Chantal Eustace, Vancouver Sun
Published: Monday, September 10, 2007
While many kids were busy doing as little as possible over the summer, Aly Lalji, 12, and his brother Rehman, 14, of Burnaby, spent August canvassing to raise money for the United Way.
“I like to help people,” Aly said.
The brothers were among about 2,500 people who gathered at Stanley Park’s Lumberman’s Arch on Sunday for the annual fundraising event, the Ismaili Walk for Kids. The Lalji brothers contributed $6,000 to this year’s annual charitable walk, part of $330,000 raised for the United Way of the Lower Mainland’s Success by 6 program, said Farid Damji, a spokesman for the Ismaili Council for British Columbia. Funds will be directed at children who are about to enter school, and programs will focus on such things as literacy, nutrition and parenting.
“It’s just a great community event,” said Damji, adding that charity is important to Ismailis, who belong to the Shia branch of Islam. “One of the ethics of Islam is making the world a better place. This walk was started as a form of ethics in action.”
The event includes a seven-kilometre walk, a 3.5-kilometre children’s walk and a festival with entertainment, food and activities.
“It’s really fun,” said Omar Karim, 16. He was part of a 17-member fundraising team that raised more than $5,000 in two weeks of canvassing.
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This is excellent, we are so proud of the 2 brothers to initiate this and as mentioned “It’s just a great community event”, where people get to gether for a good cause. Ali and Rehman, keep up the good work and hopefully this walk will grow in the years to come, and can be extended to other parts of Canada too.
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