|
GK Walk 2009 Bigger and Better
Gawad Kalinga volunteers and supporters from all over Canada are busy preparing for the
GK Walk this summer in August. Building from the continued success of last year's GK Walk, the organizing
committee is happy to announce that Regina and Bermuda are joining the GK Walk. This brings
the total Canadian walk locations to 9 which include Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Fort
McMurray, Ottawa and Montreal. Bermuda is a new entry which brings the total number of international GK Walk
locations to three including Canada and the United States. Check out the GK walk website for confirmed dates
and walk locations in your area and to register now.
 www.gkwalk.ca
Price Advisory on GK Shelter Unit
Please be advised that ANCOP Canada is announcing a necessary increase to the price of a GK Shelter unit from $2,300 to $2,800 CDN effective June 1, 2009. We thank you for your understanding and continued support for the work of the poor.
Read
more
CityTV reporter launches GK appeal
Toronto CityTV reporter Kris Reyes recently launched a global GK appeal to young
Filipinos to do something about the poverty in the Philippines. Through the website No More Slums.com Kris Reyes
is encouraging fellow countrymen and friends to achieve the goal of raising $100,000 to build a GK village in typhoon
ravaged Looc, Calamba. Kris was recently introduced to Gawad Kalinga and is a great example of how GK touches
the heart and moves us to action. Help Kris with their goal by visiting their website at NoMoreSlums.com
GK
Walk 2008 is a nationwide success
More than a thousand supporters of
Gawad Kalinga from across Canada and the US put on their running
shoes to walk for the poor last September 6. From coast to coast
they walked for a great cause and shared their time and treasure for
the poorest of the poor. Braving the elements they marched with
jubilant spirits to show their love an support for the GK way. Thank
you to everyone who participated and to our donors and friends who
shared their gifts for the less fortunate.
See
pictures from GK Walk 2008 - Toronto
GK News Archive
|
