The Great Wall of China Walk is a funding raising event being spearheaded by singer/actress Olivia Newton-John. The money raised will go toward the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Center in Melbourne, Australia.
Newton-John, a 15 year survivor of breast cancer, will make the million step walk with other celebrities, politicians, and former Olympians. Chinese business leaders are also slated to participate.
Newton-John intends to use China the the Olympics as her global platform. “This is an opportunity to contribute something really significant to the global fight against all cancers,” says Newton-John.
The walk, which is 621 miles long, is schedulded to begin in April and conclude in Beijing in time for the opening celebrations of the Olympic games. The Great Wall is actually 4,163 miles long, but parts are in such disrepair they are impassable.
I don't really understand why some of the funds raised won't be staying in China. But at least the event will bring more awareness of cancer to the Chinese people and the world.
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