Orlando Florida: About 1,800 people participated in annual Poverty Walk for Aga Khan Foundation

More than 1,800 people walked around Lake Eola Park on Sunday during the 17th annual event aimed at ending global poverty, officials said.

The “Partnership Walk,” sponsored by the Aga Khan Foundation USA, raised more than $200,000 to fight poverty and hunger in Asia and Africa, according to spokeswoman Martha Sipple.

Among the event’s local participants were State Attorney Lawson Lamar, state Rep. Scott Randolph, Orlando commissioner Daisy Lynum, representatives from the University of Central Florida, Rollins College and Lake Mary high school, Sipple said.

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