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Walk for Israel 1978
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1978 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- ID
- Fonds 67; Series 17-1-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1978 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs (5 negatives)
- 1 button
- Admin History/Bio
- In 1978, the Walkathon was renamed the Walk for Israel, a name that highlighted the event's connection to Israel. The walk's theme was celebrating thirty years of Israel's statehood, emphasized with a thirty-kilometre route. The walk was chaired by David Bloom and was distinguished by the amount of competition it involved. Walkers could sign up in teams and compete to raise the most money and/or cover the greatest distance. Teams were registered from schools, brotherhoods, clubs, youth groups, and various professions. A number of professional athletes, from the Toronto Argos, Maple Leafs, and Blue Jays, were present at various checkpoints to greet walkers. About nine thousand people turned out on the day of the walk, which finished up with a gala birthday celebration at Earl Bales Park.
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions