Runner completes 100-plus kilometer fundraiser
Lieut. ( Navy) Joel MacDonald who ran from
East Point to Charlottetown on Friday to raise money for KidSport.
Published on May 14, 2011East Point to Charlottetown on Friday to raise money for KidSport.
A run from East Point to Charlottetown on Friday, May 13 has raised $2,300 for the KidSport program.
"I arrived at Confederation Landing Park at 8:45 p.m., 15 hours after I began at East Point Lighthouse (5:45 a.m.)," said Lieut. ( Navy) Joel MacDonald. "I had an awesome run - lots of support - friends, family and KidSport supporters."
All proceeds raised from the run will go towardsKidSport, a SportPEI-administered charity that allows children from families with financial barriers to engage in healthy activity and to participate in organizing sporting activities.
MacDonald is a native of Belfast, P.E.I. now living in Halifax.
"I would like to thank everyone who supported me and Kidsport," said MacDonald in an email sent to The Guardian in the early hours Saturday. "I would like also like to reiterate that the kids definitely are the winners."
KidSport will continue to accept dontations in the name of the run, MacDonald said.
"I met some residents from Souris and St. Peter's who thanked me for running because they knew kids in their area who benefited from KidSport." he said.
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