As part of its commitment to engage with and contribute to the world outside the office, the corporate group at Freehills in Sydney has announced an initiative in 2009 to raise $45,000 for 40k Home (www.40khome.org).
40K Home is a non-profit organisation that takes on innovative solutions to poverty-related problems in the developing world, and provides a bridge between Australia and its projects by making those projects adventurous, interactive and scientific. The inaugural project is a first-of-its-kind eco-shelter and community learning centre for 150 severely underprivileged kids outside Bangalore, India. After 3 years of planning, the construction phase kicked off in February 2009 and with your support, can be finished by May next year. Check out the 40K website for the latest pictures and update.
As a major part of the fund-raising, a team of runners from Freehills has entered into the Sydney Running Festival in September and hopes to raise a total of $30,000 by running, walking (and, in some cases, crawling) the marathon, half-marathon and the bridge run.
Please lend your support to 40K Home and the runners by sponsoring the Freehills team, or any of the individual runners. Any donation, however small, would be very greatly appreciated and will help us achieve our target of $30,000!