Run for fun and to save our kids

The Central Coast’s Pat Farmer Quicksand Australia Run will be held at Terrigal Beach on September 1.

Presented by the Rotary Club of Gosford North, the soft sand run will include a 10km run, 5km run, a 10km five-person relay and a 2km Father’s Day family run.

Runs will be undertaken in 1km laps.

The Rotary club aims to raise funds for Central Coast charities and community support groups as well giving the community an opportunity to participate in a healthy and fun event.

It will also give Central Coast businesses, through sponsorship arrangements, an opportunity to support the community.

Event organisers expect to draw visitors from outside the region including those who have previously participated in Quicksand Australia runs.

The club aims to give 80 per cent of funds raised to SOKS (Save Our Kids), a Gosford North Rotary project supporting young people and 20 per cent to Terrigal/Central Coast Surf Life Saving.

Over the past 12 years, SOKS has raised more than $1M resulting in more than 1,000 lives being saved, training for over 5,000 people in suicide prevention programs and more than 250 young people attending youth enrichment programs.

SOKS has two major initiatives: youth suicide prevention which is a major issue on the Central Coast, and youth enrichment where young people are sponsored to undertake programs to empower themselves.

Organisers are expecting groups such as Park Runs, Terrigal Trotters, Terrigal Walkers, Little Athletics and Central Coast Surf Life Saving clubs will be involved.