«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.)
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.