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September 13, 2009 - Hamburg, Stadtpark
A great experience for families with children
ECCO® Walkathon Hamburg is an event for all people, big and small, inviting you to donate money for charity with your feet. Children can give free reign to their imagination in the children's area and go treasure hunting on the children's route. Their parents and all other participants can relax on the lawns of Naturbad Stadtparksee, the historic public swimming pool in Hamburg’s large municipal park. You can enjoy a wonderful walk through the Stadtpark and up to the Alster river, criss-crossing bridges across the water. Before and after the walks there is live music and entertainment on the stage at Naturbad Stadtparksee.
You can choose the 6 km or the 10 km route – and if you're up to it, you can even walk the routes several times. You see, for every kilometer you walk, you automatically donate 1 € to one of the three charity projects, and the more you walk, the more money goes to the project of your choice.
Since 1999, more than 300,000 people have participated in ECCO Walkathon events across the world collecting close to 2.5 million euros for charity. In Hamburg, this year's donations go towards WWF’s Artic climate project, Street Kids International's project for street children in Kenya and Poland, and NestWerk’s street soccer project in Hamburg.
Overview
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Routes
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Start & Finish: Naturbad Stadtparksee
Naturbad Stadtparksee will be the start and finish area. Here you will find registration booths, the main stage with ongoing music and entertainment, the children's area with circus activities for kids, as well as the three organisations' tents. You will also find stalls where you can buy food and drink all day.
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6 km route
The 6 km route covers the entire municipal park. It is well-suited for families with children and also features a treasure hunt for kids. Click the thumbnail to see a map.
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10 km route
The 10 km route will take you out of the Stadtpark and through Hamburg’s Winterhude district. A big portion of it follows the Alster river and its quiet, almost romantic banks – a fascinating sight. Click the thumbnail to see a map.
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Wheelchairs and prams
Wheelchair users and parents with prams are most welcome to participate in ECCO Walkathon. Both routes are designed to include everyone. Walkathon helpers will be standing along the entire route to provide assistance, should you encounter any obstacles.
Programme
Host on stage: Matthias Cammann
09.30 Naturbad Stadtparksee opens
10.00 Welcome to ECCO Walkathon 2009
10.02 Virada Samba
10.15 Superbrass
10.30 Presentation of the charity projects
10.45 Warm-up excercises
11.00 Start 10 km
11.10 Circus Abrax Kadabrax
11.40 Presentation of the charity projects
11.45 Warm-up excercises
12.00 Start 6 km
13.15 Circus Abrax Kadabrax
14.00 Abbafever, "the original from Hamburg"
15.00 Presentation of the donation cheque
15.15 Thak you and "Auf Wiedersehen in 2010"
Charity Projects
For every kilometre you walk, ECCO will donate €1 to one of the following charity projects:
Street Kids International – gives street children in Poland and in Kenya the means to support themselves
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WWF – works for the protection of the Arctic climate zone, with a focus on polar bears
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NestWerk e.V. – offers "street soccer for tolerance" to teenagers in Hamburg
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