Nedbank LVCC athlete Murray Anderson is #runningforlegacy @ Comrades 2014.

 Running for children; celebrating Mandela’s legacy

Two passionate road runners, Murray Anderson and Suzanne Bedford will run their fourth and second Comrades Marathon race respectively on June 1, 2014 in aid of Joint Aid Management (JAM) South Africa and in honour of the legacy of Nelson Mandela. This will be the second year that Murray and Suzanne will run in aid of the less fortunate children that JAM serves in South Africa.

The Comrades Race is an ultra-marathon that covers 90 km (56 miles) between Pietermaritzburg and Durban, South Africa. It is the world's largest and oldest ultra, with 18 000 runners attempting to reach the finish line before the 12-hour cut-off time. It is a gruelling endurance race, but it is not nearly as harsh and taxing as the daily battle for survival that many underprivileged children in South Africa have to endure.

Mandela (affectionately referred to as Madiba) was an iconic leader who devoted 67 years of his life to fighting poverty and promoting social justice. His incredible love for children – and his many appeals on society to care for the little ones – continue to inspire JAM SA to do (among others) daily nutritional school feeding in over 1,000 Child Care Centres in informal settlements across the country.

Murray is a field and corporate reporter with JAM International and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. His late father attained three gold medals at the Comrades some years ago, and Murray wanted to follow in his footsteps by doing something significant through this race platform, but in a different, humanitarian way.

Susan is a born South African who now lives in Vancouver, Canada. She is a chartered accountant and holds an executive finance position in a large commercial real estate services company. She still nurtures her South African roots and finds it an honour to give back to her native country.

JAM calls on everyone to pledge multiple amounts of R67 or CAD 7.03 to Suzanne and Murray as they embrace the example of human kindness that Madiba left for the world to live by. Your support will be used to help feed the most vulnerable of South Africa’s children. Fellow Comrades’ runners are also encouraged to follow Murray and Suzanne’s example.

For more information, kindly send an email to communications@jamint.com

Donations may be made into the JAM SA bank account (details below).

Bank: Standard Bank
Account Name: JAM SA Donations
Account number: 021627045
Reference: Runningforlegacy/your name

"History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children." - Nelson Mandela