Firefly International

Warrington 10K 24

Date: 22nd Sep 2024

Minimum Age: 15

Deadline: 12th Sep 2024

Sankey St, Warrington, WA1 1UH

Join us for the inaugural Warrington Running Festival. Run a Half Marathon, 10k or 5k in and around Warrington Town Centre. Starting and finishing at the Town Hall’s iconic Golden Gates, this new event has a road closed, a flat and fast route that will provide the perfect opportunity to push yourself to a chip timed, personal best.

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Warrington 10K 24

Firefly International was founded by Ellie Maxwell, while at Edinburgh University. She established a playgroup in Bosnia as war ended, for Croat, Muslim and Serb children. Firefly is still in Bosnia, but also in Turkey teaching Syrian children, in northern Syria where many families have been displaced by war, and in Palestine.
Firefly is vital in Bosnia where inter-ethnic tensions are rising. Firefly erodes mistrust and supports peacebuilding. Our kindergarten is popular with all ethnicities. Our youth group offers a sambas band, guitar group and film-making. These bring young people from all backgrounds together.
We also teach Syrian children in Turkey, where many refugees from war settled, and in northern Syria. Around 1000 children each month learn reading, writing and STEM subjects. The recent earthquake was devastating. Survivors variously cope with homelessness, bereavement, injury and destitution. Education is a lifeline for children who would otherwise have none.
Firefly also funds a trauma clinic in Gaza. Trained counsellors treat children who live through terrifying events cope with trauma. We cannot remove the memories, but we can reduce the suffering they cause.
Our work with war-affected children is always child-centric. We promise to stay for as long as the children need us

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Registrations for this event are not currently open, but we would love for you to take part for us when they reopen. Please register and we will inform you about next year's event details as soon as they are released.

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