By Bejay Browne.
A group of Paphos women will participate in a worldwide aquathon event in November to raise money for two local charities.
Participants will raise money by exercising for three hours to non stop music, joining others doing the same at similar events being held all over the world. This is the third year that the instructor and her some of her class members have participated in the global event.
This year, Paphos based Sue McCafferty, an aqua aerobics instructor and some of her class members, will raise as much money as possible in aid of the Paphos Kidney Association and the Cyprus Samaritans.
“We all wrote down the names of local charities we would like to support and these were the two that were pulled out of the hat,” McCafferty told the Paphos Post.
The previous events have raised close to thirteen thousand euros for local charities.
In 2017, the group raised funds for the Archangel Michael hospice and the premature baby unit in Nicosia, each received 2325 euros.
Last year they supported four charities and raised 8,000 euros altogether. The beneficiaries were, the Margarita Liasidou foundation,the Cyprus Alzheimer’s association, the Kivotos foundation and Make a Wish.
On Friday mornings on November 8 and November 15, a group of women will take to the water at the indoor swimming pool of the Crowne Resort Hotel in Coral Bay. McCafferty will instruct those taking part through three hours of continuous exercise, to raise funds for the charities.
Worldwide Aquathon Day was founded by an aquatics fitness instructor in South Africa, as a way to promote aquatic fitness in communities around the world.
“We start at 7am on each day and any cash donations at the events would also be very welcome,” McCafferty added.
Donations can be made online at: gogetfunding.com/aquathon-2019
Further information: (m) 99334798
