Liz Lambert is about to begin a walk in Donegal tomorrow. A long one!
The Canadian adventurer is planning to walk the length of Ireland – from Malin to Mizen – to raise funds for global school feeding charity Mary’s Meals.
Liz and a partner Chris Howell will start off their 650km journey from Malin Head on Friday 30th August. They’ll head in the direction of Quigley’s Point and Derry on their route down to Cork.
This epic fundraiser is being held to raise money to provide meals in Habitat Primary School in Mzuzu, Malawi.
Liz is used to lengthy trips. In 2018 she swam the distance from Alcatraz Island to the San Francisco shoreline to raise funds for the school in Malawi.
She’s hoping to complete the walk in around 17 days to finish on September 15th, walking at least 10 hours a day through the Irish countryside.
To prepare, she’s spent weekends walking around 30 to 50 kilometres to gain stamina.
“It’s not going to be a leisurely stroll,” said Liz.
“The epic trek from Malin to Mizen will take almost 1 million steps! However, my challenges are minor compared to the kids at Habitat Primary,” she said.
Mary’s Meals provides life change meals to impoverished children in some of the poorest communities in the world. It announced in August that it is now feeding an amazing 1,504,471 children every day in 2,358 schools in 18 countries around the globe.
Mary’s Meals works in partnership with thousands of local volunteers to provide the meals. The average cost to feed a child with Mary’s Meals for a whole school year is just €15.60. The promise of a nutritious meal encourages children – who may otherwise be forced to work, beg or scavenge for food – to come to school and gain an education that can provide an escape route from poverty.
Liz will walk through the following towns: Malin Head, Quigley’s Point, Derry, Strabane, Omagh, Enniskillen, Ballinamore, Mohill, Longford, Athlone, Birr, Nenagh, Limerick, Charleville, Millstreet, Ballingeary, Bantry, Mizen Head.
If you wish to donate to Liz’s appeal, visit: https://www.marysmeals.ca/en/fundraising/project/liz-lambert/waves-of-hope-1
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