Month: August 2018

Call for volunteers for the Almaty Duathlon and Triathlon Championship!

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Almaty Duathlon and Triathlon Championship will take place on September 2 at the “Almaty Arena” ice complex.
Triathlon super-sprint: 300 m swimming, 8 km cycling, 2 km running.
Duathlon: 2 km running-8 km cycling-1 km running.

Volunteers will be stationed at snack points as well as at direction points and to help with the organization of various tasks. Instructions and training will take place at the venue.

Date: September 2
Time: 06:30

Volunteers will be provided with meals and also receive letters of acknowledgement upon completing the competition’s start.

The BOGUTY Marathon

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The BOGUTY Marathon

September 1-3, a running marathon is taking place to support and draw attention to the BOGUTY ecological project.

Volunteers are needed for the event: 25 marshals and 4 marshal-leaders. Marshals will be expected to dedicate 3 days and the leaders – 7 days to gain a familiarity with the routes.

Place: Mount Boguty (beyond the Chilik village)
Date: September 1 – September 3.

Volunteering conditions:
All volunteers will receive a letter of acknowledgement + equipment + food
Marshals will receive $25 a day. Requirements: basic English, a tent, a sleeping bag, availability for 3 days continually.
Mashal-Leaders will receive $50 a day + accommodation. Requirements: basic English, availability for 7 days continually.

On any questions +7 707 733 1501 (Askar)

A Charitable #7for7 Challenge

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The challenge is called “7 for 7”, where starting August 20, Sergey will complete a half Ironman distance each day till August 26. A distance icludes a 1.9 km swimming + 90 km of cycling and 21.1 km of running. For EVERY DAY!
He plans to draw the attention of pedestrians, drivers and pool-siders or non indifferent people, all to motivate people to help gather school sets for 100 children with limited intellectual abilities, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism and a hearing disorder. Lists of such children were kindly provided by the Special Olympics Almaty organization. Thank you, Galina Ilyina!
Participation to the charitable cause is open to anyone. For any inquiries, please contact the “Komanda SOS” Volunteer Coordination Center, +7 705 888 57 88 (Grigory Li). We will be happy and ready to tell you what needs to be done to make sure all the kids are set for the school year. All the gifts and school supplies can be delivered to or dropped off at the reception of the World Class Almaty fitness center. We plan to deliver the school sets to the children on August 29.