What a weekend! It was a privilege to be out in the sunshine cheering on our runners in Canberra Times Marathon Festival. An astonishing 36 runners came out to support the #RunforFemiliPNG team. For those that I had the pleasure of chatting to, it was great to hear of your enthusiasm for the work of Femili PNG and FemiliPNG Australia, and we were humbled by the huge show of support we received.
This year’s marathon festival was a record number of runners, and a record-breaking fundraising amount, with over $50,000 raised for the work of Femili PNG. Like I shared with those who were able to join us at morning tea, this is such important funding, and every dollar makes a difference for someone who walks through the doors of a Femili Case Management Centre at one of the hardest points in their lives. Your belief in our mission makes it possible.
It was also a special weekend at the PNG High Commission. We were delighted to be joined for morning tea by PNG High Commissioner HE John Kali, the patron of Femili PNG and a former Board Director of FemiliPNG Australia. We were pleased to also be able to take this moment to celebrate the work of the High Commissioner and his support for our organisation. Morning tea was again a display of the way the PNG community comes together, and we were so grateful to Colonel Diro and the PNG Defence Forces both for their support to run, and the great morning tea they put together with the help of our volunteer and long-time supporter Clare Holberton.
We look forward to coming together to do it all again in 2027!
Jocelyn
Thank you!
A big thank you to everyone who joined us at our #RunforFemiliPNG on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th April! We had a total of 36 individuals in our #RunforFemiliPNG team. Our community of generous supporters so far have raised $54,674.
To everyone who has donated, shared our mission, or put in the hard yards, thank you. We couldn’t do this work without you!
We would also like to extend our thanks to:
- The Papua New Guinea High Commission and FPNGA volunteers for hosting a morning tea for our runners after their races.
- The Papua New Guinea Defence Force for putting together a team of runners in support of our cause, and arranging the morning tea.
- Bilbys Triathlon Club for putting together a team of runners and supporting our cause.
- Wave 4 Warriors for putting together a team of runners and supporting our cause.
- All our Volunteers for helping us over the weekend, taking photos, and supporting the morning tea on Saturday.
- Runners and walkers – we are incredibly moved by your hard work and dedication to raising these vital funds. We loved following your updates on social media; your generosity fuels our mission, and we truly couldn’t do this without you.
Photo Gallery
Photos from the event are now available! Visit the link below to browse through them.
