The Radisson Blu International Larnaka Marathon announces with great honor, its support for the Karaiskakis Foundation and the start of a brilliant collaboration.

In the framework of its charitable and non-profit actions, the 1st Radisson Blu International Larnaka Marathon announces the building of a team that will run with and for the Karaiskakio Foundation.

Those who choose to run with Karaiskakis Foundation “Run for Karaiskakio “, on the 5 km route, must know that the entire amount raised from the participation fee will be donated to the Karaiskakio Foundation.

During the event, sampling for new volunteer bone marrow donors (using the saliva method) will be followed by the enrollment of young volunteers 18 to 45 years old.

As Organising Committee, we encourage everybody to support the Karaiskakeio Foundation and to run with the Karaiskakeio team to raise a higher amount.

At the same time, you will get the collectible T-shirt of the  Karystakeio team and of course the 5 kilometer package which includes : a uniquely crafted finish medal, backpack with logo of the event, electronic participation diploma with signature name and performance, entry number printed with the name of the runner as soon as it is declared, provision of isotonic juice drinks at the feed stations, free and full health coverage, rehabilitation services(massage) for those runners who remember it,engraving name on the medal(optional) and personal electronic timing.

Karaiskakio Foundation is a non – profit organization established with the sole purpose of organizing a volunteer Bone Marrow Donor Registry.

Today, by setting a dynamic vision “for a world without leukemia”, it combines volunteering and specialized scientific support, in order to serve the needs of patients fighting against leukemia or other hematological malignancies both effectively and efficiently.

The driving force behind the establishment of the Karaiskakio Foundation was the fight against leukemia given by Yiannis Triteos, Anna Georgiou from London and the five-year old Andreas Karaiskakis from Cyprus, who unfortunately lost this battle after desperate attempts to find a matching donor. It was named “Karaiskakio Foundation” in memory of Andreas Karaiskakis, after his family donated the fund-raising money collected for a pending bone marrow transplantation of their child to the Ministry of Health with the promise of creating a Bone Marrow Donor Registry in Cyprus.

Originally the Karystakeio Foundation was established with the main objective of organizing and managing a Bone Marrow Donor registry.

Today, however, by setting up a dynamic vision “for a world without leukemia”, it combines volunteering and specialized scientific support trying to serve effectively and directly, the needs of patients with haematological malignancies while its objectives have evolved and shaped as follows:

• Serving the needs of patients suffering from leukemia and other haematological diseases through a specialized network of state of the art laboratories.
• Continuous updating and upgrading of the Bone Marrow Donor Registry and the Cord Blood Registry in Cyprus.
• Effective and timely search in finding a compatible donor for every patient who needs a bone marrow transplant. Promotion of education, research and development aimed at the continuous improvement of clinical haematoongology in Cyprus.
• To ensure financial resources in support of the activities and proper functioning of the Foundation.

Last year, the Karaiskakis Foundation, has opened up a new department which aspires to serve with the same dedication and such as heamatological,malignancies, oncology and in particular pediatrictocology.

Therefore, we are waiting for you on Sunday, November 19, at the 1st Radisson Blu Larnaka International Marathon, to run all together for a world without leukemia!