St. Lucian Reggae Star to "Walk and Burn"

ST. LUCIA STAR

Taj Weekes, the founder of TOCO, has lent his support to the Wave’s walk this Sunday.

Saint Lucian born international Reggae artiste Taj Weekes and TOCO will join the Wave 94.5 in their walk this Sunday. The walk dubbed "Walk and Burn" which is the brainchild of the Wave family will begin at 6am at the station’s headquarters, American Drywall Building, Vide Bouteille and end at Pigeon Island.

TOCO (They Often Cry Outreach) was founded and is headed by Taj Weekes, as a New York-based non-profit charity that focuses on serving underprivileged children in the Caribbean through sports, health and enrichment programs.

The Wave 94.5 along with TOCO, will be sponsoring one hundred Saint Lucian children to be a part of Sunday’s walk.

"The idea is that we will be sensitizing these young persons about living healthy and educating them about diabetes, so that they can go back to their schools and serve as ambassadors spreading those messages," country manager Sue Monplaisir of the Wave says.

At the end of the walk there will be a number of fitness challenges supported by Sportivo gym as well as free diabetes testing through the Saint Lucia Diabetic and Hypertension Association. TOCO will be donating 2,700 blood glucose meters, testing strips and educational material to distribute on the day of the walk and throughout the month of November.

Sunday’s "Walk and Burn" is being supported by a number of sponsors including LIME, Sportivo Gym, Renwick and Company, Sandals Resorts, Coconut Bay Beach Resort and Spa, Bascho, Subway, Blue Water and Touch Therapy.

The event which is expected to mix fun with fitness will feature music by 1 Audio Inco along the route. At the end of the walk participants will be given breakfast, water and rehydrating drinks and there will be gifts and prizes for deserving individuals at the end of the day.