Canada 769 Day Walk Kirkland Lake ON Nov 13 2000 Day 147

Описание: Kenora March 3 2012 Good Mornin Kenora
Step By Step is a charity established by George Marcello in 1996.
In 1997, after receiving a life saving liver transplant, he started on a five year trek walking across Canada to thank his anonymous donor. On June 13 the Torch Of Life, an Olympic style torch was anonymously delivered at him doorstep anonymously. He carried this with him, and almost a million people touched it, and thousands of precious stories developed.
On September 5 2001, he was asked to bring the Torch to Vatican City, where Pope John Paul II blessed it, and called organ & tissue donations a Genuine Act Of Love and wisely encouraged the young people to carry its message. Since then, we have referred to our charity as the Torch of Life .
In 2004, our famous 13 year old Kristopher Knowles, carried it across Canada while waiting for a liver transplant. This amazing young boy inspired hundreds of thousands of students. In the following years thousands of young people from Canada & USA have championed the Torch through thousands of cities & towns in their respective communities. These campaigns were called SOS4000 & SOSTHEAMERICAS.
On March 2, 2012, twenty year old Khaled Khatib carried it through 72 cities & towns in Ontario. He is presently the official Torch Bearer, preparing to carry it through Canada and the world. He hopes to be joined by Kristopher & Helene Campbell. We believe by having these young champions promote organ & tissue donations can save lives globally and bring the world a little closer.