Sy doelwit? Om R100 000 vir Reach for a Dream in te samel om die drome van 20 kinders met lewensbedreigende siektes, 'n werklikheid te maak.

Die wedren, wat jaarliks in die Witteberg-bergreeks in die Oos-Vrystaat plaasvind, is nie deur Potgieter voltooi nie nadat hy ná 70 kilometer in die wedloop ernstig beseer is, en 'n paar dae later geopereer moes word.

Potgieter sê, “Die wedren was ongelooflik, maar die toestande was baie taai. Die gebied het die afgelope paar weke baie reën gekry, wat beteken het dat die omgewing baie ruig was. Dit was fisies ’n taai wedloop. Ek het tot by die halfpadmerk gekom en alles het goed gevoel. Toe, met 30 kilometer oor, gaan skeur ek alles in my knie. Dit was nogal teleurstellend.

FOTO: Facebook Shandor Potgieter

“Die wedloop is egter nie daardie naweek gehardloop nie, maar voor die tyd met al die skenkings wat ontvang is van luisteraars, kliënte, vriende, en familie. Ons het ons oorspronklike doelwit van R100 000 oortref teen Vrydag, 18 November. Ons was op R132 000 en toe kry ons die naweek nog 'n belofte van 'n onderwyser in die Vaal vir nog R100 000.

“Die ondersteuning van die gemeenskap om hierdie kinders se drome te bewaarheid was verstommend en dit was wat my op die wedloopdag op daardie berg aan die gang gehou het.”

Potgieter voeg by dat hy op die herstelpad is, besig met rehabilitasie aan sy knie, en sal terug wees om in die toekoms weer die 100km-wedloop aan te durf.

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Waarom OFM

OFM, die klank van jou lewe, is Sentraal-Suid-Afrika se voorste kommersiële radiostasie, wat ’n verskeidenheid musiek, nuus en vermaak bied. Die stasie het in 2021, 35 jaar in die uitsaaiwese gevier. OFM is deel van die Central Media Group, met sy hoofkantoor in Bloemfontein, en 'n satellietateljee in Welkom.

Die stasie bedien die welvarende SEM 7-10 ekonomies aktiewe mark met 'n uitsaaigebied wat die Vrystaat, Noord-Kaap, Suid-Gauteng en Noordwes insluit. OFM is sinoniem met die mense van Sentraal Suid-Afrika, en sluit 'n volle spektrum van luisteraars in, van stedelike werkende ouers, tot korporatiewe professionele persone, sowel as landelike gemeenskappe en landbouprodusente.

Die stasie het 'n ongelooflike lojale en ondersteunende gehoor. OFM se luisteraars bestee van die meeste tyd wat luisteraars in Suid-Afrika bestee om radio te luister. Dit word behaal deur die stasie se gepaste musiekaanbiedinge – luisteraars kan hul gunstelingliedjies op die Request Network versoek en op Saterdae kan hulle inskakel om saam Sentraal-Suid-Afrika se 30 grootste treffers op die Central SA Top 30 af te tel.

OFM bied verskeie nisprogramme aan – insluitend 'n toegewyde landbouprogram met drie bykomende landbounuusopdaterings per dag, sowel as 'n toegewyde besigheidsprogram met twee bykomende ekonomiese nuusopdaterings deur die loop van die dag.

Sport lê OFM-luisteraars na aan die hart en dit is wat baie Sentraal-Suid-Afrikaners bymekaar bring. Die stasie is 'n trotse vennoot, borg en ondersteuner van die Cheetahs-, Griekwas- en Luiperds-rugbyspanne, asook die Knights-, Heat- en Dragons-krieketspanne. OFM is daartoe verbind om die regte goeie lewe te lei, en terselfdertyd Sentraal-Suid-Afrikaners te help om hul beste lewens te lei.

OFM presenter raises over R230k for Reach for a Dream

The host of OFM’s Good Morning Breakfast show, Shandor Potgieter, participated in the K-Way SkyRun 100 race this past November. His goal? To raise R100 000 for Reach for a Dream to make the dreams of 20 children living with life-threatening diseases a reality.

The race, which takes place annually in the Witteberg Mountain range in the Eastern Free State, could not be completed by Potgieter after he was seriously injured 70 kilometres into the race, requiring surgery a few days later.

Potgieter says, “The race was amazing, but the conditions were quite brutal. The area received a ton of rain over the past few weeks, which meant the vegetation was overgrown. It was a tough race physically. I made it to the halfway mark and everything felt good. Then, with 30 kilometres left, I went and tore everything in my knee. That was quite disappointing.

“However, the race was run not on that weekend but ahead of time with all the donations received from listeners, clients, friends, and family. We surpassed our original goal of R100 000 by Friday, 18 November. We were on R132 000 and then we received another pledge from a teacher in the Vaal over the weekend for another R100 000.

“The support from the community to make these kids’ dreams come true was astounding and that was what kept me going on that mountain on race day.”

Potgieter adds that he is on the road to recovery, busy with rehabilitation to his knee, and will be back to take on the 100km race again in the future.

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Why OFM

OFM, the Sound of Your Life, is Central South Africa’s premier commercial radio station, offering a mix of music, news, and entertainment. The station celebrated 35 years in the broadcasting industry in 2021. OFM is part of the Central Media Group, with its head office in Bloemfontein, and a satellite studio in Welkom.

The station serves the affluent SEM 7-10 economically active marketplace with a broadcast footprint across the Free State, Northern Cape, southern Gauteng and North West. OFM is synonymous with the people of Central South Africa, and includes a full spectrum of listeners, from urban working moms and dads to corporate professionals, as well as rural communities and agricultural producers.

The station has an incredibly loyal and supportive audience. OFM enjoys one of the highest occurrences of time spent listening to the radio in South Africa. This is achieved by the station’s great music offerings – such as playing listeners their favourite songs on the Request Network and counting down Central South Africa’s 30 biggest hits on the Central SA Top 30.

OFM offers several niche features – including a dedicated agricultural programme with three additional agricultural news updates a day and a dedicated business programme with two additional economic news updates throughout the day.

Sport is close to OFM listeners’ hearts and is what brings much of Central South Africa together. The station is a proud partner, sponsor, and supporter of the Cheetahs, Griquas and Leopards rugby teams as well as the Knights, Heat and Dragons cricket teams. OFM is committed to living the real good life, while at the same time helping Central South Africans to live their best lives.