Walk for Child Rights 2008

Type of event: Fundraising Sports

That’s how far you can travel by walking a few miles in your city in the US! CRY America is delighted to present its annual fundraising event - Walk for Child Rights 2008. By participating in this walk, you can support millions of marginalized children in India, living miles away from you. Like in District Latur, a deprived region in Maharashtra, where children have to walk for more than 3 miles everyday, just to reach their schools. Come, be a part of this unique opportunity to create lasting change in the lives of these children.

CRY America Walk 2008 kickstarted in Bay Area on June 15th at the Shoreline Park in Mountain View. Bharath Sundararaman, CRY America Bay Area volunteer, describes the exciting day: "400 people, 22 teams, 40 children and 4 different walk/run events: the walk event was a dream come true! This event stood apart in its own right for one big reason - the spotlight was on the Children.  They competed in the race, participated in all the fun activities, volunteered for the raffle, kept our face painting and balloon-walas busy and reminded us of our very goal - to give the gift of childhood to underprivileged children, irrespective of caste, creed, race or religion..to stand up for child rights!"
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Detroit AC – 5k Walk event was held on Aug 23 at the scenic Paint Creek Trail in Rochester. Event participants included a 100 online donors, 100 Walkers and 15 volunteers actively engaged in the event. Revenues crossed $6500. Event sponsors included Highglow Jewelers, Aakash Grocers, MiIndia.com & Karn Gill.  Free food was sourced from several Indian restaurants. A skit was performed by children and games were organized for children, including entertainment by a clown. 

Boston AC - Walk event was held on Aug 23 at the Minuteman Park. Teams that walked included Deloitte SAEN and the N-Family. We had nearly 60 participants and 12 volunteers actively engaged in the event. Revenues crossed $6500. It was a beautiful day and everyone enjoyed the walk followed by Indian snacks.  

Pittsburgh AC – 5k Walk organized on Sept 13 at the Schenley Park. 40 participants walked, including teams from August Wilson African-American Heritage Center and Om from Carnegie Mellon University and NetIP. Despite inclement weather, $3,600 was raised through online pledges and registrations.  

Chicago AC – the physical event was postponed due to extreme weather conditions. However, a successful online pledge drive has already raised $13,000, including $2,500 in sponsorships from Standard Parking Corporation, Dunkin Donuts, A1 Dental Clinic and Dakshin South Indian Restaurant. We had around 40 registered participants and were expecting another 20 on the spot entries. The event date has yet to be finalized.