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My name is Abri Spies. I’m 53 years old and work in financial services. I have been happily married to my beautiful wife, Elretha Spies, for 21 years, and we have three wonderful children. I’m a slow but determined runner, always finding inspiration in running for a cause.

This year, I’m taking on the Two Oceans Ultra Marathon (56km) on the 5th of April in support of Lemon Tree Kids, a charity dedicated to helping children affected by osteosarcoma. Inspired by Pretoria Boys High’s involvement and the fundraising efforts for Lemon Tree Kids, I’m aiming to raise R100,000 to support these young warriors.

My running journey began in 2018 as a midlife crisis turned passion, culminating in my first Comrades Marathon finish in 2019—just 16 minutes before cutoff—while raising R80,000 for a Primary School towards building a school hall.

Please join me in making a difference—every donation helps change lives!

Run For Lives – Abri’s Two Oceans Ultra Marathon for Lemon Tree Kidz


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R330 Pledged per Km
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Goal: R100,000.00
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Lemon Tree Kids is a Non-Profit Company who after being involved with the Paediatric Oncology Units in Pretoria since December 2009, came to the realisation that these children are very special. Since then they have been committed to helping these children with cancer and to get them the best medical treatment available in a warm, comfortable environment.

They strive to do this through various projects and taking hands with the public to make a change.  Lets face it, they cannot do this on their own!

They have a clear set of goals that they are trying to achieve:

To transform all rooms / wards in the units into “FANTASY WORLDS”.  We want every child to feel it is their home away from home.
To improve the rooms and equipment to ensure the best Medical Care for all children with cancer.
To ensure the personnel have all the essential equipment available to offer the best possible care.
To support the children’s needs with regard to groceries, toiletries & essential clothing in an effort to improve food security while making the children more comfortable.
To support research initiatives to improve the survival of all children with cancer.
To support individual children with special needs if motivated by Paediatric Oncologist

To learn more about The LemonTreeKids NPO please click here

Name Donate Amount Date
Liz R200.00 April 23, 2025 9:07 AM
Anonymous R120.00 April 23, 2025 8:03 AM
Dry Ice International CC R2,000.00 April 23, 2025 7:30 AM
Anonymous R300.00 April 22, 2025 7:25 AM
PHOBIANS ATHLETICS R5,000.00 April 22, 2025 6:33 AM
Anonymous R5,000.00 April 17, 2025 2:06 PM
Anneri Morland R250.00 April 17, 2025 11:40 AM
Ilse Debeil R1,000.00 April 17, 2025 10:52 AM
Magdel Kruger R5,600.00 April 16, 2025 7:30 AM
Anonymous R500.00 April 14, 2025 8:38 PM
Communication Genetics R2,800.00 April 14, 2025 7:01 AM
Information Genetics R2,800.00 April 14, 2025 6:52 AM
Roland R1,000.00 April 12, 2025 7:46 AM
Sasja R250.00 April 12, 2025 6:35 AM
Riaan Malan R500.00 April 9, 2025 7:44 AM
Adrie R5,600.00 April 8, 2025 12:21 PM
Evan Seligmann R500.00 April 8, 2025 10:30 AM
Anonymous R100.00 April 8, 2025 5:46 AM
Danilo Pagani R2,800.00 April 7, 2025 12:29 PM
Bernhard R1,120.00 April 7, 2025 12:18 PM
Stephen Andrew Bentz R560.00 April 7, 2025 11:32 AM
Hanlia Blaauw R200.00 April 7, 2025 7:40 AM
Quentin Stewart R2,000.00 April 7, 2025 6:58 AM
Jannie Le Grange R500.00 April 6, 2025 6:48 PM
Linda van der Merwe R250.00 April 6, 2025 7:26 AM
Samantha Shaw R100.00 April 6, 2025 6:26 AM
Gerhard Odendaal R100.00 April 5, 2025 2:27 PM
Gerrit R2,000.00 April 5, 2025 11:02 AM
Hanlie Deseke R1,000.00 April 5, 2025 4:38 AM
Kobus van der Merwe R500.00 April 3, 2025 7:13 PM
Johan du Toit R1,000.00 April 2, 2025 6:09 PM
Foti R250.00 April 2, 2025 2:42 PM
Jaco Loubser R500.00 April 2, 2025 12:46 PM
Christoph Fuhrmann R500.00 April 1, 2025 6:51 PM
Bianca Rudolph R250.00 April 1, 2025 7:32 AM
Richarf R250.00 April 1, 2025 7:31 AM
Wickus Botha R1,000.00 April 1, 2025 6:32 AM
Anonymous R1,000.00 March 31, 2025 7:58 PM
Daniel de Wet R500.00 March 31, 2025 5:54 PM
Anonymous R250.00 March 31, 2025 4:51 PM
Mandy R100.00 March 31, 2025 4:33 PM
Johan R500.00 March 31, 2025 4:14 PM
Oasis Water R10,000.00 March 31, 2025 9:46 AM
Hanri Potgieter R500.00 March 30, 2025 12:35 PM
Stacy Hawkins R500.00 March 30, 2025 6:23 AM
Anonymous R500.00 March 30, 2025 5:02 AM
Roelof & Lize R1,000.00 March 28, 2025 9:30 AM
Glenn R2,000.00 March 28, 2025 4:30 AM
Estiaan Jansen van Vuuren R250.00 March 27, 2025 11:06 AM
Liana Christofides R500.00 March 27, 2025 8:49 AM
Jolandi Becker R250.00 March 27, 2025 8:18 AM
Anonymous R500.00 March 27, 2025 7:57 AM
Dimitri Kavallineas R1,000.00 March 27, 2025 7:47 AM
Moira Pratt R1,000.00 March 27, 2025 7:44 AM
Eddie R150.00 March 27, 2025 7:17 AM
Stephen Nel R500.00 March 27, 2025 7:06 AM
Milly Spies R500.00 March 26, 2025 8:59 PM
Liesel Janse van Rensburg R250.00 March 26, 2025 7:30 PM
Louis Siebert R500.00 March 26, 2025 11:00 AM
Cassie R500.00 March 25, 2025 1:44 PM
Koos Smit R1,000.00 March 20, 2025 1:06 PM
Leilani Postmus R500.00 March 15, 2025 5:45 PM
Guy R2,000.00 March 15, 2025 5:27 PM
Anonymous R250.00 March 12, 2025 1:14 PM
Uschi Briel R250.00 March 12, 2025 12:33 PM
Anonymous R500.00 March 11, 2025 10:36 AM
Inari R500.00 March 10, 2025 7:08 AM
Anonymous R500.00 March 9, 2025 5:12 PM
Mart-Marie R5,000.00 March 9, 2025 9:15 AM
Anonymous R500.00 March 9, 2025 8:29 AM
Martin Lodewyks R2,000.00 March 9, 2025 7:49 AM
Anonymous R100.00 March 9, 2025 7:47 AM
Mary-Anne R100.00 March 8, 2025 3:42 PM
Esther Erasmus R1,000.00 March 8, 2025 11:29 AM
Anonymous R250.00 March 8, 2025 9:05 AM
Gideon R1,000.00 March 8, 2025 8:40 AM
Narina R1,000.00 March 8, 2025 8:24 AM
Jakobus Kok R1,000.00 March 8, 2025 8:17 AM
Aldus R1,000.00 March 8, 2025 7:58 AM
Anonymous R100.00 March 8, 2025 7:29 AM