Noosa-based Disability Charity Sunshine Butterflies is gearing up for its third annual Walk in Wings all-inclusive 3km walk along Gympie Terrace on Friday 6 October.
Sunshine Butterflies founder and chief executive officer Leanne Walsh said she was thrilled this year’s event would coincide with World Cerebral Palsy Day.
“My son Curtis who is the inspiration behind Sunshine Butterflies has Cerebral Palsy and if it was not for him, we would not be where we are today with such an incredible space at Cooroibah for the whole community to enjoy,“ she said.
“We created the Walk in Wings event to ensure people with disability feel included with the same rights, access and opportunities as anyone else in our community. Each year the event gets bigger and bigger and we are aiming to have hundreds of people to don some purple, wear their wings and join us to celebrate diversity and inclusion.
“Around four million people in Australia are estimated to have disability, that’s one in five people so our goal is to unite local businesses, schools, sporting clubs, community groups and the general public as we walk the leisurely 3km at Noosa River,” Leanne said.
A range of prizes are on offer for the best wings for adults, children and even dogs, all registrations before midday October 4 go into the draw for a two-night staycation at Noosa Place Resort as well as return flights for two adults from the Sunshine Coast thanks to Bonza.
A free bus service will be available to pick up walkers based in and around Maroochydore with a Kinetic bus from HomeCo Sunshine Coast at the bus stop near Super Cheap departing at 5.30 am and returning after 8.30 am. Please register and then contact heather@sunshinebutterflies.com.au to reserve your seat on the bus.
Registrations are now open at walkinwings.com.au Tickets are just $15 for an individual, $10 for a child and $40 for a family.
