On the 8th March 2009 a team of runners from across Europe joined the Marathon (Semi de Paris) for the noble cause of raising funds for a charity in the United Kingdom which supports sufferers of Leukaemia and also to bring awareness of the Message of His Holiness Nirankari Baba Ji. The team named the SNM Global Athletes were running for ‘Peace not Pieces’, which was a message inscribed upon their T-Shirts. Such contribution had been arranged in continuation of the numerous Peace Initiatives undertaken by the Sant Nirankari Mission across the whole world. Recently we experienced events in Jammu and Kashmir Region of India, Houston in the USA and now Paris on the European Continent.

The Athletes gathered in Paris on the 7th March 2008 to take part in a Satsang.  It enthused the local devotees who then all came to support the team the following day. Many devotees also travelled from the UK, Belgium and other regions of Europe to support all the runners. The Race commenced at 10am on the 8th March in which a total of 25,000 people from all over the world took part. This was a wonderful event in which the broad message of His Holiness was given to society in which it can be agreed that the members of the Mission are working for peace not pieces for our global family, by raising valuable charitable funds. At the present time over £3,500 has been raised and the funds are increasing by the day.

All the runners completed the race and have been inspired by the contribution they have made. They were given a medal and diploma on completion. They are all now looking forward to the next major initiative of this nature.

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