Erward Aims To Raise RM50,000 For Special Children's HomeBy: Ramjit
SANDAKAN, Sept 25 (Bernama) Being physically challenged is not a hindrance for athlete Edward Taning from carving his name in the Malaysia Book of Records and raising fund for a special children's home.
Edward, who is partially paralysed, will undertake a project by walking 322 km backwards from here to Kota Kinabalu to collect RM500,000 for the Pusat Seri Mengasih Fund, which houses 130 special children.
The 48-year-old, who hails from Inanam, Kota Kinabalu, will start the feat tomorrow which is expected to take 15 days involving 15 stops through each district he passes.
Edward said he hoped to prove that his disabilities would not stop him from realising his dream.
"I aim to walk for 10 hours starting at 4am and complete between 26km to 30km each day," he said after his final training at Padang Bandaran, here on Friday.
Edward, who has undergone four months' of training for the feat, will be assisted by his manager, Dorinis Balantis.
The Sabah Ministry Of Community Development and Consumer Affairs is the sponsor of the project.In 1992, Edward set a record for walking for 61 hours, starting from Inanam to the peak of Mount Kinabalu.
BERNAMA
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