In 2017, Run In Lyon is supporting the AFM-Téléthon!
1. Run In Lyon and the AFM-Téléthon (The French Muscular Dystrophy Association)
In 2017, Run In Lyon is involving the AFM-Téléthon in the race: for every paid registration, we will donate €1 to the association. By supporting this fight, those pushing themselves to the limits will contribute to a race against time, battling against disease and taking part in this huge supportive action which is for everyone’s benefit.
2. What is the AFM-Téléthon?
Created in 1958, the AFM-Téléthon is an association for patients and their families who are affected by rare, genetic disorders which destroy muscles, one after the other: neuromuscular disorders.
To find out more, go to the AFM-Téléthon page.
3. What’s the connection with the television programme?
In 1987, the AFM launched the 1st edition of the French “Téléthon”: a unique televised fundraising event which mobilised the French population and rapidly broke all the records (in 2016: 30 hours of live broadcasting on France TV, 12 million viewers, almost 93 million euros, more than 10,000 towns involved).
This programme brought rare diseases into the limelight and allowed a triple genetic, social and medical revolution to occur with the development of biotherapies.
4. What are the missions of the AFM-Téléthon?
Playing, running, living: none of these are possible without muscles. To cure these diseases which were once considered incurable, the association pursues a balanced, multifaceted strategy which benefits all rare diseases (3 million sufferers in France) and furthers the progress of all forms of medicine.
It also helps patients and the AFM-Téléthon develops innovative solutions to meet their needs. Through its actions and its positions, the AFM-Téléthon has advanced the rights for all those suffering from disabilities.
Research dedicated to muscles and rare diseases has created a wave of solidarity which has brought together researchers, experts, patients and their families. And it is the determination involved, the capacity to work together and the promise of a joint achievement, today and in the future, that will make the difference.
Les Restos du Cœur :
Pour la 2ème année consécutive, Run In Lyon s’associe avec Les Restos du Cœur pour éviter le gaspillage sur les ravitaillements ! L’association récupèrera en effet tous les surplus de denrées sur les ravitaillements au fur et à mesure du passage des derniers coureurs.
Les Connexions:
This year once again, Les Connexions charity will be in charge of cleaning, as well as waste sorting and recycling at all the stages of your race:
- Sustainable development awareness stand in the Village
- Collection of clothing in the starting areas which will be given away or recycled: remember to leave them in the baskets set up for this purpose, as near as possible to the start line.
- Waste sorting at each feeding station: it is essential to throw your water bottle in the yellow bins and your refuse in the grey bins
- Recycling of a large part of the signage used on the races to guide and inform you