A League of Super Heroes Fighting Global Poverty!

We’re into the final days before the 26th World Partnership Walk! Thanks not just to the efforts of volunteers from across Canada, but also through Facebook and Twitter, to the voices of volunteers from around the world, this year’s event is going to be a great success again!

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But most importantly, come and Walk the Walk with us.

Sunday, May 30th at 10:30 AM

Toronto (Metro Hall), Vancouver (Lumbermen’s Arch), Edmonton (Legislature grounds), Victoria (Beaconfield Park)

Other cities to follow.

Is the Walk new to you? It is Canada’s largest charity walk raising funds to fight global poverty. Taking place in 9 different cities, in 2009 alone, the walk raised over $6Million! 100% of funds raised go directly to the projects, and along with funds leverged from CIDA, the effects are compounded.

Be a part of Canadians helping to change the world.

The world is still in need! Can you believe it has already been a year since our last mission??

Last year, a group Super Heroes gathered to help tackle global poverty by joining up The World Partnership Walk (Canada’s largest charity walk raising awareness and funds to combat global poverty).  Over $5000 was raised, and across the Canada over $6Million was raised last year!

The challenge is still there though and many of our Super heroes are back including @erin_bury, @casiestewart, @reado, @funkstop, @jaygoldman, @clickflickca along with new recruits @jasbanwait, @alkarim, @zeminameghji and more friends to be announced!! 

The idea of A Social Movement formed last year to harness the incedible energy and innovation exploding across Toronto - without a doubt a sign of Canada’s stature on the world stage!  This year, we e taking the battle nationally!  Super heroes are gathering not just in Toronto, but and the World Partnership Walk across the country!  Former heroes @karimkanji @skanwar and @elysiabrooker are even helping out incognito this year!!

The strategy is the same, Superheroes will be challenging friends and colleagues to sponsor and join forces to walk on the day! In Toronto the Walk is at 10am, May 30, at the Toronto Metro Hall. (news following on our plan for the day!)  Details of other cities to follow!

Are you a Super Hero? Join up to the cause!

Join our FB page, Follow our Tweets, Blog, invite, and advocate!

- Rahim

@funkstop

Our team A Social Movement raised approximately $2500, which in turn will be matched to achieve $5000! That in turn will be leveraged with CIDA funds to up to 10x depending up on the project!

While compared to the scale of the problem, it may not seem like much, perhaps more importantly, our team has raised awareness about this great walk (Canada’s largest walk fighting Global Poverty) and has raised awareness about the importance of long term, multi input sustainable programs.  In this ever increasingly interconnected world, I am proud that Canadians are addressing this issue.

Over 50 people walked with our team, wearing one of our bibs, but we were a part of something a lot larger as well! Across the country, more than 40000 people came together to walk in different cities across Canada, and the amounts raised are already being released.

Vancouver: approx $2M
Toronto: approx $1.5M
Edmonton: approx. $675K
Kitchener: approx: $150K
Other cities announcing soon.

Importantly, ALL funds (100%) go directly to the programs - not a cent is paid on administrative costs.

Our team could not have been put together without the support of our online community amongst whom, these individuals deserve special mentions (in no particular order):

@dariusbashar, @erin_bury, @nairapemberton, @sarahprevette, @jaygoldman, @saulcolt, @mujna, @katejongbloed, @casiestewart, @karimkanji, @taliarusso, @skanwar, @aazambhimji, @rlangdon, @clickflickca, @karmacakedotca, @jarodvhale, @reado, @idogood, @faizakanji, @stuartma, @nailaj , @photojunkie, Roxanna Kara Kassam, Raheema Hemraj, and @fnthawar

In addition, we could not have pulled this off without the support from SonyEricsson, RedWire (@RedWire), BibNumbers.com, A Daily Challenge @DoOneGood), Erika Rodrigues (Apolonia Designs), Devo Brown at Flow93.5, Altruism Challenge (@zakirh, @nadirebrahim,@imrane), and Kate Jongbloed at Unpacking Development (@katejongbloed).

I hope through this walk, everyone’s awareness of the different approaches to Global Poverty has been raised and that each of us will take the time to continue to advocate the value of long term sustainable development, empowering communities, and most importantly reaffirming the right to dignity that every individual desires.  

 This is Canada’s largest charity walk fighting global poverty and we just completed the 25th year! It is a testament to the impact that a small group of individuals, who started the first walk in Vancouver in 1985, can have.

This was the first year of A Social Movement joining up to the cause - I look forward seeing all of you again next year! 

Rahim
@funkstop

Some News links

This is just a snippet of some of the news that came out this past weekend!

The Sun - Video of Vancouver Walk

CP24 - Thousands walk in downtown Toronto to end poverty

What an amazing day! Stay tuned for more pictures!!

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Another Superhero has joined the fight! Welcome Miss Sunshine Girl!!

Welcome our newest Super Hero!! Miss Karma and her Karma Cameleons have taken up the cause!!

Watch out for the Karma Police!!

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Check back often to see updates of how much Super Hero has raised! (updated every 10 minutes)

Toronto is bubbling over with energy in all fields - Social Media, music, tech startups, film, global advocacy, to name only a few – all of which is displaying Toronto’s presence on the Global arena.

Toronto is increasingly seen as a model of engaged citizens, increasingly connected not only locally but globally as well.

The idea of A Social Movement is to harness that energy, mobilize the community, and join up to an already great cause The World Partnership Walk (Canada’s largest charity walk raising awareness and funds to fight global poverty).

To that end, a number of ‘Super Heroes’ will be challenging their friends and colleagues to sponsor them and join the team on May 31st at the Toronto Metro Hall.

This blog will have updates to indicate which Super Hero is leading the group!  The goal is to use social media as the primary vehicles to raise $5000 and to have all our followers show up on the day of the walk with us! (We’ll have some exciting news about that too!)

We have a small team of hardworking dedicated volunteers already working on this.  We can always use additional assistance though - if you want to help out please contact us! With your assistance we can ensure our team is a success.

Join our FB page, Follow our Tweets, Blog, invite, and advocate!

Stay tuned to hear about our heroes!

- Rahim

@funkstop