Budapest Airport collected 10 thousand EUR for foundation helping disabled people

Budapest Airport handed over more than 3.8 million HUF to the SUHANJ! Foundation, which supports sporting opportunities for handicapped and disabled people. The donation was collected from the entry fees of the Runway Run charity race, organized at the airport for the 9th time this year.

At the beginning of September, the Runway Run charity running race started off for the ninth time. Nearly 700 runners competed on runway I of the airport, closed for the occasion.

The 3 845 486 HUF collected from entry fees were handed over to the SUHANJ! Foundation by the representatives of the airport operator.

Budapest Airport has been supporting the SUHANJ! Foundation for 7 years; the airport has donated half of the proceeds from entry fees to this organization since the beginning. Amongst others, the SUHANJ! Foundation uses the donation to develop the SUHANJ! Fitness, an integrated gym for disabled and able-bodied athletes, operated by the organization. Budapest Airport would like to contribute to improving the quality of life of visually impaired and physically and mentally disabled people, through the SUHANJ! Foundation, providing regular and integrative sporting opportunities.

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Upon handing over the donation, Katalin Valentínyi, chief communications and government relations officer for Budapest Airport said:

“It has always been important for Budapest Airport to promote socially significant causes and to support initiatives and organizations, which help our fellow human beings who are disadvantaged for some reason.