Kids Run Free
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| Founded | 2010 |
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| Founder | Martine Verweij and Catherine O'Carroll |
| Type | Youth and Sport Charity |
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Area served | United Kingdom |
| Website | www |
Kids Run Free is a British charity organization based in Warwickshire founded by Martine Verweij and Catherine O'Carroll in December 2010.
Events
[edit]Kids Run Free organizes free, regular running events for children, of all ages. The children's abilities to be a part of the schools program, is as follows. Marathon Kids. The first Kids Run Free event was held in Solihull in May 2011.[1] Other locations were launched in Leamington Spa in July 2011, Coventry in April 2012, and Birmingham in May 2012.[2]
Patrons
[edit]Since March 2012 former Olympic athlete David Moorcroft has served as a patron for Kids Run Free. Moorcroft is actively involved with Kids Run Free events and was present at the launch of the charity's Coventry race location.[3]
Mascot
[edit]The Kids Run Free mascot was named following a competition held by the charity in February 2012. The competition winners chose to name the mascot 'Dash'.[4]
Partnerships
[edit]Kids Run Free works in partnership with its sister organisation, Raceways. Raceways is a multisport event management company committed to organising races for adults.[5] The proceeds from Raceways events are donated to Kids Run Free.
References
[edit]- ^ "Children on the run for fitness". Solihull News. 15 September 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ "Your Sport: Kings Heath Kids Run Free event to launch - Birmingham Mail". birminghammail.net. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ "Olympic legend David Moorcroft launches Kids Run Free project". Coventry Observer. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ Published on Monday 27 February 2012 13:00 (27 February 2012). "Creative minds name mascot for Kids Run Free - Community". Leamington Courier. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Home | Raceways". Raceways.eu. 20 April 2012. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
External links
[edit]- Kids Run Free Official website
- Kids Run Free, Registered charity no. 1146636 at the Charity Commission
- Raceways Archived 26 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine Raceways official website