I am going to be running 8 miles in the mud on Saturday 6th December
to raise money for the victims of the flooding in the south of Brazil
(in my home state Santa Catarina). The flood has claimed more than 109
lives and left more than 80000 people without homes, food or water. The situation is overwhelming, people really need help now!!!
For more details of the challenge I have set myself see:
http://www.grimchallenge.co.
For more information of the Brazilian flooding:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2008/11/20081129101739685948.html
Update:
If you woul like to donate directly, please use the bank accounts in brasil provided in the civil defense page:
I decided to do this only 2 days ago. I was going to do a donation myself, then I thought: "I think I could get more people to help", and then a friend of mine told me she couldn't run in the race as she got injured, my chance then, I set-up this separated account in my bank, sent an email around the work asking for sponsorship, and now I make this request online, to anyone who would like to help. I consider myself a relatively fit person :) But I think 8 miles (13 kms) on the mud won't be an easy job, so I started training harder at the gym since yesterday. I did 4 kms yesterday, not too bad for the first day. Now I will try to increase 2 kms every day, so being very optmistic by tuesday/wednesday I would be reaching the necessary 13 kms!!! :) Then put a huge pond ont he top of it, and you've got a real challenge. I'm totally sure it will be worth it to help my countryman in need!!!
Map with cities and roads affectted:
Thanks
Emerson Cargnin
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