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Susanne Thörnqvist sends us a report on the
“>”Fight Hunger: Walk the World” event on May 13. She comments that “the event would not have been possible without the help of our wonderful and dedicated volunteers in Second Life and all the musicians who dedicated their time to play live for us.”

Number of people attending: More than 380
Funds raised during the 24 hours event:

Funds raised from donation boxes 244,379 linden dollars
Shoe sales 2000 linden dollars
Total donation boxes and shoe sales 864 USD
FightHunger.org donations to Second Life walk 162 USD
Sponsored walker 34 USD
Click-to-feed 30 USD
Total amount raised 1090 USD

Explanation click-to-feed: We had 155 clicks, meaning that our sponsors will provide a meal at school to 155 children, for a cost of 0.19 USD/child/day.

Pictures of the event at http://www.fighthunger.org/en/wtw07/2l/second_life

Written by: rikomatic

Codelia sends out updated info on the "Fight Hunger: Walk the World" event taking place this Sunday, May 13. The UN World Food Programme every year organizes a "Walk the World" fundraiser / awareness raising event to draw attention to the problem of famine and hunger around the world. In towns and cities all over the planet, people gather to walk in support of humanitarian aid and development assistance for the most needy. Now avatars in Second Life can also participate.

The gathering point is now the Dragon Moons Resort (Teleport SLURL) generously provided by Demian Caldera and Nyna Slate. You can also make a donation at that same location and join the "fighthunger" group to stay abreast of the latest developments.

Cross-posted from Rikomatic.com

Written by: rikomatic

Tag: world food programme

Report on “Fight Hunger: Walk the World” event on May 13

Reminder: Walk the world to fight hunger this Sunday!