100km Solo run

Hi

I am raising funds for Fareshare by running 100km solo on September 21st 2013.

I have been volunteering at Fareshare for the last twelve months and have seen firsthand the wonderful work they do. The people that work for this organization and the volunteers that come in everyday are so inspiring and supportive. It is great to be a part of an organization that is contributing to our society in such an amazing manner.

Fareshare rescues food that would otherwise end up in landfill and makes meals with these produce, they then distribute this wonderful meals to those in need in Victoria.

I have been living In Australia for about 25 years. I feel privileged to live in this country. I was born and raised in Chile, South America. I know what is like to grow up with a limited amount of food and knowing what it is like to feel hungry as a child. It is not something I would want any child or person to experience, but as we know in this world many people go hungry everyday.This country has an abundance of food, but much of this food is wasted - and this is where Fareshare fits in.

Fareshare is an organization that has become very close to my heart. I first read about Fareshare in the magazine Runners World, it had an article about Marcus Godinho CEO of Fareshare, it talked about Marcus's amazing running achievements, but also more importantly about Fareshare and the work they do. This inspired me to volunteer.

I have been running on and off for the last twenty years. I completed my first half marathon in 2008. After that I set my mind on completing a marathon, which I did in October 2010. Since then I have completed another two marathons and five ultra marathons. I have never run 100 km  my longest ultra distance to date has been 56 km. I decided to take on the solo 100 km  challenge and raise fund for this amazing organization at the same time. Please help me in this endeavour  to raise much needed funds for this organization.

Thank you for your support.

Vanessa Bolton