Facilities Management digs in its heels
September 20, 2012
A team of wobbly-ankled men from Facilities Management
legged out a mile-long route around Victoria Park in support of Women’s
Community House on Sunday. The slow paced march in bright red pumps downtown
was part of the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event, raising awareness of domestic
violence and more than $40k in donations for the local women’s shelters.
For the past five years, the walk has presented a unique and comical way to open the discussion on a serious issue. Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is a way for men to make a statement that violence against women is not acceptable and to stand up against sexualized violence.
Wives, mothers, daughters, and other onlookers walked along the route with the more than 160 participating men to both support and playfully heckle. Led by the Shriner’s marching band, the parade began at Centennial Hall and etched a path along the edge of the park, to Richmond Street and back along Central, concluding back at starting line.
Thanks to the support and donations from the community and members of the Division and Coordinator, Kayla Lagerwerf, the team from FM raised $1,800.
Picture (click to enlarge): A team from Facilities Management’s joined other
community members to help support London’s women shelters. <Left-to-right>
Doug Rodwell, Brandon Watson, Cody Brown, Kyle Dickson, JP Laporte
Photo: Kayla Lagerwerf
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