Walk for Life

We often hear people say how they wish things could be different.  We hear things like:

• I wish the kids wouldn’t hang about on the street corners
• Why isn’t there something for the kids to do
• The Drop-In Centre should open more
• Isn’t it awful about children in other countries who have nothing

This is Your Opportunity to Make a Difference

Why is it called Walk for Life?  We truly believe that the activities we are raising money for will change the lives of Young People both physically and spiritually.  Walk for Life will support:

• Two young people through High School in Rwanda, providing books and schooling to give them a better start in a new life
• The Drop-In Centre in Killyleagh to provide a much needed Christian resource for the young people of Killyleagh, a safe place of fellowship and fun
• St John’s Sunday School and Merge Youth Fellowship which help Children and Young People grow in the Spirit

By raising money for these activities we truly believe we can change lives, both near and far!

Who Can Take Part

EVERYONE! We need people to walk, find sponsors and be sponsors.  Walk for Life has been designed that everyone can make a difference hence our slogan

Make a Difference, Not Excuses!

Walking

The walk is intended for all ages and all levels of fitness!  Children, Parents, Grandparents, Aunties, Uncles, Friends are all welcome.  We have a 4 kilometre walk (2.5 miles) that has already been tested on the younger members of our Sunday School, a 8 kilometre walk (5 miles) for those slightly older or not fit enough to go for the big one, the 16 kilometre walk (10 miles).  Each of these walks are in Delamont Country Park and will be marshalled.  Children under the age of 12 will walk in escorted groups.

Sponsor our Heroines

Two members of the congregation at St John’s , Arlene and Pamela will be walking a marathon distance around Delamont.  Starting on Saturday morning they hope to complete the distance to join us for the post walk celebrations.  Even if you feel you can’t walk, you can raise money for Arlene and Pamela who truly are showing the Walk for Life spirit

But that’s not all

We’ve hired the Heron’s nest at Delamont as our base.  After the walk entertainment will be provided by the John Brown University from Arkansas and this will be followed by a BBQ.  This is our way of saying thank you for collecting sponsorship and taking part in the walk.  Don’t worry, we aren’t going to spend your money on this, we have some commercial sponsors who have kindly given us money for the post walk activities.

What next

You can Donate online via our Walk For Life Pay Pal Account. You do not have to have a paypal account yourself just a credit or debit card.

Just click on the button below to get started.

e-mail tonyd@slbc.ie or call 028 4482 1461(during office hours) to register for the walk and receive your sponsorship forms.  We can also supply Posters and Leaflets explaining about Walk for Life to support your sponsorship efforts.  For those of you who are computer savvy, we’ve also attached copies of the posters and leaflets below.

wfl poster

wfl leaflet