Absolutely amazing ... fantastic generosity, and some darn hard work by Guy 'Polar Bear' Jennings.

One of our donors, on seeing the photographs of the Polar Bear with the Zakhele School children "What a gift - education, and reading, is a lifelong gift for someone. Making a difference - many lives will be positively affected by this gift."

"Thanks so much for the donations for the school" said Guy Polar Bear "it makes the slog with a soaking wet 'fur coat' and sore hip all worth while!"

Yip, we are into our second pile of books as 'Run To Read' has run way past Guy's goal of R 10 000. A total of R 17 445 has been banked and with pledges still to come in it looks as if 'Run To Read' will raise over R 20 000. 

Flag Team 'up high' on Thursday	'Polar Bear' Jennings and some of team DM Kisch at Rhodes Zakhele School
The DM Kisch Team, repainted every classroom in two days and donated more than a bakkie load of educational material to Rhodes Zakhele School This, together with the Run To Read 'box libraries', thrilled the pupils and staff
Registration
The Race Director's traditional 6am race morning 'wake up' call	Briefing
Keeping drinks cool, not a challenge!	Iain Don-Wauchope leads
	CP1
CP2	Sat phone call from CP2 informing the Race Director that the DM Kisch team would be a 'Rolling Check Point'
Weather closing in on CP2	Kloppershoek kloof
	Prize-giving
	Stretching tight muscles post-race ...Rhodes style

Photographs from : Dave Robertson, Julia Stephens, Mark Davis, Ebeth Enslin, Henry Hill, Greg Raubenheimer, Hans Beuche, Rhodes Trail Run

The Run To Read Challenge is having a fantastic response, and there is a little surprise in store for all who have donated.

Apula Advertising & Design has donated a full 'box library' (seen above), which was very kindly shipped by UTi.

This is the third 'box library' that will be handed over to the Rhodes Public School Zakhele, and there are at least two more in the pipeline. We have it on good authority that the Polar Bear is super stoked, really very chuffed with your generosity.

On race day we'll do the same as last year - everyone is more than welcome to have a picture taken with the Rhodes Polar Bear ... with a token donation to the Run To Read challenge for every picture - not compulsory, but it would be appreciated!

Fantastic - that's another book shaded