Children and Mothers From FDF Network Sign Up for
ICLDC’s Annual Walkathon To Mark World Diabetes Day
Walk 2013
Yas Marina Circuit
November 15 2013
Entry Ticket and
walk kit: Dhs 10
Doors Open at 2pm For
Family Fun and Edutainment
Tickets are also
available at the gate.
Walk 2013 will be boosted by the
participation of hundreds of Emirati families, according to organisers,
Imperial College London Diabetes Centre. (ICLDC)
ICLDC has teamed up with Abu Dhabi's
Family Development Foundation (FDF) with more than
500 mothers and children from the FDF network signed up for the annual event at
the capital's Yas Marina Circuit on November 15, the day after World Diabetes
Day.
Walk 2013 is part of Walk for Life,
a key pillar in ICLDC’s campaign, ‘Diabetes-Knowledge-Action’, under the
patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak.
Sheikha Fatima is the Chairwoman of
the General Women's Union, Chairwoman of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and
Childhood, as well as the Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation.
Walk 2013’s programme
gets underway at 2pm with an array of family activities, including fun-filled
entertainment geared to encouraging lifestyle changes.
The entertainment
includes a farmer’s market, a family soccer pitch, a kidzone and a competition
with a prize draw after the walk.
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