Child Rights Walkathon

SUGAR LAND:Millions of children can only dream of having the basic rights to live, learn, play and grow. The United Nations Convention on the rights of the child grants children four basic human rights: the right to survival, development, participation and protection. CRY supports organizations in India and the US and has transformed the life of over 450,000 children.

With a vision of a just world in which all children have equal opportunities to develop to their full potential, CRY (Child Rights & You)  works to raise awareness and support for underprivileged children.

With this goal in mind people from different parts of Houston came to walk in support of Child rights at Lost Creek Park in Sugar Land, TX on October 10.  The Event started with a speech from Madhulica Misra who is the Houston AC Lead for CRY America. Student volunteers Ravali and Hailey , both 9th  graders talked about the agenda for the day. This was followed by Warm up Yoga by Priya Bali . Walk was inaugurated by kids. This was a 5 K Walk and winners were awarded medal. In Children Category Winner was Dhwani Tulsyan. In Teen Category winner was Dev Patel and Rohan Shani. In Adult Category winner was Shruti.

This event was organized keeping young kids in mind.  Madhulica Misra, and Indira Bahavaraju along  with volunteers from different schools put in a lot of hours to make this event A success. Magnificent Event Planners did an excellent job of setting up the venue and putting stage for Bollywood Dance Showcase . After the walk our Chief Guest Dr Ravi Tamerisa spoke to children and adults about how they can help through their efforts children in India. There was Bollywood dance showcase by  kids from Rhythum India Dance School. Also we had Dance performance by Dhivyaa Hardy, Sushmitha Niveditha,  Paridhi Tulsyan and Dhwani Tulsyan. The dance performance setup and planning was done by Riya Manadalapu. DJ Raman kept the floor moving with his music. Food was  sponsored by Hyderabad House and Aling’s Hakka Indo Chinese Cuisine.

CRY America would like to thank all the sponsors, media and everyone who helped in making this event a big success.  People can still donate by going to www.cryamerica.org and finding the Houston Walk under the Events tab. CRY believes that “CHANGE is POSSIBLE because we will make it POSSIBLE”.