Hundreds of thousands in charity walk in record attempt
Hundreds of thousands of people participated in a mass charity walk through the capital, Manila on Saturday (February 15) to raise money for typhoon survivors in the central Philippines and in a bid to break a world record for the largest charity walk.
The worldwide walk, which is happening in several locations in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and other parts of Asia, was organised by the Christian group Church of Christ with all proceeds going towards Typhoon Haiyan survivors.
Only those participating in Manila were involved in the attempt to break the world record for largest charity walk, organisers said, however they said they were also looking to set other records such as for the largest charity walk in multiple locations in 24 hours.
The Guinness World Records website lists the current largest charity walk as 'The New Paper Big Walk 2000' held in Singapore with 77,500 participants.
Most of the participants in Manila wore white t-shirts
The worldwide walk, which is happening in several locations in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and other parts of Asia, was organised by the Christian group Church of Christ with all proceeds going towards Typhoon Haiyan survivors.
Only those participating in Manila were involved in the attempt to break the world record for largest charity walk, organisers said, however they said they were also looking to set other records such as for the largest charity walk in multiple locations in 24 hours.
The Guinness World Records website lists the current largest charity walk as 'The New Paper Big Walk 2000' held in Singapore with 77,500 participants.
Most of the participants in Manila wore white t-shirts
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