SAC Spring Fun Run Moves Pápa for the Third Time

2014 is going to be the third year for the Spring Fun Run of Pápa organized by volunteers from multinational SAC program organizations Heavy Airlift Wing, the Boeing Company, NATO Airlift Management Programme Office and the Hungarian Defence Forces Pápa Air Base.

The aim of the Fun Run event is to bring together the multinational personnel of SAC and the residents of the town of Pápa for fun, exercise and charity.

The actual run, taking place on 17th May from 9AM to 1PM, starts from the Városi Sports Hall at Várkert ut 4 Pápa and follows a 5 kilometer route downtown Pápa. Those not fancying running but still willing to exercise will have the chance for a 2.5K walk in the Castle Park of Pápa. There are also separate categories of competition for kids of different age groups.

The Fun Run is free of charge but participants are encouraged to make a donation to a selected local institution.

This year donations will be collected for the Blood Donation Center in Pápa that will use the funds for procuring a new tube centrifuge, a mobile donor bed and buy oscillating blood scales to replace old equipment. These items are all essential in processing life-saving blood. During the Fun Run the center will also represent itself with a mobile donation truck on site, making blood donation possible during the event.

In 2012 donations were raised for the local Handicapped Daycare and in 2013 for the Gróf Esterházy hospital laboratory.

Detailed information about the SAC Spring Fun Run 2014 can be found in its Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/papafunrun