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Jason's avatar

There is serious suspicious in the running community in Australia and the United States whether it was even a legit run. It was very similar to Robert Young's infamous 'run' across America for 'charity'. Lots of whiff around the whole affair!

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Stephanie's avatar

Reaaaaaaally. I did not know this. What makes a run legitimate....?

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Carolyn Smale's avatar

I often wondered how this amazing amount of money was distributed. Ned hatched such a great plan and his sole effort generated an awesome amount of money.

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Stephanie's avatar

It did. Sadly, raising cash is only one part of the process.

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Georgette's avatar

Wow, this is an incredibly sobering piece and quite a sad outcome.

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Stephanie's avatar

Appreciate the read, Georgette. At the heart of the story, I think there are a lot of people really trying to do the right thing. That's really commendable.

But I do think the charity system in Australia is a bit broken. I think it should be easy to start a foundation, hard to start a charity.

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Louisa Harken's avatar

Incredibly insightful as always. Thank you Steph.

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Stephanie's avatar

THANKS LOU!! Appreciate you reading my stuff, as usual.

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