Fifty-five supporters of Northern Ireland’s top fostering charity will be hitting the streets of Belfast in this year’s City Marathon on Monday 5 May, in an effort to raise funds for its work with foster families.
The team, which includes foster families and Fostering Network staff, hopes to raise over £2,000, as well as get fit and increase the profile of fostering in Northern Ireland.
As well as those taking part in the 26.2-mile marathon run, team members will participate in the nine-mile marathon walk, the three-mile fun run and the team relay which follows the same route as the marathon run.
Foster carer and fun runner, Barbara Fleet from Saintfield in County Down, said: "We’re doing it as one big family to try and raise more awareness of what fostering is all about. My husband, children and our foster child are all taking part and it feels great to be doing something like this for such a worthy cause."
Kate Lewis, director of the Fostering Network Northern Ireland, said: "We are delighted to have such a large group taking part in this event. Not only is it a great opportunity to increase public awareness of fostering but every penny raised will enable us to offer better support to foster carers who make such an amazing contribution to the lives of some of our most vulnerable children and young people."
