This August, the members of Sydney University Surgical Society (SUSS) will run the City2Surf and raise funds to support Interplast.
Interplast is an Australian and New Zealand charity that provides free, life-changing surgical treatment for people in the Asia-Pacific region who would otherwise be unable to access such services. The teams train local surgeons, doctors and allied health professionals so that the communities they visit may continue to benefit long after they’ve left. Their patients are mostly children suffering from congenital conditions such as cleft lip/palate or acquired conditions such as burn scar contractures.
Check out their website www.interplast.org.au
Last year was a huge success, the team ran in scrubs and raised a whopping $9120! At one stage we were even ranked as the second-highest fundraising team! This year we want to do even better – so please get involved by running and raising funds with us in the SUSS team.
This is a great way to get off your study chair and get fit, all while supporting a fantastic cause, raising awareness and making friends. The run itself is awesome, you will have a lot of fun and see some spectacular views of our beautiful city.
Interplast has again partnered with SUSS and they promise to gift Interplast-branded scrubs to those who raise over a certain amount to run the race in. Details to come.
Please RSVP on the Facebook event.
Instructions on how to register for the SUSS City2Surf team:
Note: Register before Friday 28 March and get your bib sent to you in the mail. Also benefit from early bird rates!
Go to http://goo.gl/N5bvxM and complete the registration process by filling in your details. Our team information has been completed for you already. Make sure to NOT choose a charity now – the fundraising instructions can be found below.
Most team members will be starting from the Yellow Group. If you completed the City2Surf last year and qualified for an earlier starting group (e.g. green), feel free to select that instead if you prefer.
If you have already registered for the City2Surf and would like to join the SUSS team contact Julian to be added to the team.
This will register you for the run, please follow the instructions below to register to fundraise with SUSS for Interplast
Fundraising instructions
- Go to our team’s page at http://goo.gl/LGb37E and click “Join Team”
- Enter your details to register to fundraise. ***Make sure to choose “Interplast Australia and New Zealand” as your charity***
- Start fundraising!
If you have any problems or questions please contact Julian or Matthew
Julian: jsmy5124@uni.sydney.edu.au
Matthew: mgeo9053@uni.sydney.edu.au