Post Archives For Month: October 2016

Today, we walked 22 km from Dampalassa to Pannala. It was a rainy day which made for a fun walk for everyone as they all got soaked. The rainy weather was a welcome reprieve from the heat of the past 17 days, and everyone had a great time as they raised funds for a good […]

Today we walked 24 km from Kurunegala to Pannala. It was a great day, with so much support from both walkers and the communities along our route. We distributed about 200 tills on the way, and it was amazing to receive mostly full tills by the end of our walk. One of the highlights from today was […]

We’ve completed Zone 5 of Trail 2016! Today we walked 27 km from Padeniya to Kurunegala. It’s been an amazing journey so far, and it’s humbling to see the commitment of our fellow Sri Lankans as they brave the heat and walk with us to unite and heal our nation. Along the route so far, […]

Today, marks the halfway point of our Trail! We walked 20 km from Daladagama to Padeniya. We’ve been fortunate to see so many gestures of kindness and compassion along the way, with people from all walks of life eagerly contributing to our cause.  Along the route thus far we have collected over Rs. 8 million. Interestingly, we have now collected more […]

Am I giving enough? When I see people who have the least, give the most, I keep asking myself – am I doing enough? As we descended South on #trailasone between Anuradhapura and Thabuththegama, again I saw the most amazing acts of generosity. Along the sides of the road to Talawa, amidst the multitude of […]

Trail  is about coming together as One Sri Lanka and raising funds for improving cancer treatment in our nation. We also want to create a safe space for people to share their stories, and to celebrate the strength and courage they’ve shown in their personal struggle with cancer. We believe that cancer is not the story, […]

Sanjini Munaweera joined the Trail in Zone 3. She walked in memory of her parents, who both passed away from cancer. Here is her Trail Story: “I took part in Trail in memory of my mum and dad, we lost them both to cancer earlier on this year. My mum battled cancer for over two […]

One of our Trail Brand Ambassadors, Nadiya Anderson, shares one of her #TrailStories with us: “I am so honored to be an ambassador for Trail. The children at my mother’s school raised 100,000 rupees to donate towards my walk. It was very sweet to see each class come and present the collection to me, and it […]

It’s been a week since we set off on #Trail2016. As we make our journey from the North to the South of this beautiful island nation that we’re proud to call home, we have seen time and time again that the things that bring us together are far stronger than any perceived differences which separate […]

Six days into #Trail2016, our walkers are starting to feel the discomfort of walking for roughly 20 to 25 km a day. Every day for the past 6 days, Team Trail has gone through a routine. One of 2 am starts, sore muscles, and battling blisters as they continue forward, to make a difference as a united […]

Today we’ve completed 116km’s which amounts to about 18% completion. The sun was relentless but that didn’t stop us. We thought to have a blog full of pictures today to change things up a bit. So of you may have missed out on the FB activities, you can get yourself all caught up.    

No matter how many acts of generosity I have been privileged to witness during this walk, I am deeply moved again and again. I walked into a small shop along the stretch between Point Pedro and Vallai, and asked the owner, an old woman with her young daughter for a donation. She prayed for a […]

At 26km between Jaffna town and Kodikamam, today was the longest day of walking yet. Despite the heat, the generosity and overwhelming love and support we received was incredible, and it was a privilege to hear people sharing their #TrailStories with us. Today’s story came about when one of the Trail team members noticed an […]

The sun stretches herself slowly ray by ray, much like the walkers preparing for their 23km (Vallai to Doraiappa Playground) walk, the soft breeze greets you good morning and we start walking. After an hour or so passes by, the walk has a way of bringing you to a point where we suddenly find ourselves […]

Reunited love & nostalgia We all heard about the energy of the 2011 walk; the emotion, the amazing acts of generosity and the love of our beautiful people in supporting this incredible cause- Trail. But today those stories really came to life for most of us who did it for the first time. It makes […]