Marathons

10 Edition Malta Table Tennis Marathon - 2006
organised by ZAK (Zghazagh Azzjoni Kattolika) Zabbar
7th to 10th December 2006

PRESS RELEASE
ŻAK (Żgħażagħ Azzjoni Kattolika) Zabbar which is the local Branch of ŻAK Malta is organising the tenth edition of The Malta Table Tennis Marathon. It will consist of 75 hours of non-stop table tennis and will be held between 1800 hrs on Thursday 7th December 2006 and 2100hrs on Sunday 10th December 2006 at De La Salle College in Vittoriosa.

All proceeds will go to Richmond Foundation (RF) for the restructuring of Villa Chelsea in B’Kara. RF was founded in 1993 and is a non-governmental and non-profit making organisation. Villa Chelsea will be essential for RF to continue to deal with people having mental health problems by providing rehabilitation facilities to restore them to normal life so that they will be able to return to the community.

This energetic event will kick off at 1700 hrs by a mass and then an entertaining showcase will follow including the best local singing, dancing, and comedy. Various surprises will also entertain everyone present throughout the marathon.
Applications for players and helpers are now available on the marathon’s official website www.zak-zabbar.org/maratona and must be sent to ŻAK Zabbar by the 19 th November 2006 .

ŻAK Zabbar would like to invite everyone to visit the activities that will be held throughout the marathon.
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Richmond Foundation website: www.richmond.org.mt
ŻAK Zabbar website: www.zak-zabbar.org

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Mgarr Marathon - 2005

The 7th Mgarr Sports Marathon in aid of Id-Dar Tal Providenza and Dar Familja Mqaddsa was held on the 12 and 13 February 2005. For the third consecutive year, top ranked players from the Malta Table Tennis Association were present for the event. Senior players David Pace and Peter Borg Cardona were accompanied by promising cadet players Jessica Pace and Daniel Bajada who entertained the visitors with an exhibition practice on Sunday afternoon.

Mgarr Marathon - 2004

The Mgarr Oratory Youth Centre Organised the sixth edition of a 24-hour Sports Marathon on the 7 & 8 February 2004 in aid for Id-Dar Tal Providenza. For the second consecutive year David Pace and Peter Borg Cardona visited the youth centre on Sunday 8th for an exhibition practice and played a number of sets with players participating in the marathon

Zabbar Marathon

ZAK (Zabbar)
Table Tennis Marathon
5, 6, 7 & 8 December 2002

The Zghazagh Azzjoni Kattolika Zabbar organized a table tennis marathon for the sixth consecutive year in December. The aim behind the four-day marathon was to help families in need. The sixth edition of the marathon was 67 hours long and held at the Notre Dame Theatre (Sala Parrokkjali) Zabbar.

David Pace and Peter Borg Cardona from the Malta Table Tennis Association took part in this charitable activity. The two players gave a table tennis display on Saturday 7th December and also teamed up with wheelchair players to play mixed doubles games.

From left David Pace, Mary Bonnici, Peter Borg Cardona, Gina Xuereb

Organizers presenting a memento to the MTTA players

Mgarr Marathon

Mgarr Maratona Sports
18-19 January 2003

The Mgarr Oratory Youth Centre organized a 24-hour sports marathon for the fifty year with the aim of collecting funds for Id-Dar Tal Providenza.

David Pace and Peter Borg Cardona, two top ranked table tennis players from the MTTA visited the youth centre on Sunday 19th January and gave a demonstration besides playing a number of sets with players participating in the marathon.

Group picture: MTTA players, organizers and marathon participants

Peter Borg Cardona