If there is one activity among those proposed for the upcoming Global Alumni Reunion in Munich that has likely drawn your attention, it’s the solidarity run for Mary’s Meals. While the academic sessions and company visits will serve to update you on current events, the run is for something also very important – the chance to put on your running shoes and hit the pavement for a good cause. With your help, we can make a difference in 5 km.

It’s not about being the first to cross the finish line, passing the person in front of you or outrunning person next to you. It’s about running to improve – yes, improve – the conditions of millions of children in Africa who lack food.

The real goal? To raise the maximum amount possible to feed the large number of children in Malawi for the entire academic year. This country in southwest Africa has one of the highest levels of poverty in the world and many children suffer from malnutrition. That’s why Mary’s Meals works closely with schools and volunteers in different communities to help.

The route? Five kilometers of green spaces and fresh air that will highlight a circuit that we have devised throughout Maximiliansanlagen, one of Munich’s green lungs. A beneficial, healthy and fun event. What more could you ask for?

To those who have already signed up, good luck with your training. And to those who have not decided to join for one reason or another: you can still help by coming to the Registration stand and giving a small donation and putting on a run T-shirt.

Come, run, enjoy or just walk. Either running 5 km. or participating from the sidelines by cheering for your colleagues, with whom you have shared classes and conversations in IESE’s cafeteria or library, will make the difference in the life of numerous children.

We encourage you to join us for this adventure on Sunday, October 18 at 11 a.m. Come run for a great cause and make a difference in just 5 km.! At IESE, we are running for Mary’s Meals. Will you run, too?

If you would like to know more about the project, click here.

Important note:
The meeting point will be IESE’s new campus: Maria-Theresia-Str. 15 Múnich.