By Our Reporter
The Nkozi charity run kits have been unveiled. The kits were unveiled during a ceremony held at Movit Products Limted Head Offices in Bunamwaya on Tuesday.
During the ceremony, Movit also handed over 1,500 vests/kits valued at over Ugx 25 Million to Nkozi Hospital officials.
While handing over the kits, Stephen Adinyai, Movit Brand Manager said that, “this donation is a clear indication of our continued partnership with Nkozi hospital. Therefore, as sign of this commitment to support this year’s initiative and as part of Movit’s Corporate Social Responsibility, we are today handing over a total of 1,550 marathon kits and 50 polo t-shirts for VIPs which we procured to aid in the run.”
The Charity run is aimed at raising funds for the construction of the Accident Casualties and Trauma Center at Nkozi Hospital in Mpigi District.
Adinyai further added that, “Movit will be visiting Nkozi hospital on the Marathon day to support patients with an assortment of sanitary products and equipment including sanitizers, soaps and buckets among others that are essential in the fight against COVID-19 but also facilitate patient care.”
According to Nkozi Hospital Msgr. Charles Kasibante, the Vicar General of the Kampala Archdiocese, these kits will be sold to participants at a cost of Ushs. 20,000 only as a way to raise funds that will go towards continuing the ongoing construction of the Accident and Trauma Centre at the hospital.
Kasibante said that, “Movit has vividly been part of this cause since its inception in 2016 and we are grateful for their unwavering support towards the realization of this dream and objective for which this initiative was setup, that shall facilitate the treatment of accident causalities along the Masaka Highway.”
Participants will be able to purchase the kits at various locations including Centenary Bank Rubaga, Nsambya parish, Centenary Bank Masaka Branch and at Equator in Kayabwe among others.
The charity run is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 03rd, 2021.