Triathlete aims to raise almost R1m for pupil to attend King Edward VII School for 5 years

A young triathlete, James Gerber, 24, gave it his all at the sport and crowdfunded over R500 000 in a little over six months to put an underprivileged child through school.

Gerber, who wants to become a pro triathlete, said that growing up, he lived a life that many could only dream of and wanted to use his privilege for good. He said he got the inspiration to start this venture from his parents.

‘’Many don’t come from a place of privilege and every day is a fight and a struggle. If I could give one boy the chance to go to King Edward, I was going to do everything I could to make that happen,’’ he wrote on his crowdfunding page on MatchKit.

But Gerber has raised the money he has so…

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