Date: 16 Oct 2016
Venue: Perdana Botanical Garden, KL
Time: 7am
Distance: 5km
Closing date: 2 Oct 2016
Details here
RBC Brings
Global Charity Fun Run to Kuala Lumpur
Inaugural “RBC Race for the Kids” in support of
Ronald McDonald House Charities Malaysia to be held
on 16 October
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 September 2016 – Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has announced
the RBC Race for the Kids global race series for
children charities will make its way to Kuala Lumpur for the first time on
Sunday, 16 October 2016.
RBC Race for the Kids Kuala
Lumpur will be held in the beautiful Perdana
Botanical Garden in the heart
of the city. Everyone is welcome to run or walk the 5-kilometre course and take
part in exciting activities at the post-race festival. This fun, non-competitive
run is open to all ages and abilities and will see families, communities and
RBC employees come together to raise money for RBC’s local charity partner, Ronald
McDonald House Charities (RMHC) Malaysia .
“RBC Race for the Kids is
part of RBC’s global commitment to support local communities in which we live
and work,” said Doug Moore, CEO, RBC Capital Markets Asia and Head of
RBC Investor & Treasury Services Asia-Pacific. “For our first race in Kuala Lumpur , we are proud
to partner with RMHC Malaysia and support their longstanding efforts in helping
children and families in need.” RBC has a significant presence in Malaysia , employing more than 750 people in Cyberjaya and Kuala Lumpur.
RBC Race for the Kids Kuala
Lumpur is expected to attract 1,500 participants and raise funds for a new sensory
room for children with learning disabilities. The room will be built at Brickfields,
an RMHC Malaysia community project that supports children with special needs.
“We are grateful for RBC’s
support of RMHC’s vision to enrich the lives of less fortunate children,
encouraging them to achieve their fullest potential. We have heard wonderful things
about RBC Race for the Kids from our global counterparts, and we trust the
Kuala Lumpur run will serve as a perfect family day out for all,” said Victor Sim, President, RMHC Malaysia.
RBC Race for the Kids is an
exciting series of eleven charitable runs supporting children’s causes in
Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Trinidad & Tobago,
United Kingdom and the United States. Increasing in popularity every year, RBC
Race for the Kids events have attracted more than 100,000 participants to date,
and raised over CAD 21.7 million for children’s charities around the world.
The races are part of our
larger commitment to kids and youth through the RBC Kids Pledge, a five-year, CAD
100 million promise to improve the well-being of one million kids and youth. For more
information on the race series and how to register, please visit www.rbcraceforthekids.com/kualalumpur
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