‘You can’t understand someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.’

No Shoes, is a campaign exclusively organised by Chinmaya Mission Australia (Sydney) that challenges, inspires, and brings people together while raising funds for various Australian and international not for profit organisations that help disadvantaged communities. This initiative of Chinmaya Mission Australia (Sydney), originates from its motto of spreading maximum happiness, to the maximum number of people, for the maximum time. Symbolically, this campaign asks us to experience a few hours (or a day) of the life of those who don't have basic necessities such as footwear. In our busy lives we often forget how privileged and lucky we are. This campaign gives us a chance to reflect on how fortunate we are and contribute to Australian and international not for profit organisations that help disadvantaged communities.

The No Shoes campaign for 2020 will be raising money for Multiple sclerosis (MS) Australia. We are proud to announce that MS have kindly agreed to donate 25% of the profits raised by No Shoes specifically towards research into multiple sclerosis!!

The No Shoes campaign will culminate with a unique event themed on leaving our footwear behind. The centrepiece of the event will be a barefoot charity walk which will be a one of a kind experience. This will be augmented by a variety of activities catering to all age groups and fitness levels, so everyone can participate.

The event will include:

• Barefoot charity walk (or run for the daring ones)
• Themed physical challenges of varying difficulty
• Supervised children's program
• Unique opportunities for learning and reflection

A variety of delicious snacks and refreshing drinks will be available for purchase.

We will have first aid and water stations set up to keep everyone safe and hydrated.

Please join us for a day of fun and inspiration, and help raise funds and awareness for a most worthwhile cause. You can register now in less than a minute.

Have a medical condition that restricts you from participating barefoot? You can still register and attend No Shoes, as there will be a specific walking track for you to participate with shoes on!