2024-09-11 00:26:50
For each registration, the participant will donate the most basic food to vulnerable people: bread
Next September 22, 2024Quito will also host the Bimbo Global Race 2024, the largest race with a social purpose in the world organized by Grupo Bimbo. This event, which will take place in the Bicentenario Park, seeks to increase participation by 29% compared to the previous year to increase bread donations to the Quito Food Bank.
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In the previous edition, Bimbo Ecuador donated 35,940 pieces of breadbenefiting 12,000 people in vulnerable situations. This year, the goal is to exceed that number, contributing 20 pieces of bread for each registered participant. Globally, the race will take place in more than 34 countries, with the participation of more than 140,000 people.
“This is a race for all families, for all ages (…) With 20 dollars of registration the person is making a donation of 20 pieces of bread, Esteban de los Ríos said, Bimbo Sales Manager.
In addition, 10 bicycles and a trip to the Galapagos Islands will be destroyed in the event, Bimbo told EXPRESSO.
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Olympic champion Jefferson Perez He represented the race and invited Ecuadorians to the competition. “This is an event that tries to contribute with a solution to a global problem, lack of food. I find it interesting because it is a high-level event, for the whole family, but under the context of being able to donate the most basic food for people, such as bread,” said Pérez.
The event was joint and familywith options for all tastes: a 3K walk and 5K and 10K races, in men’s and women’s categories. Participants with the best times in the 10 km category will win a trip to Bimbo Global Race 2025.
Apart from, Of the rivers shows the positive effect of the race: “We want to continue to contribute to those who need it most. This year we have set a big goal: to increase the donation of bread slices to the Diakonia Food Bank by 29% Our theme is: We work, we donate, we share the good by doing around the world.
José Luis Guevara, Executive Director of Quito Food Bankinvite families to join this cause: “It’s not just about doing, but about having fun and helping those who need it the most. The more partners, the more pieces of bread we’ll get, which positively affects the communities .”
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