MDF Magazine Newsletter Issue 56 August 2018
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The <strong>MDF</strong> has<br />
my attention!<br />
By Jason Greer<br />
I am not a cyclist. Yes I’ve ridden before and know how<br />
to ride, but I am not a cyclist. However, I am a runner.<br />
I enjoy being outside and hitting the road with nothing<br />
but my running gear and determination to not walk at all<br />
during my run. It’s not always easy and is harder than<br />
cycling … I’ve got no wheels to freewheel on the downhills,<br />
and it takes me a lot longer to run 10 km than to cycle it.<br />
I tell you this because I do sometimes take my legs for<br />
granted, and although I don’t cycle I still support the cause<br />
of the <strong>MDF</strong> by running for those who can’t.<br />
My family aren’t runners, or cyclists for that matter. My<br />
5-year-old daughter, however, is now keen to keep me<br />
company on a little 2 km jog that we do sometimes. My<br />
son, who’s 3, just wants to run around and destroy things,<br />
as opposed to keeping in a relatively calm state of mind<br />
as a runner would do when out for a jog. My wife, well,<br />
she keeps active enough by teaching dance. She’s a world<br />
champion dancer who owns a dance studio called iDance,<br />
in Weltevreden Park, and she teaches four times a week.<br />
No, she has still not taught me how to dance, but I think<br />
that this has something to do with my two left feet, which<br />
are good only for running, on the road and after my kids.<br />
As a TV presenter for the past 12 years, I’ve had the<br />
opportunity to take part in hundreds of different events and<br />
causes throughout South Africa, but it’s the <strong>MDF</strong> that caught<br />
my attention. The nature of the organization as well as the<br />
members and enthusiastic support garnered by others shows<br />
that the <strong>MDF</strong> really does care about those individuals who<br />
cannot use their muscles to run, cycle, walk or even eat. I was<br />
present at the handover of two wheelchairs last year by the<br />
<strong>MDF</strong>, and it was such a moving moment watching the two<br />
children take hold of their brand new wheelchairs, thanks<br />
to the continued support of the <strong>MDF</strong> and its sponsors.<br />
Let’s continue the work together!<br />
<strong>MDF</strong> Gauteng would like to thank Jason Greer for being<br />
our ambassador and always being there to lend a helping<br />
hand.<br />
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