Athletically-inclined Greeks and the not-so-fit will be joining forces to raise funds to help Father Themi’s Orthodox Mission in Sierra Leone next week in AHEPA Youth’s Path to Paradise Fun Run.

The run will be divided into two levels, with runners able to choose from a 3.2 kilometre run or walk and a 6.4 kilometre run. The event will also host a barbeque and a cake stall, allowing participants to make the most of Melbourne’s first autumn afternoon for 2015, and to allow them to start the new season on a healthy foot.

Newly elected AHEPA Youth president Anthea Tsaousis has continued the organisation’s support of Father Themis’ mission and the charity Paradise 4 Kids and says all the funds raised will go towards buying much needed supplies.

She says the fun run is “instrumental in helping support a worthy cause, as every dollar raised will buy tangible supplies, such as chlorine sachets, that are needed to prevent the spread of the tragic Ebola virus”.

Father Themis has been helping more than 3,000 families who are currently suffering at the hands of Ebola.

To register for the fun run, head to: www.trybooking.com/GSSK

All members of the public are invited to join, with tickets for adults at $25 and tickets for children at just $10. If you are unable to attend the event, donations can also be made through the above website.

The Path to Paradise fun run will be held on March 1 at 11.00am at Princess Park, Carlton.