Santa Dash a Success

Exeter City FC’s annual Santa Dash for charity took place last Saturday before the Barnet game. Particpants run from the Guildhall to St James Park. An excellent number of 258 Santas took part, which is not bad given the weather!

Once they had painted the town red (and white), those that had signed up for the VIP Santa Dash package enjoyed hospitality treatment and a meal before the match kicked off, and then they also had their own designated section in the Flybe Stand.

The main purpose behind staging the event was to fund-raise for charitable causes. Entrants raised money through sponsorship, which has been split 50-50 between Exeter City’s Football in the Community Trust and a nominated charity of their choice – many opting for the Adam Stansfield Foundation, Devon Air Ambulance, Help for Heroes, CLIC Sargent and Hospiscare.

In the Christmas spirit, a total of over £7000 looks set to be raised for different charities by City fans. And Exeter’s Youth Commercial Manager David Evans, who organised the event, was delighted with the success of the 2012 Santa Dash.  He said:

We’re hugely grateful to everyone that was involved in this event to help make it a massive success. Of course, first and foremost thanks have to go to all that braved the weather to do the Dash.

I would like to thank Stagecoach for promoting and sponsoring the event and to JTT Contracting for organising the road closures, backed up by volunteers from the East Devon Grecians Supporters Club.

Everyone involved had an amazing day, and I can safely say that the Santa Dash will be back bigger and better for 2013!

Well done to those that took part, and those that sponsored the participants.

 

Note: Photographs are used with thanks from ‘Meia Allegranza / photomeia.co.uk’ or ‘Steven Ayers’. They’ve been edited (cropped and quality reduction) to fit in with the requirements ofExeweb.