CRY Walk 2010 – walk in the “right” direction! Join hundreds of people who will be walking in support of children’s rights across 20 US cities.  

The CRY Walk for Child Rights series launches on June 5, 2010 at Hartford, CT.

For millions of children, basic rights to live, learn, play and grow remain a distant dream - due to poverty, caste, gender discrimination and lack of access to schools. But you can change this situation and ensure a better world for children by joining hundreds of others walking in support of children’s rights across 20 cities across the USA.

CRY Walk for Child Rights is an initiative organized annually by the 501c3 non-profit Child Rights and You America Inc. (CRY America) as a means to raise awareness and funds in support of underprivileged children, especially in India. CRY America is driven by its vision of a just world in all children develop to their full potential and realize their dreams.  

CRY Walk for Child Rights, in its seventh year is being organized by 20 Volunteer Chapters of CRY America. The CRY Walk series will kick off on June 5, 2010 at Hartford, CT. Walk events in July include Denver, Alabama, Minneapolis, Bay Area. August events include Detroit, Boston, Frankfort (KY). September events include NY, Chicago and Pittsburgh.

A variety of skill levels are invited to participate in this years CRY Walk event, including a non competitive walk for families across all 20 cities, a 5k competitive Run for sports enthusiasts in some cities, children’s fun activities in some cities and snacks and refreshing drinks for all participants! All participants will receive an attractive CRY T-shirt and top finishers of the run will receive special recognition. Participants are encouraged to register in teams of 10 and each team’s logo will be printed on the Walk T-shirts!

Shefali Sunderlal, President, CRY America, emphasized the need for people to come together through such events to change the situation of underprivileged children. She said, “Illiteracy, child labor, malnutrition, and preventable diseases are injustices faced by millions of children on a daily basis. But not for long we hope. Because no matter how long or difficult the journey - if each one of us believes in doing what's right, then all children will have their right to live, learn, grow and play!”

For more information about CRY Walk for Child Rights 2010 or if you would like to organize a CRY Walk event in your city, pls visit http://america.cry.org/cryevents/walk or write to support@cryamerica.org

About CRY America:

CRY, Child Rights and You America Inc. (CRY America) is a 501c3 non-profit organization that is driven by its vision of a just world in which all children have equal opportunities to develop to their full potential and realize their dreams. With the support of over 500 volunteers and 10,000 donors, CRY America has impacted the lives of over 280,000 children living across 1732 urban, rural and tribal communities in India and the USA. For more information: visit http://america.cry.org or contact support@cryamerica.org

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