MUSTRun 2014 to be held on December 14

MUSTRun 2014 

to be held on December 14

·           Run categories for Municipal School 

children, Veterans, Senior Citizens, 

Disabled besides the Half-Marathon. 

Participation expected to be over 5000

·           Mumbai to run to make H-West Ward disabled friendly, creating awareness on oral hygiene, sanitation and cleanliness

·          Registrations now open online on www.mustrun.in or physically at the Khar Kamalabai Nimbkar  Library, 

Madhu Park, Khar

Mumbai :  Mumbai's marathon season will be flagged off on December 14 with the 4th edition of MUSTRun. Organised by the H-West Federation, this year's MUSTRun is expected to see participation from serious runners, municipal school children, veterans, senior citizens and persons with disability. Over 5000 enthusiasts are expected to participate in categories such as Half Marathon, 10 km Run including a Veterans’ segment for those above 45 years, and a 5 km Dream Run for Oral Health Awareness. 

In addition, there will be a Senior Citizens' Walk of 2 km for all those above 65 years. The Disabled segment includes a 1 km race. Registrations are now open and you can register online on www.mustrun.in or physically at the Kamalabai Nimbkar Pustakalay (Khar Library), Near Madhu Park, Khar W. Like in earlier editions, the participants will be running for causes like making the H West Ward disabled-friendly and creating awareness of the importance of oral hygiene. The national agendas of sanitation and cleanliness are also aligned with the causes supported by MUSTRun this year.The event will be flagged off and terminate at St. Stanislaus High School Grounds, Hill Road, Bandra West.

 

Sharing the details of the Event, Ms. Anandini Thakoor, Chairperson, H-West Federation said, "The MUSTRun this year will be a expression of solidarity by every Mumbaikar towards making the city more humane, cleaner and respecting the dignity of women and whose who are physically disabled. We are confident that MUSTRun will heighten awareness about creating better access for the disabled, as well as stressing the need to maintain good health and hygiene, especially oral hygiene. We hope to  succeed in our projects in our H-West Ward to begin with . We appeal to the citizens of Mumbai to support these causes by participating in the event on December 14 and by also raising funds for these causes through our online fund raising platform www.mustrun.ketto.org. ”Ms. Neenu Kewlani, a noted activist fighting for the rights of persons with disability, expressed that while  awareness regarding access for the disabled is increasing, Mumbai is far from being a disabled friendly city. 

Ms.Vidya Vaidya  Secretary, H-West Federation shared that  MUSTRun will see participation not only from professional runners, municipal school students, youth, senior citizens, the differently-abled but also from representatives from various NGOs, the MCGM, the Police Recruits as well as the Armed Forces.  Dr. Neeraj Sheth, Director-The Dental Nexus, shared the initiatives that will be taken up in municipal schools and other parts of the ward with regard to dental hygiene post MUSTRun.

He mentioned that hundreds of dentists will participate in MUSTRun to help create awareness on oral health. The Dental Nexus has come forth to support the 5km Dream Run which has been christened the “Oral Health Awareness Run”.

Renowned actor, filmmaker and MUSTRun patron, Mr. Amole Gupte hopes that lot of celebrities will to join MUSTRun in support of the causes. He lauded the effort of the Federation in highlighting the cause of Municipal Children in partnership with the Citizens’ Association for Child Rights (CACR) and welcomed its initiative of having municipal school children participate in an exclusive race in every MUSTRun.

The Federation Secretary also informed that during the event, access-enabled toilets will be provided for disabled participants. Also, Parisar Bhaginis of the Stree Mukti Sanghatana will ensure that not a scrap of paper or plastic or any form of waste remains on the routeor the ground after the event.This has been a feature of all the MUSTRun editions held so far.This MUSTRun edition is accredited to the Mumbai Suburban District Amateur Athletics Association and is supported by a team of eminent marathoners, distance runners and technical officials.

About H-West Federation

The H-West Federation is a 21 year old citizens' organization that has been working for the cause of the citizens of the H-West Municipal Ward, i.e. Bandra, Khar and Santacruz. Today, the Federation is considered one of the leading citizens' groups in the city of Mumbai and has been responsible for spearheading a number of social initiatives in the area and indeed the rest of the city. Amongst the various issues it has taken up till date are voter awareness through Voting Registration campaigns and Meet your Candidate events, preservation of Municipal Schools, freeing up of open spaces, formation of Advanced Locality Management (ALM) groups, solid waste management, environmental issues, awareness on Property Tax and N.A. Tax and several other matters. The Federation has not hesitated to go to court and file PILs on several matters in the interest of the general public and continues to do so.The Federation is governed by the H-West Ward Citizens' Trust (HWWCT) and is registered with the Charity Commissioner of Mumbai. The current Chairperson of the Trust is well known veteran activist, Ms. Anandini Thakoor.