Community Matters: Run for Charity in the DPRK
Koryo Tours has announced that they will be organizing a charity Fun Run in North Korea on May 1. The first of its kind, this run will be open to all tourists in Pyongyang and will coincide with Koryo’s tours in the DPRK over the May holiday. The run will be divided into 5 km and 10 km stretches along Sports Street in Pyongyang's Mangyongdae District. A minimum donation of EUR 20 is required to participate. Funds raised will go to buy milk powder for the Nampho Orphanage. Fantastic legwork by Koryo. We can only imagine the bureaucratic nightmare they must have faced setting this up. For more information and to take part in this unique event send an email to info@koryogroup.com.
Watch this video introducing the run (It's almost as good as that Gagnam Style Parody above).
Here’s a list of community events to join this week:
- The China Comedy Club is putting on a show this Thursday at Fubar, featuring Evan James from Shanghai. The club is promising free shots to ensure everyone has a good laugh.
- The Hutong is kicking off a March beer and pie month with a pies and ales event on Friday night. They will be offering a cheery selection of craft beers and flaky crust goodness for RMB 200.
- Discover BJ has just announced their last two ski trips for the year will be March 2 and March 10.
- Finally, both the Francophone and Capital Literary Festivals kick off this weekend. Please follow our blog for more details on their events.
In a follow up on last week’s post, the RMB 1000 ticket offer for the Austcham Mad Hatter’s Ball has been extended for one more week. It’s gonna be mad…
