Afrikan Heritage Walkathon Inc. is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to raise funds to support community improvement and
development efforts, through the organization and implementation of annual walkathons and other fund raising activities. In the year 2003,
the First Annual Afrikan Heritage Walkathon took place, leaving from The Great Blacks in Wax Museum, which represents our
past, to Coppin State University,
which represents our future. This symbolic walk brought awareness of self-determination to our community. The funds raised
were used to support Afrikan-centered educational institutions in Baltimore
and internationally.
The
purpose of this fifth annual walk is to benefit those organizations and groups in the Baltimore
metropolitan area Black/African community that work to enhance the Unified Empowerment and prosperity of our community.
Over the last few years the
Afrikan Heritage Walkathon has awarded the various institutions listed below with grants to assist in their overall objective
of Afrikan-Centered Empowerment. They are as follows:
Isreal Caasan
I Can’t We Can
4637 Park Heights Avenue
Harriet Tubman City
Baltimore, Md. 21215
Nana Okomfo Yaa Densua, Executive Dr.
Daughters of Serwaa Women’s
Institute
7009-96th Avenue
Lanham, Md. 20706
Womb Work Productions Inc.
2724 Kimble Road
Harriet Tubman City
Baltimore, Md. 21218
Baba Darryl Kennon
Afrikan American Health Alert
2810 Shirley Avenue
Harriet Tubman City
Baltimore, Md. 21215
Baba Kamau Kenyatta
Afrikan Spiritual
Love Ministry
219 East 25th Street
Harriet Tubman City
Baltimore, Md. 21218
The National Great Blacks In
Wax
1601-1603 East North Avenue
Harriet Tubman City
Baltimore, Md. 21213
Our goal
was assist in to raising funds to support, the Afrikan Wax Statues Project for three great historical figures among our people:
1.
The late Dr. Martin, co-founder of the Great Blacks in Wax Museum
2.
Dr. Joanne Martin, co-founder of the Great Blacks in Wax Museum and
3.
The late Dr. John T. Chissell, M.D., originator of the Pyramids of Power.
Sponsors include:
Morgan State University
Public Health Program
Morgan State University
Center for HIV Prevention, Evaluation, Policy & Research
Everyone’s Place
National Association of Black Social Workers
Great Blacks In Wax Museum
Ancestor’s Roots
Rose Law Firm
Coppin State
College, Afrikan-American History Committee
St. Martin’s Church of Christ
Afrikan Love Ministry
Mojo Graphix LLC.
Organization of All Afrikan
Unity/ Black Panther Cadre
Per Amun
Pennsylvania Avenue A.M.E.
Zion Church
Bowie State University
Public Health Program
We also
award scholarships and student service learning hours to middle and high school inner city youth, as well as presenting each
participant with either a Certificate of Merit or Appreciation and a Certificate of Participation.
The walk this year will take
place on Saturday, May 26th 2007 beginning at 7:30am from the Great Blacks in Wax Museum and ending at Coppin State
College.
The
Award Ceremony for donations collected in the 2006 walkathon will take place on Saturday, May 4th 2007 at the Great Blacks-in-Wax Museum Mansion on the corner of North Ave.&
Broadway
We invite you to join us in
these historic events.
Thank
you and God Bless!
