TERIBEAR charity run raises CZK 5 million for children in need

A fundraiser organized for the 25th birthday of the Tereza Maxová Foundation raised CZK 5 million for disadvantaged kids. The TERIBEAR Moves Prague a.k.a. Fun Day with the Bear was a sports charity event that took place from Sept. 12 to Sept. 18, and saw participants do good deeds by counting their daily kilometers.

The community sporting event took place in Prague's Letná park.

The Expats.cz team got together on Sept. 13 for an afternoon of walking and running in support of the event. Speaking about her past experience with the event, Expats.cz sales Director Pavla Engel said: "I have always enjoyed taking my children to the event and teaching them about charity. They loved picking their own charity to support."

At the end of the day on Sept. 18, the distance covered by the 11,644 participants in the event stood at 149,056 kilometers, which the event partners turned into CZK 3,724,305, then topped up to the final amount of CZK 5 million. The latter was a gift to participants, as well as a gift for the 25th birthday of the foundation. 

The company team that ranked first was Accenture's, which raised CZK 125,060 for a total of 5002.4 kilometers. The Expats.cz team ranked 106th, and raised CZK 6,273 after covering 250.9 kilometers.