Run Or Dye is set to return to Penshurst Place in South East England on Sunday 30 June 2019 and aims to reach a £100,000 charity fundraising milestone.
Run Or Dye brings colour-filled dye stations, foam zones and a festival to the 14th Century Manor House at Penshurst Place. The event has seen thousands of participants run, walk, jog or dance around the course, which offers a burst of colour at every 1km as runners are showered with rainbow dust.
Over the last three years, Run Or Dye participants have raised over £70,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Children’s Charity, and this year the event aims to reach the £100,000 mark.
5,000 runners are expected to take part in Run or Dye with all participants encouraged to get covered head-to-toe in colour, before running, jogging or dancing through five different dye and foam zones before reaching the finish line.
Once the runners have finished their 5k, 3.5k or 1k courses they’ll have a chance to experience a festival atmosphere with paint-throwing games, music from live bands, a variety of street food stalls and free access to the Penshurst Place Adventure Playground.
Children and adults of all ages can take part, with a special 1k dash for mini-runners under the age of six when they are accompanied by an adult.
This year, Run or Dye in conjunction with GOSH Charity will be offering free entries to 100 fundraisers who pledge to raise £100. All runners who choose to fundraise will receive fundraising ideas, support and inspiration throughout the build-up to the event from GOSH Charity’s dedicated community fundraising team.
In addition to this, luxury make-up and skincare brand Clinique will also be supporting fundraisers by providing a gift for each runner who raises £200.
Since launching in 2016 Run or Dye has helped fundraisers reach a notable £70,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity. The money has supported the Kiss It Better Appeal which funds pioneering research into new and kinder treatments for childhood cancers. More than 2,000 children are treated for cancer by Great Ormond Street Hospital each year, and Run or Dye aims to continue helping to support the incredible work at the hospital by reaching £100,000 raised in total.
The festival culminates in an explosion of dye from the Run Or Dye stage, with a game for all participants aptly named ‘Tie Dye the Sky’.
