Walkathon premiere in Cologne
"Donate money with your feet" – this was the motto followed by the participants of the first ECCO Walkathon in Cologne. 400 people made a commitment and gathered at Cologne's MediaPark this Saturday, greeted by sunshine and temperatures around 21ºC. The objective was to generate as many kilometres – and euros – for ECCO's two African charity projects in the Congo Basin and in Kenya. At 11:00 a.m., stage host Jo Hiller from WDR television sent the crowd on their 8 km walk through the city, covering among other things the Rhine river promenade and the cozy old town.
Our thanks goes to all participants for their exemplary commitment to charity which will undoubtedly motivate many more citizens to join the Cologne Walkathon in the future. We'd also like to thank our fantastic crew and volunteers from Cologne, Hamburg and Berlin as well as our dedicated stage artists that gave the day such a fantastic atmosphere.
Event results:
Participants: 381
Distance covered: 3,180 km
ECCO’s donation to charity: EUR 3,500
Charity projects:
Street Kids International receives EUR 1,922 [read about this project]
WWF Germany receives EUR 1,578 [read about this project]
Rudolfplatz ligger midt i Köln, ikke langt fra Neumarkt og shoppinggaden Schildergasse. Under arrangementet vil der på pladsen være en scene med musik og underholdning, en udstilling, hvor du kan læse mere om støtteprojekterne, registreringstelte og en informationsbod. Mad og drikkevarer kan købes på pladsen.
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Oplev Kölns smukke centrum, byens historiske kvarterer og den dejlige udsigt til Rhinen. Turen går forbi historiske bygninger, grønne parker og adskillige caféer. Opdag byen på en ny måde, mens du donerer penge med fødderne. Ruten på 8 km er velegnet for børn – og også klapvogne og kørestole. Mere information om ruten og programmet kommer senere. Følg med her på siden.
more09:30 – Walkathon området åbner
10:00 – Underholdningen starter
10:45 – Opvarming
11:00 – Start
11:30 – Musik og underholdning
14:00 – Donationschecken overrækkes
14:10 – Tak for i år og på gensyn
