NEXCareer (www.nexcareer.com) is a leading Canadian provider of Career Management and Outplacement Services. We have enabled individuals to go beyond their expectations, to break new ground, and design a life and career that they love.
The runners of Running 4 NABS Sahara Race 2011, including NEXCareer’s CEO Stéfan Danis and Vice President Sandy Johnson have completed the race on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, coming in 2nd overall as a team. After running 250 km for almost a week in the Sahara Desert, they finished at The Great Pyramids of Giza at Cairo, Egypt.
Congratulations to the team for completing the race and reaching their $100,000.00 fundraising goal for National Advertising Benevolent Society of Canada (NABS)! We are proud of their success and greatly appreciate all supporters and donors for their kindness and generosity. The donations will go towards helping professionals in the marketing and communications industry who are facing career or family challenges.
Sahara Runners, from left: Colin Nanka, Sandy Johnson, Gavin Lucas, Alison Simpson, and Stéfan Danis.
Before heading to the pyramids, Sandy Johnson, Vice President of NEXCareer, also shared with York Region Newspaper Group in an article about her goals and motivation to participate in this event:
Sandy Johnson training for Sahara Race (Photo Courtesy: YorkRegion.com)
Visit www.running4nabs.com to sponsor a runner! Donations of $100 or more will grant you access to 3 Career Development Workshops at NEXCareer.This offer is transferable and is valuable for anyone regardless of age, profession, job level or career goals. See our schedule of upcoming workshop sessions:
This coming October, 10 runners will be running 250 km over 7 days in the Sahara Desert, aiming to make a difference by overcoming this tough physical and mental challenge of running long distance under extreme heat. Among the runners are Stéfan Danis, CEO of NEXCareer and Sandy Johnson, Vice President of NEXCareer. Go to http://www.running4nabs.com/ to sponsor a runner and show your support!
