By Sylvester Renner | Project Leader
Hello Project Supporters
It has been several months of training for most of the road racing and marathon runners that you support.
We are delighted to inform you that Alfred, one the underprivileged runner who has really shown much improvement in marathon training and with our recommendation has been invited to take part in one of the marathon races in Canada.
The marathon event will take place on 2nd May, 2015. Alfred and other underprivileged runners like him have dedicated themselves to intensive training. Special thanks to your support that has made it possible for them to focus and train.
In preparation for the marathon race in Canada, Alfred is required to raise part of the ticket and accommodation money. He will also be required to have some money for VISA application. We would love to help him get to this international competition and we welcome your support. This could be the big break that he deserves. This marathon race is an opportunity that could change his life forever.
Since the last report, the project has raised $200. Thanks so much for your kind assistance. These funds have gone towards supporting Alfred and the other runners - providing room, board and travel assistance to races in Kenya. These races have helped them develop further.
Despite the progress, we regret to inform you that we are phasing out this project. We have been encountering problems in getting timely reports from the field. We definitely get the updates / reports - but we do not get them as frequently as we desire / need to provide you with updates.
As an alternative project, can we recommend that you follow and support our vocational training project - providing training opportunities for deserving youths? Be sure to go to this project and sign up for updates. Feel free to also email your questions to us at any time.
In the future - if you would like to hear more about Alfred and other runners, please feel free to contact us. We will also post updates to the Kenyan runners project here.
Best Wishes
The Develop Africa Team
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