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Back in 1977, at the age of 15, Hanniel was introduced to heroin by the older kids in his neighbourhood at Queenstown. He dropped out of school at Primary 6 and began work as a waiter. His earnings fuelled his drug habit. Before long, he was carted off to a drug rehabilitation centre, the first of his many incarcerations, “ I wanted to run my own life… I didn’t want to listen to my family. I was young, restless and had no focus.”
In one of his brushes with the law, he even crushed his ankles jumping out of a flat and had to undergo surgery.
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Hanniel, a reform ex-offender doing his part for the community in Aviva Ironman
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Hanniel’s turning point came after his stint at "The Helping Hand"; a halfway house. "I knew that if I continued on this path back to drugs again, it would lead to destruction. Either I would be sentenced to death one day or overdose."
Today, Hanniel is now married and has a full-time job doing maintenance at a church to support his spouse and three children.
In April this year, Hanniel showed that ex-offenders can become contributing member in the community by being part of a triathlon team to raise funds for the Yellow Ribbon Fund.
This year Hanniel will be celebrating his 48th birthday, and to mark this special year, he would like to contribute his sporting talent to the Yellow Ribbon Fund and another designated charity. This time at the Yellow Ribbon Prison Run 2009, Hanniel will attempt to break his personal best of 48mins for the 10km run.
Rally your colleagues and come forth in supporting Hanniel in the 10k48 Challenge.
Yes, I would like to support Hanniel and his 10k48 Challenge!
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