May 31, 2008 - Skövde, Hertig Johans torg

On a beautiful sunny Saturday, 550 happy people, among them many families, met up to participate in Skövde's first ECCO Walkathon. For the event, the Swedish town's market square, Hertig Johans torg, was equipped with a stage, an exhibition about the charity projects and a number of booths for registration, balloons and snacks. After the return of the participants from the 6km walk, Swedish TV legend, folk singer and chanteuse Lill-Babs entertained the crowd with live music and sing-alongs. The Walkathon in Skövde raised 40,000 Swedish kronor for the charity projects run by Street Kids International and the WWF.

A big thanks to Per and Ann-Liz Almgren from the ECCO Shop for a fantastic event in Skövde as well as to our cooperation partners and all artists and friends for their great commitment and positive energy!

Participants: 550
Funds raised: SEK 40,000 (EUR 4,200)

Donations to charity projects
Street Kids International: SEK 22,100 [read about this charity project]
WWF Sweden: SEK 17,900 [read about this charity project]

Overview

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Start & route

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    Start & finish on Hertig Johans torg

    Hertig Johans torg is Skövde's historic market square in front of the old town hall. On its northern side, the square is flanked by Commerce, one of Skaraborg's most popular shopping centres. During the event, there will be a stage featuring music and entertainment, an exhibition about the charity projects you can support, registration tents and information booths run by local associations and partners. Snacks and drinks will also be available.

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    Walkathon tour - distance 6 km

    The walk is partly based on Skövde's (shorter) cultural route, developed by the Tourist Centre. The distance of 6 kilometres is well-suited for families with children - also for prams and wheelchairs. Click on the image to the left to see the route map.

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Programme

Presenter: Andreas Ljung

09:30 – Walkathon zone opens
10:00 – Funky Kidz from Puls, dance show
10:30 – Presentation of charity projects
10:45 – Warm-up excercises with Feelgood
11:00 – Start
11:30 – Sionkören, gospel choir



12:00 – Matilda Björnfot, winner of Skövde Stjärnskott 2008
12:30 – Glam Chicks from Falköping
13:00 – Lill-Babs
13:30 – Nicole Touma, winner of Skövde Stjärnskott 2007
14:00 – Donation check is presented
14:15 – Folket, Swedish folk music
14:45 – Thank you and good-bye

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Cooperation Partners

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