THE organisers of the new Ballarat Marathon have announced the Ballarat Health Services Foundation as the leading charity partner of the 2024 fun run.<\/p>\n
Director of the Ballarat Marathon, Adam McNicol said the aims of the event and the foundation align.<\/p>\n
\u201cBallarat Marathon is an opportunity to promote health and wellbeing across both the Ballarat community, and the wider running community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy choosing the Ballarat Health Services Foundation as our headline charity, we are demonstrating our commitment to exceptional public healthcare in Ballarat.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone in the Ballarat community relies on our health service at various times across their lives. We hope that everyone who joins our event helps give back to our health service through fundraising activities.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ballarat Health Services Foundation chair Lindsay Florence said the organisation is grateful to benefit from the inaugural marathon.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe key objective of the Ballarat Health Services Foundation is to support Grampians Health Ballarat in helping make our community healthier, stronger and a better place for us all to live,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur relationship with the Ballarat Marathon is a wonderful example of how we can promote a healthy lifestyle while also supporting our local, public health service.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAs an added incentive, we are offering free entry to Ballarat Marathon for any individual who raises $500 or more using an official Ballarat Marathon Fundraising page.\u201d<\/p>\n
Grampians Health CEO Dale Fraser said the marathon organisers\u2019 choice to support the foundation shows a commitment to the local community.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir support, along with our community fundraisers, will make an important contribution to the provision of healthcare to our community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFundraising allows Grampians Health Ballarat, with the support of the Ballarat Health Services Foundation, to enhance large, transformational projects such as the redevelopment of the Ballarat Base Hospital.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn a departmental level, it means we can provide innovative equipment and services beyond the scope of our government funding, as quickly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE organisers of the new Ballarat Marathon have announced the Ballarat Health Services Foundation as the leading charity partner of the 2024 fun run. Director of the Ballarat Marathon, Adam McNicol said the aims of the event and the foundation align. \u201cBallarat Marathon is an opportunity to promote health and wellbeing across both the Ballarat […]<\/p>\n