Marathon runners can sock it to AIDS orphans

PUMA, the race's official technical sponsor, will donate R5 to the non-profit organisation Nurturing Orphans of AIDS for Humanity (NOAH), the race's designated charity, for every pair of PUMA race socks sold.

Runners can buy a pair of the charity socks at the PUMA Memorabilia shop at the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon Expo, which runs during race registration from March 18 to 21 at the Good Hope Centre in Cape Town.

The HIV/AIDS pandemic has seen parents dying before their children become adults, leaving South Africa with an estimated 1.7 million AIDS orphans, and it is these orphans and other vulnerable children who benefit from work done by NOAH.

NOAH supports communities caring for these children by accessing funds, providing day and after care facilities, running feeding schemes, establishing food gardens and doing home visits. Visit NOAH for more information.