Henry Wanyoike Foundation Fundraising

Henry Wanyoike Foundation is a registered organization named after and by Henry Wanyoike the visually impaired (blind) athlete. Wanyoike is the world record holder of 5,000 and 10,000 meters in Paralympics of Athens Greece and Australia Olympics among other international marathons.

The foundations is mandated to raise funds for disabled, orphans and vulnerable children, youth and other needy in a society for socio economic empowerment, sports, disability aids, motivational forums/workshops, educational sponsorships among others.

We would like to bring to your attention that the month of May within the foundation is dubbed Month of Hope and we conduct various activities as we commemorate Henrys anniversary after he became blind (1st May 1995) as well as his actual birthday (10th May). Some of these activities are, orphans visits, tree planting, schools motivational talks among others .The climax of the month we organize a 7.5 KMs run under the name HENRY WANYOIKE HOPE FOR THE FUTURE RUN and which we are seeking for sponsorship partners.

The runs main objective is to promote and motivate the youth, to remain steadfast and hopeful that they can make it in life without indulging in negative ways but through challenging odds of life like how he has challenged his disability. Last two year (2007 and 2008) we held the run and it attracted more than 6000 participants and fans and various guests across the board.
The run also had a live coverage from (local stations) Coro, Kameme and Inooro Fms and wide coverage including international media CNN. The proceeds which will be raised through the run will go directly towards Henry Wanyoike charity projects (refer to www.henrywanyoikefoundation.org)

The run will be held on Saturday 6th June 2009 at Kikuyu Town.

The foundation is requesting for funds, from your company to organize the above run.

:: Henry Wanyoike Foundation Group ::
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:: Henry Wanyoike Foundation Homepage ::
www.henrywanyoikefoundation.org

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