A race was held in Irpen for the purpose of restoring the city
On August 28, a charity run was held in Irpen to draw attention to the restoration of the city and to collect funds for the urgent reconstruction of damaged buildings.
On Sunday, August 28, more than 80 runners ran through the streets of Irpin to draw attention to the restoration of houses destroyed during the Russian occupation. The run was held as part of a charity run RECOVERY RACE 2022 ONLINE: Irpin Stage, in which funds are collected for urgent reconstruction. The event was held by the organizer of the largest running events in Ukraine, Run Ukraine, together with the running club from Irpin, Run in Irpin.
“For 3 stages within the series of RECOVERY RUNS 2022 ONLINE we transferred UAH 248,344 to the Dobrobat volunteer construction battalion for the restoration of Buchansky District, Chernihiv Oblast, and Kharkiv Oblast. The 4th stage of the series is now underway, where we are we run and collect funds for the restoration of Irpen. Today’s run is extremely important, because this is how we additionally raise the issue of rebuilding the city as soon as possible, and show that thanks to running, everyone can join the common great cause – the reconstruction of Ukraine.” – told Run Ukraine.
The participants of the run covered the selected distance of 8 km or 19 km along the route that ran through the entire city, in order to see the terrible consequences of the war and at the same time feel the indomitable spirit of the Ukrainian land, which, despite everything, continues to live.
“It was a difficult but very important run: we saw with our own eyes how much needs to be rebuilt here in Irpen. Today we were once again convinced that every contribution is important and every running kilometer can help restore houses. So together we will definitely make this city and all of Ukraine the way we all want to see them – beautiful and independent.” – said the participants of the run.
Photo: press service of the event
