Lewa’s 2012 Safaricom Marathon

As I mentioned in the previous post, Lewa is where Matt and the other Team Nature runners will be participating in the 2012 Safaricom Marathon on June 30. The marathon is a fundraising event that, according to Lewa, has

“since its inception in 2000…has raised (over US$2,000,000) for a range of education, community development, health and wildlife conservation projects across Kenya. A few of the benefits achieved over the last ten years include:

• Supported 10 Primary Schools and 3 Secondary Schools helping over 5,000 children
• Established 4 community forestry programmes
• Supported Meru, Isiolo, Nanyuki and Timau District Hospitals
• Provided free treatment to over 300 people injured by wildlife in the region
• Supported 11 communities of diverse ethnicity across northern Kenya helping over 50,000 people
• Supported game scout operations to protect conservancy’s 100+ rhino, including the tracker dog team
• Purchased vehicle for KWS game scouts”

From TNC: 

Your Support Makes Team Nature Go

Team Nature and more than 1,000 other runners representing some 20 countries will test their mettle under the African sun. The challenging dirt course follows Lewa’s undulating hills at an average altitude of 5,500 feet. Adding to the challenge and thrill is the runners’ awareness that they share the terrain with elephants, antelopes, cheetahs and lions.

You should consider supporting Matt (or one of the other Team Nature Runners) as he runs for this great cause: 

http://www.crowdrise.com/TeamNatureLewa2012/fundraiser/mattbrown1 

 

Best of luck to the Team Nature runners as they train over the next two months.