Die afgelope naweek (4 en 5 Julie 2020), 21 Ben Viljoeners was deel van die 209 deelnemers wat deelgeneem het aan die “Lockdown Run/Walk/Cycling for Claudia”, ‘n fondsinsamelingsprojek om geld in te samel vir Claudia du Preez se spesiaal geformuleerde melk.
Claudia du Preez is gediagnoseer met Serebrale gestremdheid en moet om hierdie rede moet 'n spesiale geformuleerde melk gebruik. Ongelukkig is hierdie melk verskriklik duur en word dit nie deur haar ouers se medies gedek nie.
Deelnemers kon kies tussen draf, stap en fietsry met verskillende afstande. Die stappers en drawwers kon deelneem aan die 1km, 5km of 10km terwyl die fietsryers 5km, 20km of 50km kon aanpak.
Met die R60 per persoon inskrywingsfooi kon daar een bottel melk vir Claudia gekoop word. Haar pa het Sondag op haar Facebook-groep bevestig dat daar genoeg geld ingesamel is om melk vir 418 dae te kan aankoop.
Dankie Ben Viljoeners dat niks ooit teveel gevra is nie, en dat, ten spyte van 'n vol akademiese program, julle steeds tyd maak vir julle mede-mens.
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BEN VILLIONERS WALK, RUN AND CYCLE FOR CLAUDIA
This past weekend (4 and 5 July 2020), 21 Ben Viljoeners were among the 209 participants participating in the Lockdown Run / Walk / Cycling for Claudia, a fundraiser to raise funds for Claudia du Preez's specially formulated milk.
Claudia du Preez has been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy and must therefore use specially formulated milk. Unfortunately, this milk is very expensive and not covered by her parents' medical aid.
Participants could choose between running, walking and cycling with different distances. The walkers and runners could take part in the 1km, 5km or 10km while the cyclists could tackle 5km, 20km or 50km.
With the R60 per person registration fee, one bottle of milk could be bought for Claudia. Her father confirmed on Sunday on her Facebook group that enough money was raised to buy milk for 418 days.
Thank you Ben Viljoeners that nothing is ever too much, and that despite a full academic program, you still make time for your fellow human beings