Roncalli College, Timaru - Awa Run 2024
Fundraising to reduce educational inequality in Aotearoa by running the length of the Whanganui River
Nationwide
Nau mai ki te Awa Run! For the fourth time, students from schools in the National Network of Marist Schools (NNMS) will be running 102km over three days to help reduce educational inequality in Aotearoa.
The Awa Run was started by Cullinane College (Whanganui) in 2017 and to date has raised over $25,000 to support the work of ‘Next Door’, a programme that partners with remote communities to provide further educational opportunities for their rangatahi.
Across three days, around 60 year ten students and staff will run from Raetihi to Whanganui along the beautiful and historic Whanganui River Road. Participants will be running 20km daily in ‘legs’ of 5km at a time. The Whanganui River Road is remote, rugged, and isolated. It begins by Mount Ruapehu and twists and turns its way down to Pipiriki, where it then follows alongside the Whanganui River ‘Te Awa Tupua’ before the final run into Cullinane College.
While students will be challenged by the sheer physical endurance needed to complete the event, they will also be supported by local hapori and marae that will house, feed, and educate them on the history of the local area.
E rere kau mai te awa nui
Mai I te Kāhui Maunga ki Tangaroa
Ko au te awa, ko te awa ko au!
As the river flows from the mountain to the sea,
I am the river, and the river is me!
Latest update
Final countdown for the Awa Run! 20 November 2024
Kia ora koutou,
We're officially in the home stretch with less than one week to go until the Awa Run begins! Our team is energised, inspired, and ready for this incredible journey along the Whanganui Awa.
Thanks to your generosity, we've now raised $9,439.60 across all our Givealittle pages for the Young Neighbours Charitable Trust. We're truly humbled by the outstanding support from all who believe in this kaupapa.
The 'Next Door' initiative, supported by the Young Neighbours Trust, is at the heart of this mahi. They work with isolated communities with limited access to secondary schools.
You can explore their incredible impact here:
https://www.nextdoorcommunity.org/our-impact
Follow along with our journey on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/youngmarists/)
and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/youngmaristsaotearoa) as we bring this kaupapa to life.
Ko au te Awa, ko te Awa ko au – I Am The River, The River Is Me
Ngā mihi nui,
The Young Marist Team
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