Dear Leaders and Runners, 

We are most pleased to inform you our Marathon Team had successfully completed their run today. The atmosphere at Pavilion was harmonious, as the Team started and finished together. Thanks to the ardent support from many of you and other philanthropists, we had managed to form a 120-people team and raised over $400,000 thus far, of which $250,000 has been appropriated to the schools to provide financial support and additional training for needy Wahyanites with merit in sports. We had also received a pledge of HK$100,000 per year from an alumni to support this meaning cause in the next 4 years. Donations for this campaign are still coming in.  

What’s more encouraging, our young runners had set sight on better results as the target for next year, for they believed Marathon running could elevate their self confidence and help their fellow schoolmates in need. These young Wahyanites had demonstrated the true spirit of Wah Yan “Men for and with Others”. With their support, we could see long distance running will become a virtue of Wah Yan.  

Taking this opportunity, may we thank you and the two Schools for your unfailing support to the Marathon Campaign. We will do our best in getting more runners and donations in the coming years. We enclose the press release and some of the pictures taken at our gathering point today for reference and sharing with your schoolmates. More pictures could be found at www.wahyanonefamily.org/m_runners2010.html later.  

If you would like to share your ideas on/happen to know of anyone who could help enhancing this Campaign, please call or email us (Simon 9388 3368, Philip 9836 4032, Monty 9092 9433).  

We look forward to running again with you in Marathon 2011.  

Best wishes,

Sydney, Philip, Simon, Terence, Ivan, Johnny, Tony, Monty and Leo

2010.03.21

Photo caption: 華仁一家馬拉松賽隊全數跑畢10公里比賽後合照