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We would like to invite persons of all ages to participate especially those over 60 years old to participate and walk, push a wheelchair or be pushed if, wheelchair bound. Persons can register on the event website and submit their race time, photos and videos in the categories of walking, running, pushing or being pushed.

13^th Annual Geriatric Push/Walkathon on Saturday, 15^th June2024 at 6:30 am

Sandilands’s Rehab Participants

Our Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre participants will walk or be pushed around the Drella’s Dream Circle on the hospital grounds 6:30 am. Wheelchair participants and pushers will have to complete a one (1) mile distance and record their times in order to be eligible for prize consideration. One week following the Push/Walkathon prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each race category will be announced on the website.

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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. Pre Registration Fee $20 per person
On June 15th, 2024 Registration: $25 per person

Deadline for Early Registration is May 20th, 2024

How it started…

Every year, World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. World Health Day is a global campaign, inviting everyone – from global leaders to the public in all countries – to focus on a single health challenge with global impact. The theme changes each year.

The topic of World Health Day in 2012 was Ageing and Health with the theme “Good health adds life to years”. The Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre and the Geriatric Hospital World Health Day Committee promoted activities for the clients served focused on this theme. One of the activities was the Pushathon. It was the thought of the committee that one of the ways to promote healthy aging was through engaging regular physical activity for all older persons. The Pushathon event seemed ideal particularly because older persons with mobility challenges could participate as well. Additionally we aim to help to combat obesity amongst older persons in our community by promoting physical fitness and exercise through this endeavor. The Pushathon also helps to promote community awareness about healthy aging and encourage older persons even the wheelchair bound to be physically active.

In the past years with loyal sponsor support from corporate sponsors it has been a great achievement. Proceeds from the event will be used in conjunction with previous years, toward the purchasing equipment for various types of rehabilitation activities at the Geriatric Hospital.

About us.

13th Annual Geriatric Push/Walkathon on Saturday, 15th June 2024 at 6:30 am

Sandilands’s Rehab Participants

Register Online

How it started…

13^th Annual Geriatric Push/Walkathon on Saturday, 15^th June2024 at 6:30 am