Fundraising for an Orphanage Centre in Tanzania

Thousands of women and men will this year be running the VHI Flora Women Mini Marathon to raise money for various charities. 

 
Dubliner Edna, a published poet and journalist who works in the banking sector and originally hails from Tanzania, will be running for the Amani Orphanage in her home country. Edna is the acting chairperson of the Tanzanian Society in Ireland.
Edna Lyatuu Hogan

HOW YOU CAN TAKE PART
If you are considering taking part in the event as a runner, jogger, or a walker we'd love you to join our team on Bank Holiday Monday, 5th June and raise money for the orphanage centre. Register for the mini marathon itself here.

HOW YOU CAN DONATE
Handing your donation to any volunteer on the day of the mini marathon and - if you like - you can fill in your name in the donation form
 OR
Transfer your donation directly to Amani children’s Home account below:
You can donate via Paypal or into the children's home bank account:

Amani Children’s Home CRDB Bank Account No: 0150206914600 Swift Code: CORUTZTZ
 
Edna says:
If you'd also like to help us with the fundraising you can request our 2017 entrant's donation form by calling our Regional Fundraising Coordinator in Dublin on 0861560054 or email me at ehogane@gmail.com.
We're looking forward to hearing from you. 

To register for the mini marathon itself, you can go to
www.vhiwomensminimarathon.ie/



Entries for the marathon close on Friday 28th April 2017 (but you can still register with Edna to raise funds after that).
Edna's second book of poetry is currently available to download from Kindle.
Proceeds from that will go towards the orphanage.
The Amani Orphanage website is here. Its Facebook page is here.

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