Delta families are encouraged to lace up their running shoes to help support the Delta Hospital Foundation and the Surrey Food Bank at the inaugural Run for Delta.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of B.C. is hosting the run on Sunday, Oct. 29 at the North Delta Recreation Centre.
The day kicks off with a free continental breakfast at 8 a.m. with the walk, jog or run starting at 9 a.m. The family-oriented event will have one-kilometre and five-kilometre courses with the start and finish at the recreation centre.
Single entry is $35, family entry (two adults, two youths) is $100 and a friends entry (four people) is $120. Participants will receive a complimentary T-shirt and race kit. Following the event, a barbecue lunch will be served for $5.
Delta Mayor Lois Jackson will be on hand to kick off the event as will Delta South MLA Ian Paton, Delta North MLA Ravi Kahlon and Delta MP Carla Qualtrough. Paton will also be the auctioneer for a live auction fundraiser following the run.
Race director Irfan Chaudhry said the community response has been phenomenal with more than 300 registrations and great support from the City of Delta, Delta School District, Delta Police Department and other community organizations.
“We are looking to make this first year very successful right from the get go,” Chaudhry said. “The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is very excited to be a part of this.”
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has organized a series of runs across Canada under the Run for Canada banner since 2004.
“Delta is a very diverse community geographically speaking, population wise as well, so this is a way of giving back and we encourage all people of Delta to participate,” added Chaudhry.
“The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community aims to give back to our community. Delta Hospital may be in the south, but many Delta residents in the north also utilize that facility. I know people from Surrey that cross boundaries that utilize these facilities. As our community grows, so do our needs, so it is important, we feel, that residents give back to support these organizations. This run is a way of doing that.”
Pre-event registration is encouraged at www.runfordelta.com although there will also be day of registration available.
All proceeds from the Run for Delta will go to support the Delta Hospital Foundation and the Surrey Food Bank, which operates the North Delta Food Depot.
