Media Release

Run Swim or Spin for children with disabilities

11 February 2016

The Eltham Leisure Centre YMCA is running its annual fundraising event, the Eltham FUN Run Swim

Spin, Sunday 28 February 2016 to help support children and young people with disabilities to access

our health and wellbeing services.

Run entirely by volunteers (close to 200), all proceeds raised go directly towards the Open Doors

Program at the YMCA, assisting these children to become healthier, happier and more connected to

their community.

Kathyrn Bergstrum, a long time recipient of the Open Doors Program, said the program has not only

helped her remain physically active, but is extremely important in supporting and managing some of

her Cerebral Palsy symptoms.

“Cerebral Palsy limits my mobility and effects my ability to walk,” she said. “However, the Open

Doors Program gives me the challenge and opportunity to improve my general wellbeing, physical

fitness and walking skills through personal training”.

In 2015, The Open Doors Program assisted more than 300 disadvantaged people in our local

community.

Ms Bergstrum said without the support of the Open Doors Program this opportunity would not have

been possible.

“The cost of one on one support with fantastic trainers would have been too expensive to fund on

my own”.

This February support people like Kathryn simply by registering for the Eltham Fun Run Swim Spin

today.

Participants can choose to participate in one event or all three. Register online today for the Fun

Run/ Walk , Spinathon and Swimathon on our website www.eltham.ymca.com.au.

Get healthy, have fun and help us reach our goal to raise $20,000 so we can continue to support

people like Kathryn and children with disabilities in our community.

-ENDS-

For further information about the event:

Amanda Uniacke

ELTHAM FUN RUN SWIM SPIN

Events Manager

Phone: 0400 181 169

Email: amanda.uniacke@ymca.org.au