A Walk For A Wish

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Monday, April 16th, 2012
10:00 AM

A Walk For A Wish
Janine Annett Is a grade 9 student from Campbell River. She invites you to join her for coffee and drumming as she passes through Spirit Square. To see her progress and to make a donation visit her on Facebook at A Walk For A Wish
Janine has been interested in doing something about poverty since about the time she entered elementary school. Ever since, she has been researching and doing presentations about poverty in her community. On October 13 of last fall, Janine had the amazing opportunity to attend �We Day� (http://www.weday.com/), where she was inspired to do something crazy and unrealistic. From April 3rd to May 3rd Janine will be walking the length of Vancouver Island (Port Hardy to Victoria) to raise awareness and money for child poverty locally and globally as well as to support youth empowerment. Her walk is called �A Walk For A Wish� and Janine�s goal is to raise $10,000, which is equal to one penny for every step.
Janine�s global action will raise money to build a school in Barind Bhilo Ki, India through the organization Free the Children.
Free the Children is an international charity dedicated to a world where all young people are free to achieve their fullest potential as agents of change. Their domestic programs educate, engage and empower hundreds of thousands of youth in North America and the UK. Internationally, Its �Adopt a Village� model has brought over 650 schools and school rooms to youth, provided clean water and health care and sanitation to one million people around the world, which helps free children and their families from the cycle of poverty. Learn more about Free the Children at http://www.freethechildren.com/.

Locally, Janine will be taking action against child poverty on Vancouver Island. According to First Call (http://www.firstcallbc.org/), British Columbia�s child poverty rate is still growing. Janine is working with youth on Vancouver Island to organize fundraising events specific to their community and raise awareness about child poverty locally. Youth from across the Island will join her for parts of her walk and collect pledges. She will stop along the way to do presentations at schools and in communities to help educate, inspire and empower youth.
�A Walk for A Wish� is about taking action. It�s about youth being the leaders of today and tomorrow one step at a time.
Facebook: A Walk For A Wish
E-mail: [email protected]