Walk for a Cause in Italy

As I was preparing to post information about the Italy Breast Cancer Walk 2008, which will take place in September, I learned that registration for the event had closed. At any rate, what a wonderful way to see Italy and raise money for a worthy cause.

This year’s walk will be through the region of Le Marche (the Marches), starting in San Severino and finishing up in Tolentino. During the week-long trek, participants will “walk more than 60 miles, with the longest day being 18 miles and reaching an elevation of 3,000 feet. Walkers will stay in small family-run inns and eat home-cooked meals and fresh pastas.”

Although registration to this year’s Italy walk is closed, Ride for a Cause, the nonprofit that organizes the tour, has other walk/ride events in Ireland and Spain this year. This is the third year that RFAC and their partner, Girosole Walking Tours, have planned a Breast Cancer/AIDS walk in Italy, so you may want to get in touch with either group to see what’s in store for 2009.