Freedom Charity Run 2014
After the successful completion of the Lions Charity Run from Szczecin (Stettin) to Hamburg in 2013 (www.lions-charity-run.com) Lions and Rotarians want to organize another cross-country charity run.
25 years after the Fall of the Wall, there is a special occasion to celebrate the friendship and solidarity among European neighbors. A common run from Gdańsk (Danzig) to Berlin shall commemorate this historic event and the political change occurred.
The "Freedom Charity Run" will start on 24 September 2014 at the former Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk (Danzig), the city of the Solidarność and will end after 9 days and a distance of 621 km on 3 October 2014 at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, the city in which the Wall fell.
We run – We serve
With the "Freedom Charity Run 2014" charitable purposes are pursued:
The proceeds will be used for the benefit of children and young people in Eastern Europe who are in need, as far as possible in the Ukraine.
Individuals, businesses and institutions that support this run with cash or in kind donations are particularly mentioned on this website. For each support a donation receipt can be issued. Similarly, a promotion by sponsoring is possible (against invoice).
Bank account:
Saalesparkasse
IBAN DE95800537621894029352
BIC NOLADE21HAL
The route
The run will start in Gdańsk (Danzig) on 24 September 2014 at 10:00 o'clock.
The route of 621 km will take us through Kościerzyna, Chojnice, Piła, Oborniki, Poznań, Międzychód, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Kostrzyn nad Odrą and Strausberg.
The participants will reach Berlin on Friday, 3 October 2014. The run ends at the Brandenburg Gate.
Patronage / Greetings
From the Polish side the President of the Polish Republic, Mr. Bronisław Komorowski, the former President Lech Wałęsa and Professor Leszek Balcerowicz took over the patronage for this run.
The letters of the adaption of the patronage:
Other patronages:
On the German side the patronage have taken or sent greetings:
The letters of the adaption of the patronage / the greetings:
