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13 Goodgymers helped their local community in Sheffield

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Sheffield

Monday 22nd April 2019

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13 GoodGymmers ran to Meersbrook Park to help the guys from Small park BIG RUN distribute flyers in the local area. The 24 hour running event is in mid June and raises funds for education and play projects in Gaza.

It was a warm evening, so just running there was hard work. On arrival, we split into 4 teams and targeted different areas around the park.

After the volunteering bit, we ran a loop of the course, which goes up THAT Meersbrook Park hill (it's very steep even by Sheffield standards, but offers fantastic views over the city from the top).

With some optional sprints on the way back, we then headed back to base for some stretches - and even managed a bit of plogging at the end. The Bank Holiday effect meant there was even more litter about than usual.

GoodGym will be entering a 24 hour team (we hope) for Small Park BIG RUN, as well as volunteering in other roles over the event weekend.

Until next time - Happy Running!

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Small Park, BIG RUN

Supporting womens education and the Khuzaa childrens healing project in Gaza, Palestine

small park BIG RUN is a broad based group of people from Sheffield Palestine Cultural Exchange, Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Sheffield Palestine Women’s Scholarship Fund and from the local Heeley and Meersbrook communities in Sheffield. Sheffield Palestine Cultural Exchange is a group of people committed to ensuring exposure of Palestinian culture in Sheffield and to putting on events where it is possible to make live links with Palestinians. In this event we hope to ensure a run in Gaza and the West Bank at the same time. The Scholarship Fund is a UK based charity and was set up in 2007 following an International Women’s Day Conference in 2006, where a call was made to support women into education in Gaza. The Fund raises money for scholarships to pay the university fees of Palestinian women into higher education in the Gaza Strip. Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign has been active in Sheffield since 1990s. It is made up of a group of people committed to highlighting injustices suffered by Palestinian people. SPSC supports children’s projects in Gaza and has funded better play facilities and a mobile library. More recently we have funded a trauma centre to help recovery from the psychological impact of war.