A fundraising Santa run is being held in Burnham-On-Sea today (Sunday, December 17th) for a charity in memory of a local boy who died of cancer.
Joe Laoutaris, 12, sadly passed away in 2015 after a two-year battle against Ewings Sarcoma cancer.
The fith annual festive ‘Santa Express Run’ will be held in aid of Young Lives Vs Cancer and Love Musgrove on Burnham-On-Sea Beach for either 5km and 10km participants.
Organiser Nikki Stent told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “We are delighted to announce our fith Joe’s Santa Express 5/10K fun run on 17th December. Registration will open from 10.45am and our lovely Tori Taylor for Burnham-On-Sea Boot-camp will get everyone moving with our traditional warm up and for this year we have a surprise extra fund raiser, leading to our race start at 12pm. Entry fee is only £10 and this will include a bottle of water and a bespoke medal.”
“We have the famous cake stall from Janine, our awesome DJ Andy, Love Musgrove and YLVC reps and 1610 joining us for the event. I am thrilled to announce we will also be collaborating with BARB to promnote their Santa’s grotto on the same day.”
“We are very lucky to have been fully sponsored by local businesses this year, enabling us to donate 100% of the proceeds to Young Lives Vs Cancer and Love Musgrove.”
“We are hoping to raise our game this year to also raise funds for Kaden from the Hard Knox team who will be holding our raffle this year to meet Kaden’s target before Christmas. If you cannot attend the event but would like to donate, please find Kaden’s link
here.”
“Many thanks to our main sponsors from Paula at PJ Harris Dignity, Stuart from S Carpenter creative and Lorraine and team from Hunni Bears Nursery in Puriton. Supporting Sponsors also include SIS & PHD, Brit chips, 1610 Bridgwater, BARB for our first aid support, Fit4all gym, Weston College, The Reeds arms Whetherspoons and Asda Highbridge. Special thanks also go to Ian Jefferies who will be our Beach manager once again and goes above and beyond to organise our race route and health and safety provisions.”
“Finally, we will be giving prizes away for the ‘best fancy dress’ again, ‘the funniest couple’ and a prize’s for the top 3 who can raise the most sponsorship money. We would appreciate you bring this with you on the day. We would love to welcome as many cheerleaders along the seafront to support our outstanding runners and fund-raisers.”
“Can I take this opportunity to thank you for supporting the event once again as we continue to grow each year. Due to our family ran event, we still do not have chip timed facilities so remember to prepare your watches. The funds raised with be given to the charities before Christmas to hopefully support those who may be in hospital or who require care during the festive period.”
