hospice, The Salvation Army, St. Vincent de Paul, The Childrens’ Ward, Daisy Hill Hospital, Friends of Children, The Polish Supplementary School, PIPS and Citizens Advice Bureau.
Speaking on behalf of the event organisers, Ms Orla Jackson, stated, “ we are very concerned that the business community is experiencing challenging times in the current difficult economic environment. However we are confident that the Greater Newry resilient community Christmas spirit will demonstrate kindness and generosity to help children in need in our local community this Christmas”.
The Santa suits are very generously donated by TONERS, Hill Street, specialists in corporate Christmas requirements. But feel free to ACCESSORISE the outfit as you think fit and don’t forget the beard! This year we have a prize for the Best Accessorised Santa!
Follow the build up to the Santa Fun Run on Facebook page, ‘Newry Santa Run’ To enter a Santa into the fun run or to sponsor a celebrity Santa or book seats for the Newry Business Christmas Charity Lunch please call Newry Chamber of Commerce and Trade; Tel: 3025 0303, or email orla@newry.com
