Sir Ian Botham, England’s legendary fast bowler who has set his heart on helping Sri Lanka’s underprivileged children will undertake a 160 mile walk in various locations around Sri Lanka such as Killinochchi, Kandy, Colombo, Galle, and culminate in Seenigama.
An objective of the walk is also to infest peace and harmony between the North and South
The walk which will commence on the 1st of November and end on the 9th will feature celebrities Steve Waugh and Allan Border , two of Australia’s greatest captains, Sourav Ganguly, one of India’s greatest batsman and Sri Lanka’s very own Mahela Jayawardene, Muttiah Muralitharan and Kumar Sangakkara. The South African Rugby World Cup winning Morne du Plessis will also join the cause.
After the devastation of the Tsunami of 2004 which killed up to 35,000 people and displaced over 500,000 Sir Ian Botham paid a visit to Sri Lanka on behalf of the Laureus Foundation to assess the situation and came up with a sports based project in the town of Seenigama to help rebuild the community.
The walk will support the Foundation of Goodness which has been at the helm of bridging the gap between the North and South with many projects. The Sri Lankan charity involves cricketing heroes Muttiah Muralidaran, Mahela Jayawardena and Kumar Sangakkara and is managed by Kushil Gunasekara; whose main objective is to positively change underprivileged children’s lives through sport. The Tharunayata Hetak organization will also lend support to this event.
Beefy has previously raised over GBP13 million for various causes over the world and would raising funds for the ‘Laureus Sport for Good Foundation’.
More details of the event can be found at http://www.beefysbigsrilankawalk.com
Sir Ian will also scheduled to make an appearance at the Murali Cup which will commence on November 1 and is organized by the Foundation for Goodness.
We here at ThePapare.com admire Sir Ian’s tremendous effort in raising funds for the uplifting of Sri Lanka’s underprivileged.
Full schedule of the walk –
Day 01: November 1st
Kilinochchi to Mankulum –
Start: 08:00 Kilinochchi Central Ground
Finish: 13:00 Mankulum Cricket Ground
Day 02: November 2nd
Anuradhapura to Mihintale –
Start: 08:00 Anuradhapura Cargills Food City
Finish: 13:00 Mihintale Campus Ground
Day 03: November 3rd
Sigiriya to Dambulla –
Start: 08:00 Sigiriya Rock Car Park
Finish: 12:00 at Dambulla Stadium
Day 04: November 4th
Kandy to Pinawella Elephant Orphanage –
Start: 07:30 Kandy Cargills Food City
Finish: 14:00 at Pinnawalla Elephant Orphanage
Day 05: November 5th
Colombo –
Start: 08:00 Galle Face Green, Kingsbury
Finish: 13:00 Premadasa Stadium
Day 06: November 6th
Tangalle –
Start: 07:30 Hambantota Cargills Food City
Finish: 13:00 Hambantota Cricket Ground
Day 07: November 7th
Matara – Matara to Fortress Hotel, Galle –
Start: 08:00 Matara Cargills Food City
Finish: 13:00 Fortress Hotel, Galle
Day 08: November 8th
Galle to Seenigama –
Start: 08:00 Galle Cargills Food City
Finish: 12:30 Seenigama Cricket Ground
