09/05/2025
𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐔𝐒 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 – 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐡 – 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟏𝟔𝟖𝟎𝐤𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝟑𝟓 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬…𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!
The Mossel Bay Municipality will be hosting an athlete with an inspiring story at the Mossel Bay Municipality multimedia communication studio on Friday, 9 May…and you can join us LIVE! The live streaming will start from 14:00. Read more here - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AiPRqeVmR/
𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ: 𝐷𝑒𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑀𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑙 𝐵𝑎𝑦, 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑆𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑦𝑜𝑟, 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑢 𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑑
𝐁𝐮𝐭, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥?
Denver van der Bergh calls himself “a person in long-term recovery from alcohol addiction”. After struggling with addiction for 25 years, not only has he been sober for 5 years, but during this time worked hard to rebuild my life, going back to study and graduated cm laude with a degree in Business Administration.
Seemingly keen to take on touch challenges – he completed the 90 km Comrades Ultra-Marathon, which he sees as “a significant personal milestone”.
This year, he is pushing himself even further, taking on an even greater challenge with the aim of raising awareness and funds for those who cannot afford rehabilitation.
Denver will run 1680 km from Cape Town to Pietermaritzburg, over 35 days and then participate in the Comrades Marathon.
𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐔𝐒 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 – 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐡 – 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟏𝟔𝟖𝟎𝐤𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝟑𝟓 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬…𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!
The Mossel Bay Municipality will be hosting an athlete with an inspiring story at the Mossel Bay Municipality multimedia communication studio on Friday, 9 May…and you can join us LIVE! The live streaming will start from 14:00.
𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ: 𝐷𝑒𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑀𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑙 𝐵𝑎𝑦, 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑆𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑦𝑜𝑟, 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑢 𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑑
𝐁𝐮𝐭, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥?
Denver van der Bergh calls himself “a person in long-term recovery from alcohol addiction”. After struggling with addiction for 25 years, not only has he been sober for 5 years, but during this time worked hard to rebuild my life, going back to study and graduated cm laude with a degree in Business Administration.
Seemingly keen to take on tough challenges – he completed the 90 km Comrades Ultra-Marathon, which he sees as “a significant personal milestone”.
This year, he is pushing himself even further, taking on an even greater challenge with the aim of raising awareness and funds for those who cannot afford rehabilitation.
Denver will run 1680 km from Cape Town to Pietermaritzburg, over 35 days and then participate in the Comrades Marathon.
“My goal is to spread a message of hope, raise funds for addiction rehabilitation, and break the harmful stigmas surrounding addiction. Please consider supporting this meaningful cause and making a difference in the lives of those struggling with addiction. Together, we can give hope to those who need it most,” says Denver.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?
The Mossel Bay Municipality through its Directorate Community Services facilitates programmes and collaborates with other stakeholders to educate communities against substance abuse. During these successful campaigns, recognized by SALGA in 2024, various support services provided by relevant mandated parties including the Department of Social Development are taken directly to the communities where it is needed most. The municipality also facilitates and convenes the quarterly meetings of the Local Drug Action Committee (LDAC), providing services and support to those affected by substance dependency.
𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxMDVgCN7To
He has raised over R14k on a crowd funding BackaBudy campaign. His running club has offered to sponsor for R10 for every kilometre that I will cover. All the proceeds on the BackaBuddy will go directly to charity. He wishes to keep my expenses for the journey separate.
https://www.backabuddy.co.za/campaign/serenity-run
Denver’s story of overcoming addiction:
* https://maroelamedia.co.za/goeiegoed/goeie-nuus/voorheen-verslaaf-nou-hardloop-hy-van-kaap-na-comrades/
* https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2023-04-07-cape-town-man-beats-addiction-set-to-take-part-in-two-oceans-marathon/
*https://www.asisa.org.za/media/gebd4a4a/denvervanderbergh.pdf
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