Charity Run To Benefit Five Organisations KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) — The Run For A Cause, a charity initiative under the Standard Chartered
KL Marathon 2009, was launched by Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor today. Rosmah is the wife of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. The run is a new initiative that provides Malaysians with the opportunity to do their bit for charity, whilst participating in a marathon, said the Run For A Cause and Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009, in a joint statement today. Runners who participate have the option of contributing to any of five charities — Standard Chartered Trust Fund, Shelter Home for Children, Development of Human Resources for Rural Areas (DHHRRA), National Autism Society of Malaysia (NASOM) and Malaysian Nature Society. To qualify for the event, participants have to be Malaysian citizens aged 14 and above as well as be among the first 500 applicants to have registered between March 19-May 20. The KL Marathon will be held on June 28. — BERNAMA