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OXFAM WALK – 16 MAY 2010 Spend an enjoyable day with the family at the Oxfam Walk on Sunday 16 May, raising money for Oxfam's Emergencies Fund.
The start and finish point of the walk is at Milton Country Park, where you can choose a 3-mile, 8, 12, 16, 22, or 26-mile marathon route for the really energetic. The 3 mile route is within the Park and is suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs. There really is something for all the family! All the walks are well signed with marshals, and there are convenient checkpoints on each walk offering refreshments and toilets for a well-earned break. If you enter as a team (which can be a family team) of 5 to10 people of any age, you'll have the chance to win the Oxfam Team Trophy, if you raise the most sponsorship. A free return bus is available from the centre of Cambridge to the start of the walk, courtesy of Stagecoach.
Veronica Speirs, of Cambridge says, "We always have a great day. We're big supporters of Oxfam and its wonderful being part of a big, well-organized event attracting such a wide range of people."
This year, the Oxfam Walk aims to raise £50,000 for Oxfam's Emergencies Fund helping communities affected by natural and manmade disasters, including the thousands of people in desperate need of assistance following the earthquake in Haiti. To help us reach this target we ask each adult walker to pay a registration fee of £6 beforehand, or £10 on the day (children under 16 walk for free) and to raise at least £50. That's enough to pay for a hygienic toilet, vital for preventing the spread of disease in an emergency.
For more information and to register online visit www.oxfam.org.uk/walk or pick up a registration form from your local Oxfam shop.
All enquiries contact 0300 2001244 or e-mail events@oxfam.org.uk
The Cambridge Oxfam Walk is organised by volunteers. We are currently looking for a new Chair to help organise the Walk from 2011. If you are interested in this or any other volunteer position please get in touch. |
