There is certainly nothing more beautiful than watching the impossible become possible. Once again, the Walkabout Foundation brings nothing more than joy and hope for disabled young members of the La Romana community, among them many who thought their dreams of playing a sport was impossible.
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Smiles all round as Walkabout donates wheelchairs at the Fundación MIR
The Fundación MIR was extremely honored to receive a visit from the Walkabout Foundation this week on Thursday the 10th of September, who came to donate wheelchairs to a number of children and adults with paralysis and other disabilities.
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“We walk for those who cannot walk” – The first Caribbean Walkabout in Casa de Campo raises more than US$3,000!
On Sunday March the 25th, the first Caribbean Walkabout took place in Casa de Campo – with more than 40 Casa de Campo villa owners, residents and visitors “walking for those who cannot walk” by raising money for the Walkabout Foundation, a charity founded by Carolina Gonzalez-Bunster and her brother Luis, whose family are Casa […]
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Join us for the first Casa de Campo Walkabout Marathon and help raise money and awareness to cure paralysis!
This Sunday the 25th of March, as part of the Semana de Francia taking place in Casa de Campo NOW (Thursday March 22nd – Sunday March 25th), the 1st “Casa de Campo Walkabout Marathon” will be walked, ran and even driven to raise money for the Walkabout Foundation.
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Sugar Tournament 2011: BBQ and Pizza with the Gonzalez-Bunsters
Last week from Wednesday the 13th of April through to Saturday the 16th of April the Sugar Golf tournament, headed by Alfy Fanjul was played on Casa de Campo’s famous Pete Dye designed golf courses; the Teeth of the Dog, the Links and the Dye Fore and every evening cocktail parties and dinners were held to compliment […]
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The Walkabout Foundation Marathon: Canterbury to Rome
On this coming Monday the 13th of September the Walkabout Foundation will embark on their second annual Walkabout Foundation Marathon, to raise money to support their mission to raise awareness and fund research to find a cure for Spinal Cord Injuries and to provide wheelchairs and care for people who have disabilities.
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The Walkabout Foundations Donates ‘Off-Road’ Wheelchairs to Haiti Quake Victims
Just over a year ago, part-time Casa de Campo residents Luis Gonzalez-Bunster and his sister Carolina Gonzalez-Bunster founded the Walkabout Foundation, to promote awareness of paralysis and disabilities and fund research for spinal cord injuries.
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Local resident Carolina Gonzalez-Bunster promotes the Walkabout foundation on Bloomberg
The Gonzalez-Bunster family have been popular Casa de Campo residents for many years, and have recently started their own Charity – The Walkabout Foundation.