A Walk For Water/Chantilly, Virginia

Ellanor C. Lawrence Park

Friday, May 14, 2010 @ 9:30 AM

Date

Start: Friday, May 14, 2010 @ 9:30 AM

Address

Ellanor C. Lawrence Park
5040 Walney Road Chantilly, VA

Fees

$15 registration fee. Register by May 7th 12 noon to get a t-shirt!

Brief Description

Families and individuals from the Washington D.C. metro area are invited to join local students for this 4th annual A Walk For Water . Funds raised will help Amman Imman : Water is Life in their mission to bring water and hope to the Azawak of West Africa by building permanent and sustainable sources of water.

A Marathon Walk in 110+ degree heat

During nine months of the year, in stifling 110+ degree temperatures, the children of the Azawak make a marathon hike for water, inspired not by an athletic goal, but by a desperate need. They travel up to 30 miles in a day, in an oppressive heat, with little to eat, They know that if they don't return soon with water, one of their family members might die.

Walk to Change Lives

To bring an awareness to the challenges these children face, and to raise money to bring them water, area schools, students, their friends and families are invited to participate in a special event: "A Walk For Water", a collaborative fundraising project supporting the mission of Amman Imman.

Bringing Water to Kijigari Village this Spring!

Students and their families enjoy a fun walk together while changing and improving lives in the Azawak region. Our goal this spring is to raise $50,000 to complete the borehole in the Azawak village of Kijigari.

Location and Directions

For directions to Ellanor Lawrence Park go to: < href="http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/ecl/directions.htm"> Directions to Ellanor Lawrence Park .

Note: Boyd School students from the Broadlands and Reston campuses will be bused to the event. Students from the Westfields campus will walk to the park from school.

Additional Information

Everyone who registers by May 7th 12 noon will receive a commemorative t-shirt, 100% cotton.
All registrants ages 14 and younger will be awarded a special certificate honoring their effort.

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