Our Partners

SAB saw our vision for the UltraMarathon team and fell immediately into stride with us. They supply all of our Runners’ race necessities – covering their per diems, flights, lost wages, running kit and nutritional needs around the marathons. SAB also help us to do our all-important Community Outreach work – by making funding available to travel to local communities, schools and institutions, to spend time with them, give them a bit of a party and leave T-shirts behind as memories. And not only that, SAB support the Positive Heroes Fashion Show with generous donations of Product! Sanele Gaqa, Lauren Woodenberg and Team – we honestly couldn’t do it without you.

The Positive Heroes Annual Fashion Show is our major fundraising Event. All the money we make from ticket sales and the auction goes straight to cover our core-costs and key initiatives. Arranging a show like this is a huge undertaking. But the message it sends to Capetonians, and further afield through the media exposure is vital. Not just to the capital, but to the Western Cape as a whole: “Stigma kills people needlessly every day. We need to end it.” The City Of Cape Town Mayor’s office recognized that the show offered a new opportunity to focus on “Living Positively and Fashionably” in the Mother City. And threw his support behind us. Thank you to The Mayor of Cape Town, Alderman de Lille and to Fritz Marx for standing with and supporting us. Thanks too, to Mariana Opperman and her incomparable team; for helping to make our show such a stunning reality.

Anneliese le Breton came to help at our first show in 2009 and stayed. She is our Show Producer, Director and Choreographer. She brings all of our great designers on-board , sources all of our models, backstage crew, dressers, callers and hair and make-up teams. They all work with her, for us – for no pay. She’s that good. Ms le Breton gives her time, her heart and her soul – because she believes in what we do. And she is damn good. Thank-you Anni!

Richard, Steven and their Friends are group of stalwart supporters – right from the early days of Positive Heroes. Who through arranging small local events, sourcing donations and staying in touch – are always there to help us, providing warm uniforms, road support and filling in any gaps in our funding. George Cruddas helms our bank account in the UK and assists Richard and Steven in planning their events.  The wonderful Diana Cooper provided Evelina with her running shoes. Thanks to you all. You are our rock.

South Africa’s top food retailer generously provides the Positive Heroes UltraMarathon team with vouchers to supplement their training nutrition. Fresh fruit, veg and carbo loading are all key to ARV adherence, as well as preparing the body for marathons. Suzanne Ackerman, Carol Brown and all at PicknPay – thanks for helping to keep our Runners in tip top shape.