November 1, 2011Dear Sir,Last month, on October 2nd, we marked the 14th Annual Partner Re Women’s 5K Run & Walk with another excellent turnout 1037 women and girls raising funds and awareness to target female heart disease.Thanks to the generous participation of our title sponsor, PartnerRe Ltd, and all our supporting sponsors, we were able to donate all race proceeds to the Bermuda Heart Foundation, this year’s chosen charity for the event. Partner Re matched the entry fees total for a grand donation of $42,643 to be used specifically for Women’s Heart Month in February 2012. It will be themed “A Woman’s Heart” and will focus on the at-risk women in Bermuda, saving lives by raising awareness of this #1 killer. They aim to educate as many women as possible on the prevention of heart disease and how to live a heart healthy lifestyle, through a wide range of fun and educational events.On behalf of Mid-Atlantic Athletic Club (MAAC), we would like to extend a big thanks to all our supporters, volunteers, participants and sponsors, including Partner Re, Butterfield & Vallis, Post Cereals, Arthur Morris Christensen, Rosewood Tuckers Point, Newstead-Belmont Hills,Tokio Millennium, Pulp & Circumstance, MarketPlace, Krys Global, Strands, Stefanel, Cecile, Harbourfront Restaurant, Bolero, C-Travel,The Reefs, Sportseller, Miles Market, Harry’s, Bermuda Bodyworks, Positive Results Personal Training and The Body Shop. Our thanks also go to the Parks Department once again for the use of the Botanical Gardens for the event.The grand tally raised by the Partner Re Women’s 5K has now topped over $320,000 since the event began in 1998 money that has supported important female causes, including programmes to fight heart disease and breast cancer, physical abuse and drug dependency.Thank you!ALLY HARVEY, KATHY FULCHER, LESLEY CASLINRace DirectorsPartnerRe Women’s 5K