Charity in Motion aims to raise R300 000 for students in need

Teddy Govender, the Managing Director of Auric Auto Claremont is once again running 300km over the next 6 weeks to raise money for the Voice of the Cape Bursary Fund. Every weekday Govender will be running 10km's collecting as many pledges as donations as possible in a bid to raise R300 000.The corporate social investment initiative is a partnership between Auric Auto BMW Claremont and the radio station, aimed at raising funds for the VOC Bursary fund.



The annual community project aims to assist needy students with financial aid towards their tertiary education. Last year, Govender ran a daily distance of 10km, raking in R20 000 from the public’s pledges. In addition, Auric Auto donated R10 000 and R100 000 from the proceeds of the annual VOC Festival raised the total to R130 000. This meant twelve lucky students were given an opportunity to study this year.