KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run was on Tuesday officially launched at the Jamaica Pegasus in Kingston.

Now in its 16th year, the Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run has contributed approximately J$118 million to local charities and child care facilities, the organisers said.

Over the years, funds have been used to purchase equipment for entities such as Sophie’s Place & Mustard Seed Communities; The University Hospital Labour Ward; Jamaica AIDS Support for Life; The Renal Units of the Cornwall Regional, University and Kingston Public hospitals; Victoria Jubilee Hospital Neo Natal Care Unit; and in 2012, Chain of Hope Jamaica in support of the cardiac unit at the Bustamante Hospital for Children; Jamaica National Children’s Home; and the Best Care Lodge Children’s Home.

The 2014 Run, scheduled for February 16, will be under the patronage of Lady Patricia Allen, World and Olympic Champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and season five winner of The Voice, Tessanne Chin.