Tomorrow…the start of the Zayed Charity Race in Miami

The seventeenth edition of the Zayed Charity Run in the United States of America will begin tomorrow, Saturday. It will be held for the first time in Miami, Florida, and its proceeds will be directed to the National Kidney Foundation in Florida.

“Regatta Park” hosts the race, which is held for a distance of 5 km for all participating segments, while the streets of Miami are decorated with billboards advertising and promoting the charity race, which was launched in Abu Dhabi in 2001, and then moved with its donations to the United States of America in 2005, to be held every year in New York and its proceeds are directed to treatment. And kidney failure research, and then moved to the Arab Republic of Egypt in 2014 to contribute to supporting hospitals that treat several different diseases in a number of Egyptian governorates.

The race program begins with the contestants gathering at six-thirty, with the start at seven-thirty, and the coronation ceremony for the first-place winners takes place after the end of the race.

Charity race walk
During his meeting with Francis Soares, Mayor of Miami, the Chairman of the Supreme Organizing Committee of the Zayed Charity Race, Mohammed Hilal Al Kaabi, was briefed on the race’s charitable journey and its efforts to combat kidney failure in the United States of America since 2005, in cooperation with the National Kidney Foundation and specialized research centers. In developing methods to confront it and treat it.

Al Kaabi said that the UAE received a letter from the relevant authorities in the United States of America stating that the race is the largest contributor to kidney failure treatments and research, thanking and appreciating the UAE Embassy in Washington for its support of the Supreme Organizing Committee so that the initiative achieves its noble goals.

For his part, the Mayor of Miami expressed his appreciation for the UAE, its wise leadership, and its efforts to send humanitarian messages to the entire world through such initiatives, noting that he personally supervised the preparation, preparation, publicity and promotion of this charity race, which is being held for the first time in the city of Miami.

He expressed his pride in the arrival of this inspiring initiative to the city of Miami, which looks with appreciation and reverence to the great man whose name the race bears, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul, the founder of the UAE, who used to launch humanitarian initiatives to relieve pain. On the sick, and helping the needy, until this became a clear approach for all the rulers of the Emirates.

Community awareness
In a related context, Mohammed Hilal Al Kaabi, Chairman of the Supreme Organizing Committee organizing the race, held a meeting yesterday with Babara Vali, a member of the Board of Directors of the National Kidney Foundation in Florida, and Josila Bou Mrad, the famous artist and presenter, who announced her participation in the race due to her great belief in his role in educating society of its various generations. From this dangerous disease, especially since she and her mother have it.

The meeting was attended by Ahmed Al Kaabi, member of the race’s Supreme Organizing Committee, a number of officials from the UAE Embassy in Washington, and Dr. Mohammed Hassan, an expert in the treatment of kidney diseases at Khalifa Hospital in Abu Dhabi.

Barbara Valley said that the National Kidney Foundation in Florida is a non-profit organization, founded in 1950 to contribute to the treatment of patients with kidney failure who are unable, and its activity is not limited to Florida alone, but extends to all states, especially after directing a large part of its interests to scientific research that addresses this problem. Illness.

She explained that the Foundation works with hospitals and medical centers in Florida to organize events such as the Zayed Charity Race in Miami, which aims to collect donations to support kidney failure patients and promote awareness of kidney disease.

She expressed her thanks and appreciation to the UAE and its inspiring leadership in charitable work, and to those in charge of the Zayed Charity Race for adopting all initiatives supporting the Foundation in its work since 2005, and for their continuous efforts to confront the effects of this disease and reduce its consequences on patients and their families, expressing her pride in the arrival of the Zayed Charity Race with the latest Copy it to the state of Florida and the city of Miami specifically.

A great humanitarian initiative
For her part, Jusila Boumrad expressed her happiness at participating in this charitable event, and her pride in being part of the great humanitarian initiative from the UAE, and its cooperation with the relevant authorities in the United States of America to confront the challenges of kidney failure patients.

The Zayed Charity Race, which is considered one of the most prominent global humanitarian initiatives, aims to spread noble values ​​and promote charitable work locally and internationally. It is organized annually in the UAE, the United States of America, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, and it has a major role in supporting health initiatives, as its proceeds are allocated to treatment. Chronic diseases, such as kidney failure.

It is noteworthy that the Zayed Charity Race consolidates its position year after year in highlighting the UAE’s global standing in the field of humanitarian issues, thanks to the sincere and pivotal efforts made by the state and its wise leadership in sponsoring humanitarian and charitable works, and adopting qualitative initiatives that contribute to spreading awareness of the importance of participation and contribution to supporting programs. Charities around the world.