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Описание: A walkathon is an organized community event or fundraiser where participants raise money by collecting pledges or donations to walk a predetermined distance, usually ranging from 5 km to 42 km. These non-competitive, low-intensity events focus on health, fitness, and charitable causes rather than speed.

Purpose: They are widely used by charities, schools, and non-profit organizations to raise money for medical research, disease awareness, or community initiatives.

Fundraising Mechanics: Participants ask friends, family, and local businesses to pledge a specific amount of money per mile or kilometer walked, or simply to make a flat donation to support their participation.

Community Focus: Because they require low physical exertion compared to running marathons, walkathons appeal to a wide variety of ages and fitness levels, making them highly inclusive.

If you are located in or near Kodi, Karnataka, walkathons are frequently organized in major nearby cities like Udupi, Mangalore, and Bengaluru to support causes ranging from disability rights to healthcare awareness.

For example, regional hubs like Bengaluru host major annual walkathons such as the Samarthanam Walkathon (promoting health and inclusivity), or nationwide virtual walkathons where participants track their daily steps using mobile apps to earn digital certificates and medals.

Are you looking to organize a local walkathon, or would you like to find an upcoming walkathon event in the Karnataka region to participate in? Let me know how you'd like to proceed!

A walkathon (walk-a-thon), walking marathon or sponsored walk is a type of community or school fundraiser in which participants raise money by collecting donations or pledges for walking a predetermined distance or course. They are similar in format to other physical activity based fundraising events such as marathons and cycling races, but are usually non-competitive and lower intensity. The low intensity model is ideal for mobilizing broad-based community support, and as a result Walkathons usually target participants from a wide range of ages and economic backgrounds.

Walkathons are popular fundraisers for issues that affect large sections of the population. Most commonly, Walkathons focus on fighting or curing pervasive diseases or ailments such as AIDS, cancer, diabetes, lupus, and arthritis, and participation is also often promoted as a symbol of empowerment, remembrance, or awareness of affected people and their relations.

The first known walkathon was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1953, by the Puerto Rican actor/comedian, Ramón Rivero, better known as Diplo. He walked 80 miles (from the capital city of San Juan to Ponce, on the other side of the island, to raise money for the Liga Puertorriqueña Contra el Cáncer (the Puerto Rican League Against Cancer). In that walkathon, Ramón Rivero raised the equivalent of $85,000 in four days. The walkathon turned into an historical event that became part of the collective consciousness of Puerto Ricans all over the world and has been copied several times since, including in 2009, when the "League", in memory of the first event, did a "Diplo Returns to San Juan" walkathon, raising almost $200,000.

In 1968, the first walkathon was held on the US mainland, sponsored by the American Freedom from Hunger Foundation. After receiving a national promo from Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon, who were in the Twin Cities for a live performance of The Tonight Show, the Minneapolis, Minnesota walkathon, called the "International Walk for Development", drew over 3,000 walkers to the 33-mile route through the streets of Minneapolis. The local organizers included two high school activists, Laurel Norton of St. Paul, and Howard Freedland of Minneapolis, who convinced Johnny Carson to promote the event and organized local churches and synagogues to support the walk.

Additional walks were held in Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota, where 650 walkers finished the entire 33-mile route.

The other walkathon organizers included Harvey Silver and a former priest named Jack Healey. On a stopover in England, when returning from the Peace Corps, they saw adults participating in sponsored walks to raise money for causes. Together with Bob Schumacher, who provided the public relations support, the first walkathons were held in the US, primarily with children walking, rather than adults.

On 8 May 1971, the largest nationally coordinated walkathon up to that time saw over 150,000 American walkers on several dozen routes throughout the nation walk over 2 million miles, raising over $1.2m to fight hunger. These "Walks for Development" were coordinated by the American Freedom from Hunger Foundation.
Courtesy:- Wikipedia
Here, Walkathon by Janaseva Trust, Giliyar. Participated by Udupi Chikmagalur MP Kota Srinivasa Poojary, Kundapura MLA Kiran Kodgi, Udupi MLA Yashpal Suvarna, Kapu MLA Gurme Suresh Shetty.
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