16 Mar 2020

A group of Botswana executives and media influencers will exchange a few punches for charity during the Rail Park Mall Charity Boxing Challenge slated for March 21.

Rail Park Mall marketing officer, Ms Keletso Sebogodi said the 11-member team was doing the boxing challenge not only for their fitness level, but to raise funds for 11 identified charity organisations.

“The event is specifically designed to focus on disability organisations and schools mainly to give people with disabilities similar opportunities like others children,” she said.

She said the team was currently in a boot camp at Bond Boxing Gym in Gaborone as part of the preparations.

Ms Sebogodi further said it was only fair that the Rail Park Mall through the corporate social responsibility gave back to the community.

“From time to time we have to focus on community empowerment programmes. 

The culmination will be on March 21 with an award ceremony, where the influencers will announce how much their was raised for the charities of their choice. 

It will be the winner-takes-all kind of fitness challenge with a price tag of P20 000 to the chosen charity by the influencers.” she said.

In addition, Rail Park Mall centre manager Ms Bonyana Masu said those taking part faced early morning starts with workouts kicking off at 5am, four times a week over the eight-week programme. Ends