«run4kids»

28.10.2018

Total funds raised for children in Switzerland: CHF 137,846.50

800 runners stood at the starting line in Zürichhorn park, ready to run laps for the 18th run4kids charity event. Employees from 23 companies were joined by their friends and family members, all poised to do their bit towards ensuring the well-being of children in Switzerland. The run was a resounding success yet again, raising a total of CHF 137'846.50 for a great cause. The proceeds from this year’s run will go to fit4future, the biggest health promotion programme for Swiss schools, as well as to the charitable Swiss organisation Spielzeit Psychotherapie and the youth division of the Swiss athletics club TV Unterstrass.

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Organisations funded in 2018

Cleven Foundation – «fit4future»

50 per cent of the proceeds will go to «fit4future». The project is organised by the Cleven Foundation, which has been committed to promoting preventative action and healthy living among children since 2004.

 

TV Unterstrass

10 per cent of the proceeds will go to the youth department of LAC LAC TV Unterstrass. The Zurich-based athletics club has being making sure the run4kids event runs smoothly ever since it first took place in 2001

Spielzeit Psychotherapie

A total of 40 per cent of the proceeds raised from the run will be donated to the SPIELZEIT Psychotherapie. The goal of their work is the integration of each young person into society. Apart from systemic psychotherapy for young people with and without physical or mental challenges, we determine our services according to the individual needs of the child’s environment (family, school etc.)

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Participating companies

AdNovum Informatik AG

AWK Group AG

Banco Itaú (Suisse) SA

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Finastra Switzerland GmbH

GAM Investment Management (Switzerland) Ltd

Glenfis AG

 

Invesco Asset Management (Schweiz) AG

KESSLER & CO AG

LafargeHolcim

Lombard Odier & Co AG

MAN Group

Migros Bank AG

MoneyPark AG

 

Otsuka Pharmaceutical (Switzerland) GmbH

SAP (Schweiz) AG

SCOR Services Switzerland Ltd.

SimCorp Schweiz AG

Tollkirsch AG

UBS AG

Zürich Versicherungs-Gesellschaft AG

Winners

800 runners completed laps of the run4kids course in 2018, following the motto “if you’re taking part, you’ve already won”. Winners were announced in four different categories:

A) Runners' Category

Highest number of laps – individual runners

1.Pascal Uhl (UBS AG) 40 Rounds
2. Marc Häfeli (UBS AG) 37 Rounds
    Patrick Minuscoli (UBS AG)

 

Biggest private donation - individual runners

1. Sajiv D'Cunja (UBS AG) CHF 2'190.00
2. Christa Trachsler (Zürich Versicherungen) CHF 1'200.00
3. Martin Andreas Angst (UBS AG) CHF 1'135.00

The winners in both of the individual runners’ categories each receive a voucher for CHF 100 from Ochsner Sport.

B) Companies' Category

Highest number of laps (average per runner)

1. AWK Group AG 22.75 Rounds
2. SAP (Schweiz) AG 19.25 Rounds
3. UBS AG 16.7014 Rounds

Highest company donation

1. UBS AG CHF 50'000.-
2. GAM CHF 14'420.-
3. Zürich Versucherungen CHF 11'180.-

The winning companies each categorie win a running workshop with TV Unterstrass.

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