Liverpool locals Patrick Gaul and Simon Holleron from the Liverpool Irish Rovers running club are running or walking 5km every day for the 40 days of Lent as part of CAFOD’s Walk Against Hunger challenge. The challenge raises money to tackle global hunger. Patrick and Simon have a combined fundraising goal of £500.
Patrick and Simon from the Liverpool Irish Rovers will be running in the city’s parks, particularly Sefton and Calderstones. To celebrate St Patrick’s Day (17th March) the running club will be wearing green and “taking over” the Park Run at Croxteth and Prince’s Parks on Saturday 19th March. The running club has a track record of fundraising for CAFOD – members recently taking part in the Christmas fun run.
Patrick will be walking some of the challenge with his grandson, also called Patrick, and his dog Dudley, he says:
“Hunger in this day and age is as baffling as it is obscene and unjust. The world’s resources are divided more and more unfairly. The exploitation of the poor and the needy by the rich and powerful gets worse. Everyone should have the basic right to enough food to eat and a decent place to live. There’s food poverty in our own city, which is why it’s important to support the food banks.”
Supporters like Patrick are raising money so that CAFOD can continue it’s vital work helping communities around the world gain better access to food in the long-term through initiatives such as training in farming methods, and savings and loans schemes which can help families and individuals to start small businesses.
Simon is also CAFOD’s Community Participation Coordinator for Salford, he says:
“It’s great to be doing the Walk against Hunger challenge with the support of the Liverpool Irish Rovers running club. The encouragement and camaraderie of the group motivates me to get out of bed and join the park runs. Working at CAFOD has given me an insight into the issue of global hunger. There’s enough food in the world to feed everyone, so it’s completely unacceptable that people are going hungry. This is why I’m Walking against Hunger”.
Neil Roper Events Coordinator says:
“The generosity of the people of Merseyside is inspiring. It’s fantastic that two people from the Liverpool Irish Rovers running club are taking part in Walk against Hunger. Patrick and Simon will be running as part of the challenge, but many of our supporters are walking the 5k steps a day. People can sign up as individuals or, as a community, school or parish. There are lots of ways to get involved. It’s a fantastic way for people to get together, improve their fitness and raise money to tackle global hunger”.
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