BANGALORE: An Australian family of eleven members is participating in a unique initiative to walk 800 km from the east coast to the west to raise funds for underprivileged children in India under the aegis of ChildFund India. Starting from Kerala, the group will be passing through many cities and town including the garden city of Bangalore and the city of palaces, Mysore before reaching their final destination, Chennai. Coast to Coast is an initiative to make a tangible difference to the lives of the vulnerable kids by raising funds for children in India. The family will donate 100 percent of the money raised to chosen ChildFund India projects.The walk will start from Kozhikode on December 9 and end on January 11, 2012 in Chennai. A joint effort by Child Fund India, Child Fund Australia and Beyond Synergy, all working with the common aim of making quality differences to the lives of children around the world.Dola Mohapatra, National Director, ChildFund India said, “ChildFund across the world is dedicated to listen to the voices of deprived, vulnerable, marginalized and excluded children in India. The true global humanitarian spirit of this initiative is demonstrated by the fact that an Australian family is coming to India to raise funds for this cause. The collaboration between Child Fund India and Australia is a going to reach new heights with this walk and we extend a warm welcome to the Petrucco family and friends.”The team aims to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable children by raising funds in India, while spreading awareness of the plight of disadvantaged children across the globe. The family has started an initiative called Beyond Synergy with the mission to improve the safety, health and education of disadvantaged children within Australia and around the world. The family has set the donation target as 30,000 AUD which will be utilized for chosen ChildFund projects in India.Nick Petrucco, the man behind the idea said, “India has always inspired us, humbled us, challenged us in many ways and has been one of the major drivers for our happiness and growth as individuals and as a family. Each one of us is walking for dedicated causes. I am raising funds for awareness sessions to protect children from sexual abuse, my wife Bec is raising funds to supply malnourished children with spirulina, our elder daughter is collecting money for bicycles for girl children to go to school and so on.“To join hands with ChildFund and support the initiative, log on to www.everydayhero.com.
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