“Runathon of Hope 2016” a Half Marathon organized by Rotary Club of Nigdi-Pune Charitable Trust; is all set to make its mark. This State Level event is in collaboration with and approved by the Maharashtra Athletic Association.

“Runathon of Hope 2016” is scheduled on Sunday, 31st January, 2016 at 6.30 am. The races will start from Bhakti Shakti Corner towards Rawet.

At the press conference Mrs. Ranu Singhania, President Rotary club of Nigdi-Pune said, “The main objective of this event is to raise funds for various community based social service projects like infrastructure and facilities in villages related to water, sanitation, schools, literacy etc. The other areas are healthcare, empowerment of village youth and women.

Secretary Mr. Subhash Jaisinghani added “We aim to execute a number of well-conceived, socially useful projects to bring about a sustainable and meaningful change and the funds raised via “Runathon of Hope 2016” will enable the dream of “Happy Village” come true.

The participants are from various walks of life, which include school children, college students, and executives from various industries. There will be about 9000 participants for various races like 21.2 km, 10 km, 5 km, 5 km corporate, 3 km, & 2km & the total prize money is Rs. 2,10,000.

The corporate sponsors associated with the event are Syska LED, Bank of Maharashtra, Double Tree by Hilton, Sandvik Asia, GKN Sintered, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, Bank of India, SKF India, Thermax, SAS Automation, Advik, KSB Pumps, TJSB Bank, Cotmac, Enpro Industries, Gulmohor Packaging, Aparna Services, Rishab Industries, Creative Components, Vaishnavi Constructions, Lapp India, Orelikon Balzers, Activebit Technologies, 3dots design, RM Rajapurkar & Co, Fabtech, Raviraj Reality, Landmark designs etc said President Ranu Singhania.

On this occasion President Elect Dr. Shubhangi Kothari & GM Sahadev of Double tree by Hilton were present. Mr. Sahadev believes that “courage is a quality that guarantees all other qualities” with this emotion Double Tree by Hilton Pune joined forces with ‘Runathon of Hope’ and we stand validated. It has been pure experience where two leading organization have taken a stand for inclusive community service!
This event is an excellent CSR activity for any company. The idea will be a Win-Win situation for both the company and Rotary club as well.

Past President Dr. Sanjay Devadhar added “we aim to execute a number of well-conceived, socially useful projects to bring about a substantial and meaningful change in the infrastructure and facilities in villages. The fund thus raised will enable us bring the dream of “Happy Village” come true.
The application form is available online (www.runathon.org). Interested individuals can register online or at Shalan, Plot No. 377, Nigdi Pradhikaran, Pune 411044