Australian runs in Sikkim to raise funds for environmental protection Down Under

Gangtok, 25 Oct [HMN]: An Australian from Melbourne, Kim Shore, recently ran a half marathon in Sikkim to raise money and generate awareness for environmental protection internationally.
On 11 October, Mr. Shore ran a course of 21.1 km between Rumtek and Sang, East Sikkim. The purpose of his run was to raise funds for the Environment Defenders Office, a community environmental law centre (advice and litigation) in Melbourne.
Mr. Shore chose Sikkim to inspire people in Australia with the ecological diversity and environmental heritage in Sikkim. He hopes to eventually create an international event in Rumtek, raising money and awareness for local environmental protection in Sikkim and Australia.
He has historical links in Sikkim through his father, Lama Chime, who has been a friend of Sikkim for over 40 years. Lama Chime has a long-standing relationship between Dharma teachings in India and Australia.
Mr. Shore was visiting Sikkim with his father at a time when he ordinarily would be running in an event called “Run for the Environment” in Melbourne. The event has been successful in raising over $500 Australian dollars.
This event, he says, could become an annual event to enable international fundraising efforts for environmental protection and awareness in Sikkim since, environmental degradation and the rapid onset of climate change require global efforts at the local and international level.
With collective will and opportunity, this small event could initiate an annual marathon event in which Indians and Australians would run together with the object of putting the integrity and health of the environment at the forefront of our conscience, he says.
[Hill Media Network]