The Entrepreneurs’ Committee of The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized a fund raising sporting event titled ‘Walkathon - Walk for a Cause (5 kms)’ on Saturday, 9th December 2017 at 6.00 am at Salt Lake, Kolkata. The walk started from Bidhannagar College Island, went to Karunamoyee, Salt Lake via City Centre, Bikash Bhavan and returned to Bidhannagar College Island.

BCC&i Walkathon – Walk for a Cause was organized to support the cause of donating winter wear to underprivileged children/orphans. The event brought enthusiastic participants on one platform defining the true spirit of humanity and sportsmanship and generated awareness for fitness for all.Participants included Entrepreneurs, Senior Level Managers, and Executives from DTDC Express Limited, Metalist Consultants Pvt. Ltd., TRUSTKLUB Consulting Pvt. Ltd., India Power Corporation Limited and many more.

Organizations have long favoured walkathons and other similar pledge events because they offer great opportunities for raising funds and spreading the word about their organization, without heavy overhead costs. This allowed organizations to apply more of the fundsraised directly to their cause. Walkathons vary greatly in size and scope. In addition, walkathons engage people of all ages, and all abilities – offering a wonderful opportunity to connect with others. The participants enjoyed the event and they expressed their strong desire to participate in this type of events in future.