THE CALCUTTA RUN

This year’s Calcutta Run took place on Saturday 26th May in Dublin and proved to be a great family day out.

Almost 2,000 men, women and children took part to walk, run or jog the 10km while also taking the opportunity to raise money for GOAL.

The funding received from this event will help our Street Children programmes in Calcutta.  GOAL, and our local partner organisations, has, over the years, given care and support to almost 70,000 of India’s street and working children.  In the city, GOAL has set up schools in the slums and red light districts so that vulnerable children have somewhere safe to go and will, in time, be able to break the cycle of poverty by staying in education.

GOAL is indebted to the public whose constant generosity and compassion has made it possible for us to respond to nearly every major natural and man-made disaster, and operate development programmes in over 60 countries since our inception.

A huge thank you must go to the hard working committee in A & L Goodbody Solicitors who organised the event for the ninth year in a row. Thanks also to all those who have supported the event in the past. See the photo gallery below for pictures of the Calcutta Run.

For all details including registration, the route, and much more go to www.calcuttarun.com