CENTRAL PARK OF FISHING HARBOR
Captivating and Shenzhen Charity Federation proudly present
HUSKY SANTA RUN 2023!
On December 9, 2023, let’s turn Shenzhen Bay into a festive sea of Santas for the Husky Santa Run!
The Santa Run raises money to support the work of Captivating and its Chinese registered charity partners through the Shenzhen Charity Federation. Programs include educational support for young girls at the One More Year School Scholarship Program, financial support for teachers at the Send a Volunteer Teacher Program, and helping struggling moms establish their own home-based pig and chicken businesses.
Join us for a day of FUN RUN & FESTIVE CHEER! Activities include:
- 3KM or 6KM run or walk (Limited to 700 runners)
- Meet Santa Claus + Free gift for children
- Post-race entertainment + Carol Singing
All funds from the event support the work of the Shenzhen Charity Federation CAPTIVATING fund.
For questions, please reach out to us through the following:
EMAIL: santarun@captivating.org
PHONE: +86 755 2667 4830
HUSKY SANTA RUN 2023
EVENT SCHEDULE
8:00 AM : Registration Opens
9:00 AM : Run / Walk Starts
From 9:45 AM : Meet Santa Claus, Christmas Carols and Free gift for children
10:30 AM : Prize Giving
REGISTRATION FEE
RMB 180 for Adults
RMB 150 for Children (12 years old and under)
Each child, 12 and under, must be accompanied by a participating parent/guardian.
Registration fee includes a Santa hat and a souvenir T-shirt.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please register by November 24, 3:00 PM to receive a souvenir T-shirt.
PRIZES
Best Completion Time Prize
- Adult Category – Female: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
- Adult Category – Male: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
- Children’s Category – Female: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
- Children’s Category – Male: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
Best Festive Outfit Prize
- Adult Category – Female
- Adult Category – Male
- Children’s Category – Female
- Children’s Category – Male
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
- All registration fees and other donations are not refundable.
- Late or on-site registration will not be accepted.
- The Organizer reserves the right to limit and refuse any registration.
- The Organizer reserves the right to contact participants for information regarding their registration
- Any person who is pregnant or suffering from chronic diseases such as heart disease or high blood pressure should not join the event. The Organizer reserves the right to disqualify any participant known or suspected to be unfit to participate in the event. All entry fees and donations of the disqualified person will not be refunded.
- The organizer reserves the right to cancel the event 24hrs before event day should the clear threat of a typhoon make it necessary to do so. The event will not be re-scheduled and registration fee not refunded.
- Participants must ensure that they are physically fit to join the event and agree to the run waiver of the event. They must comply with, observe and accept the requirements and related terms for participants.
GOT QUESTIONS?
For questions, please reach out to us through the following:
EMAIL: santarun@captivating.org
PHONE: +86 755 2667 4830
All funds from the event support the work of the Shenzhen Charity Federation CAPTIVATING fund.
RACE MAP
Meeting Point:Central Park of Fishing Harbor (The park across the road from Emily’s Cafe, Peninsula Phase 2), Shekou, Nanshan District, Shenzhen
Together, we can bring joy and stability to struggling rural poor students and their families… with a little help from Santa!
Yes, Santa Claus is coming to town, in fact quite a few of them! On December 9th 2023, in partnership with Husky Energy (now a member of the Cenovus group of companies), and the Shenzhen Charity Federation, CAPTIVATING is holding its annual Santa Run, and we would love you to be part of it.
Together we will be raising funds to support 50 (or more) underprivileged girls through senior high school, 30 volunteer teachers to teach elementary students in rural areas, and 30 (or more) struggling moms to establish their own home-based pig and chicken businesses. Our support will bring much-needed financial relief to struggling families in rural Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan.
We would be honored if you would become a corporate sponsor or register as a runner at the 2023 Husky Santa Run, and help us bring the joy of Christmas to Shenzhen.
With your help, we will create a lasting impact on the lives of girls, young moms, and their families in rural regions.
Our Mission
We believe within every child lives the potential for greatness – something of incredible value they can offer to their world. For some, much of this value is lost because of poverty or prejudice. Our mission is to see disadvantaged, impoverished, poorest-of-the-poor children and women soar – see them reach out for a better tomorrow.
Become a corporate sponsor at our December 9th event.
Please contact tracy@captivating.org directly for more details.
Read online OR download All-About-the-Girl-Jan-June-2023
BE A CORPORATE SPONSOR!
Join us this December 9 as one of our corporate sponsors.
Download our Sponsorship Package Proposal below
or contact tracy@captivating.org directly for more details.
OUR SPONSORS
SANTA RUN 2023 TITLE SPONSOR
GOLD (RMB 35,000)
FRANKINCENSE (RMB 25,000)
MYRRH (RMB 15,000)
EVENT PARTNERS
FIRST AID PROVIDER
MEDIA PARTNERS
THE 2021 GPA GLOBAL SANTA RUN
New to this event? Check out this video highlight from our 2021 Santa Run!
December 11, 2021 | Shekou
Let’s look back on how Shekou was once again turned into a sea of Santas for the GPA Global Santa Run in 2021, with some serious festive style on display. What a day it was!
Our sincerest gratitude to the following who helped make this happen:
OUR EVENT
On December 11, 2021, Shekou was once again turned into a sea of Santas for the GPA Global Santa Run, with some serious festive style on display; and what a day it was!
150 registered Santas and 30 SCIE volunteers arrived to run or marshal the 3KM course around Shenzhen Bay in red shirts and Santa hats, in a tremendous show of support for the work we do.
This overwhelming response from the Shenzhen community, for Captivating’s 4th Annual Santa Run, once again leaves us speechless. Despite the restricted COVID-related numbers, we were delighted that we had our fastest-selling event to date, with tickets selling out in just three hours and it was a joy to see both spectators and partakers enjoying themselves in the Christmas spirit!
After the event, over 53 children were able to meet certified Santa himself, Tim, and each received a gift, courtesy of our event partner ZURU. This wonderful day was then brought to a close with all our festive favorites sung by the amazing Ariel, Jenny & Ashley.
We’d like to thank all who participated in the event, with a special congratulations to the Santa Run winners, who received trophies and medals on the podium.
The Santa Run raises money to support the work of Captivating and its Chinese registered charity partners through the Shenzhen Charity Federation. Programs include educational support for young girls, financial support for Volunteer Teachers Program, My First Job Program, giving them the potential to grow a business and lift themselves out of poverty.
OUR SPONSOR
A huge THANK YOU to our naming Gold Sponsor, GPA Global, who sponsored our 4th Santa Run. Without your support, this event would not have been possible. We really can’t thank you enough!
OUR VOLUNTEERS
We would have been lost without our incredible English MC Tom Simpson and Chinese MC Chuqi Luo and finally, the 30 energetic student volunteers from SCIE led by the wonderful Gary Ellis.
OUR MEDIA AND EVENT PARTNERS, AND THE SHENZHEN COMMUNITY
We’d also like to offer a big THANK YOU to our event partners HERE!, Donguan, That’s PRD, Now Shenzhen, In Bene, and Urban Family for promoting the event!
Finally, a big thanks to the Shenzhen Bay Management, who provided a venue for the Santa Run; to the local police, who ensured a safe and orderly environment for all those who participated; and Vista-SK Medical Centre for attending to all medical needs.
We hope you had as much fun as we did, and we wish you all a Merry Christmas! See you again next year (when we hope to be back up to full 700 runners again!!)
