IN ONE WEEK, AU STUDENTS RAISED MORE THAN DKK 100,000 FOR CHARITY
On Sunday, 28 September, this year's Beat Cancer Run at AU raised more than DKK 73,000 for the Danish Cancer Society. Just a week later, AU students raised DKK 33,000 for the Red Cross during the annual national fundraiser.
Hundreds of eager students and staff gathered on Sunday, 28 September. The route was a 2.5-kilometre walk or run in the University Park. And for those feeling extra energetic, they could do an extra lap, making the route 5 kilometres in total. The purpose of the run was to raise money for the Danish Cancer Society in relation to the annual and nationwide Beat Cancer campaign. Run or walk for a good cause in the University Park this Sunday
The Oncological Society for Medical Students, a non-profit student association, has hosted the run since 2015.
And according to Mads Rahbæk, one of the organizers, 73,520 kroner was raised for Beat Cancer this year. This is over DKK 8,000 more than last year, where the raised amount was DKK 65,380.
BRAVED THE WEATHER AND RAISED DKK 33,000
The following Sunday, AU students gathered in the Ambulatory to raise money for the Red Cross' national fundraiser, which this year goes to people in the world's hotspots and to the most vulnerable children and adults in Denmark.
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"It went very well," says the organizer behind the event, Anne Kathrine Arve, who is studying political science on her 7th semester.
"The fundraisers braved the weather and raised DKK 33,000," she says, and elaborates that the mood was high and that fundraisers only had good experiences on the route.
This year was the second time that the students raised money for the Red Cross, and last year the amount raised was DKK 32,500. Nationwide, DKK 14 million was raised, which is DKK 1 million more than last year's national fundraiser.
This text was machine translated and post-edited by Lisa Enevoldsen