NTUC FairPrice donates S$1m at One Community Walk for needy families - Channel NewsAsia

NTUC FairPrice donates S$1m at One Community Walk for needy families - Channel NewsAsia: "Over the years, the FairPrice Food Voucher scheme has contributed S$8 million worth in vouchers to over 160,000 requests for financial assistance.

The current donation brings the total amount to S$9 million to meet over 180,000 requests.

This year, over 85,000 participants registered for the walk."

UK Press Release Distribution Service - Vadvert UK

UK Press Release Distribution Service - Vadvert UK: "More Than 4,000 People Registered For “Bare Your Sole” Event Which Raises Over S$100,000

SINGAPORE: Amid cool weather brought on by a morning shower, hundreds of people of all ages gamely walked around a new Singapore park in aid of Habitat for Humanity."

Habitat-Barclays Barefoot Charity Walk Needs Your Soles! – American Banking News

Habitat-Barclays Barefoot Charity Walk Needs Your Soles! – American Banking News: "The venue will offer a picturesque setting for the walk which will take place over 2.5 and 4 kilometre distances. Building on the success of previous years’ events, the organisers hope to attract more than 5,000 pairs of bare feet for the 9.00am start.

Participants in the barefoot walk will help raise funds for local and overseas beneficiaries. The event will also assist in raising awareness for Habitat for Humanity projects that build homes and fight poverty for the less fortunate."

Walkathon raises S$210,000 for nursing home - Channel NewsAsia

Walkathon raises S$210,000 for nursing home - Channel NewsAsia: "The Home Nursing Foundation (HNF)'s second Charity Walkathon kicked off at East Coast Park on Saturday morning.

HNF was able to up the ante this year, raising some S$50,000 more compared with the amount raised in its first walkathon last year."

TheSpec - Men in high heels walk for charity

TheSpec - Men in high heels walk for charity: "Almost a hundred men teetered their way through a one-mile course while wearing high heeled shoes for charity."

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Bristol | Apprentice star on charity walk

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Bristol | Apprentice star on charity walk: "Up to 200 people were walking the 14 miles from Bath to Bristol on Saturday to raise money for meningitis research.

Among them was Lorraine Tighe, a recent contestant on BBC show The Apprentice, whose daughter Alexia contracted the disease at the age of two.

Ms Tighe, 37, is supporting the Bristol-based charity's Search 4 a Vaccine Campaign, which aims to develop a vaccine for meningitis B.

This was the strain which left Alexia critically ill."

Walkers brave rain to run-up charity total - WalesOnline

Walkers brave rain to run-up charity total - WalesOnline: "DESPITE the weather the Blaenau Gwent branch of the Alzheimer's Society's biggest fundraiser of the year still went ahead.

MP Dai Davies officially started the walk and joined people with dementia of all ages and their carers on the walk.

There were more than 200 people at the event in Bryn Bach Park on Saturday, September 6, around 70 people actually walked in the rain to raise much needed funds and awareness of the issues facing people with dementia and their families."

SuperWalk for Parkinson's Raises Record $2.2 Million - MarketWatch

SuperWalk for Parkinson's Raises Record $2.2 Million - MarketWatch: "Last update: 5:00 a.m. EDT Sept. 15, 2008
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Sep 15, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Hope and determination motivated 13,000 SuperWalkers in over 80 communities across Canada to raise a record $2.2 million for Parkinson's research, education and support services, with more money still to come."

Bank’s charity event attracts 900 participants

Bank’s charity event attracts 900 participants: "SCOPE International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Standard Chartered Plc., United Kingdom, organised a 5km Mass Walk recently to raise RM80,000 to benefit children living with HIV/AIDS and other underprivileged groups."

Viet Nam News

Viet Nam News: "HCM CITY — Some 15,000 people are expected to walk for charity in Phu My Hung next week to raise funds for the poor in HCM City.

The walk is being held to mark the upcoming Lunar New Year, or Tet, holiday.

The third annual Lawrence S. Ting charity walk, co-organised by Phu My Hung Joint Venture Co., Viet Nam Fatherland Front’s HCM City branch, and District 7 People’s Committee, will take place next Sunday over a 4km section in District 7."

London IT Charity Walk mobilises IT's giving side

London IT Charity Walk mobilises IT's giving side: "The London IT Charity Walk, taking place on Sunday 16 September, is an opportunity for IT professionals and their families to explore London while raising money for children's charity Barnado's and the WCIT Charitable Trust.

The annual event, now in its tenth year, is organised by the City of London livery organisation, the Information Technologists Company, and is supported by Computer Weekly. This year's event is based in the spacious grounds of the Honorary Artillery Company (HAC), near Moorgate."

allAfrica.com: Uganda: Charity Walk Raises Sh1m for Sickle Cell Clinic (Page 1 of 1)

allAfrica.com: Uganda: Charity Walk Raises Sh1m for Sickle Cell Clinic (Page 1 of 1): "SICKLE Cell Initiative (SCI) organised a charity recently, to raise funds for the construction of a new sickle cell centre at Mulago Hospital and raise public awareness about the sickle cell disease.

A total of sh300,000 was raised while over sh700, 000 were pledges, at the charity walk, from upper Mulago to the Centennary Park, Kampala."