{"id":483,"date":"2010-09-20T12:29:15","date_gmt":"2010-09-20T17:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kuulstuff.com\/blog\/?p=483"},"modified":"2010-09-21T10:54:16","modified_gmt":"2010-09-21T15:54:16","slug":"cry-walk-naperville-il","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/cry-walk-naperville-il\/","title":{"rendered":"CRY Walk – Naperville, IL"},"content":{"rendered":"

My husband was keen on the walk so we set off last Sunday morning to the CRY Walk. The 5 KM or 3.1 mile walk was a good experience along with the satisfaction of contributing for a social cause and the fun of family walk and nature study. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

CRY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Child Rights and You<\/a> (CRY) is a non-profit organization driven by its vision of a just world in which all\u00a0children have equal opportunities to develop to their full potential and realize their dreams. The following are the achievements of CRY in 2009-10.\u00a0<\/p>\n

  • Covered over 13089 villages and slums across India<\/li>\n
  • 728,799 children were impacted through our programmes<\/li>\n
  • 30427 children were mainstreamed into government schools<\/li>\n
  • 14433 government schools retained 100% of the children mainstreamed into the schools<\/li>\n
  • 17076 of births were registered<\/li>\n
  • 1288 ICDS Centres (anganwadis)\/ Primary Health Centres (PHCs) were revived\/ retained<\/li>\n
  • 351 Panchayat Village Education Committees were activated<\/li>\n
  • 315 villages were made 100% child labour free<\/li>\n
  • 3254 children’s groups were formed and strengthened<\/li>\n

    You can join the CRY as a member or volunteer and donate or contribute toward the cause.<\/p>\n

    Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve<\/a>\u00a0in Naperville is a natural area that has reaped the rewards of conservation. The conservation teams take care of the natural vegetation and wildlife. The forest area is a perfect place for sightseeing, nature study, jogging, walking and biking. The trails are long and peaceful with beautiful trees around.<\/p>\n

    You will not feel the tiredness of the walking or biking as you will be immersed in the beauty of the surroundings.:) Further, the forest has additional facilities such as golfing, boating, horseback riding, hiking, picknicking, fishing, camping and other activities for your recreation.<\/p>\n

    While walking <\/a>is best for your health, it is also better if\u00a0your family accompanies you.\u00a0Overall, the CRY\u00a0walk was fun and am glad we could make it. Further, my seven year old completed the five kilo meter walk that surprises and makes me even more happier. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    My husband was keen on the walk so we set off last Sunday morning to the CRY Walk. The 5KM or 3.1 mile walk was a good experience along with the satisfaction of contributing for a social cause and the fun of family walk and nature study. \ud83d\ude42Read More CRY Walk – Naperville, IL<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[353,351,135,352,354,117],"class_list":["post-483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daytoday","tag-child-rights-and-you-cry","tag-cry-walk","tag-illinois","tag-naperville","tag-springbrook-prairie-forest-preserve","tag-walking"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4AvRz-7N","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":479,"url":"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/cry-2010-walk-lets-make-a-difference\/","url_meta":{"origin":483,"position":0},"title":"CRY 2010 Walk – Let’s make a difference","author":"admin","date":"September 15, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"CRY,Child Rights and You America Inc., Walk","rel":"","context":"In "Awareness"","block_context":{"text":"Awareness","link":"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/category\/daytoday\/awareness\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":518,"url":"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/halloween-tips-and-best-practices\/","url_meta":{"origin":483,"position":1},"title":"Halloween – Tips and Best Practices","author":"KP","date":"October 24, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"With Halloween fast approaching children and adults are already preparing for the occasion with variety costumes and parades. 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