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title: "The 5K/10K Virtual Challenge raises thousands for Seneca students"
type: "article"
space: "Advancement"
author: "Caterina Ventrella"
created: 2021-07-23T00:03:00Z
updated: 2021-09-22T18:07:41Z
tags: ["announcements"]
url: "https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/57/advancement/articles/news/11350/the-5k-10k-virtual-challenge-raises-thousands-for-seneca-students"
---

# The 5K/10K Virtual Challenge raises thousands for Seneca students

Last month, [Recreation](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/172/recreation/Home "Recreation") and the  hosted the [5K/10K Virtual Challenge](http://give.senecacollege.ca/site/TR?fr_id=1131&pg=entry) to support the wellness goals of Seneca students, employees, and alumni, along with raise funds for student financial aid.

Over 120 participants signed up for the physical challenge and 24 individuals accepted the challenge to raise funds. Together, the 24 fundraising challengers raised over $6,500 for the [Campaign for Students](https://www.senecacollege.ca/support/support-a-project/campaign-for-students.html).

You can see their challenge highlights below and cheer them on. Thank you to all who participated and donated to make this event a success.

The 2021 5K/10K fundraising challengers are:

| [Anonymous](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/people/Anonymous) | [David Connolly](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/people/david-connolly) | [Anonymous](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/people/Anonymous) | [Anonymous](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/people/Anonymous) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sofia Arora \(student\) | Maggie Daniel \(student\) | [Gillian McCullough](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/people/GILLIAN-MCCULLOUGH) | [Anonymous](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/people/Anonymous) |
| [Amanda Barnes](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/people/AMANDA-BARNES) | [Aidan D'Souza](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/people/aidan-dsouza) | [Anonymous](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/people/Anonymous) | Chandrakant Persaud \(alumnus\) |
| [Nadia Bedok](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/people/nadia-bedok) | [Anonymous](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/people/Anonymous) | Hillary Ng Chang \(student\) | [Anonymous](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/people/Anonymous) |
| [Anonymous](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/people/Anonymous) | [Anonymous](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/people/Anonymous) | [Anonymous](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/people/Anonymous) | [Anonymous](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/people/Anonymous) |
| [Ivy Chiu Loke](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/people/IVY-CHIU-LOKE) | [Anonymous](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/people/Anonymous) | [Laura Ojanen](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/people/LAURA-OJANEN) | [Dharani Yarra](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/people/DHARANI-YARRA) |