The WOWS Kids team are braving the searing heat and humidity to walk around Fiji's main island of Viti Levu – a distance of 462km – to raise awareness for the Walk On Walk Strong campaign and raise funds to establish Resource Centres in Suva and Lautoka for kids with cancer and other life-threatening conditions.
Leading the walk is the world famous Laughing Samoan, Eteuati Ete, who is giving up two weeks of his time and a lot of sweat and tears to be in Fiji to complete this historic walk.
The WOWS Kids Walk 2014 is split into 13 daily sections, with an average distance of 35km a day, starting Monday 6 October and culminating on Saturday 18 October with a Head Shave and Free Concert at Sukuna Park in Suva. This means 12 overnight stops in villages along the way.
All contributions to this very noble cause would be greatly appreciated.
Please also follow this epic journey via the WOWS Kids Fiji Facebook page. Vinaka vakalevu.
Background
In 2005 at age 12, Tae Kami was diagnosed with a rare cancer of the jaw, which meant extensive and costly specialised treatment in New Zealand.
After several very complex operations over a period of three years, Tae passed away in August 2008.
Before she left us, she wrote the beautiful and powerful song "Walk On Walk Strong" as an encouragement to other patients and families struggling with cancer.
The Tae Kami Foundation was set up in Tonga in 2009 by Tae’s parents, Taholo and Sina, with the hope of helping other Pacific families dealing with similar heartache.
The same work is being carried out by WOWS Kids in Fiji.
Related website links: Tae Kami Foundation http://www.taekamifund.org
Tribute to Tae (Tagata Pasifika): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEXWQWvg_w0
Walk On Walk Strong – Tae’s Song http://www.taekamifund.org/music/walkontk.mp3
WOWS Kids Fiji have secured premises for the Resource Centre in Suva for kids with cancer & other life-threatening diseases. We work to bring smiles to children at the most difficult time of their lives; and give the families as much support as we can. Funds raised here will help fit out the centre.
Funds Banked To
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WOWS Kids
Lugarno, NSW
Tue, 21 Oct 2014
Mary Sadler
$ 50
Well done :)
Tue, 21 Oct 2014
Anonymous
$ 30
Sun, 19 Oct 2014
Stephen Shipton
$ 100
awesome job Jeremy and friends, great inspiration ( shame about that pony tail though )
Sun, 19 Oct 2014
Hayley-Mo Taufa
$ 100
An amazing cause, we are so happy to give to this wonderful charity.
Sun, 19 Oct 2014
Tau'tino Arbon
$ 200
Hope and pray whatever everybody and I gives can help in some way. keep up the good job everyone.Lovely to be part of it all. God Bless.
Sat, 18 Oct 2014
Pixie Chisholm
$ 100
We thank God for people like you Ete that takes the initiative to start off a worth fundraising cause like this.. we will beat this cancer beast in this lifetime.. Ma''lo vakalevu from Vancouver.
Sat, 18 Oct 2014
Eteuati Ete
$ 500
I get so much more from giving than taking.
Sat, 18 Oct 2014
SimonD
$ 200
Keep going.
Sat, 18 Oct 2014
Zaheeda Kutty
$ 50
I support my uncle Hussain Sahib. Thank you for being part of such a great thing.
WOWS Kids Fiji have secured premises for the Resource Centre in Suva for kids with cancer & other life-threatening diseases. We work to bring smiles to children at the most difficult time of their lives; and give the families as much support as we can. Funds raised here will help fit out the centre.
Well done :)