Beefy's Big Sri Lanka Walk
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Relaxing after the walk...... Sir Ian Botham, Allan Border
and Steve Waugh with the Mercedes-Benz Fleet.
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Laureus Sports for Good Foundation organised Beefy's Big Walk in Sri
Lanka, which started on November 1 and ended on November 8. All-rounder
Sir Ian Botham walked 160 miles in eight days from Kilinochchi in the
North to Galle in the South of Sri Lanka. His objective was to raise
funds for the under privileged children in Sri Lanka. Diesel and Motor
Engineering PLC (DIMO) was the official logistics partner for Beefy's
Big Sri Lanka Walk.
A Mercedes-Benz E-Class was used for pick-up and drop-off of all
celebrities from the airport, and also for their transportation needs
from one hotel to the other during their short stays whilst the walk was
in progress. Sports personalities including Sir Ian Botham and his wife
Lady Kathryn Botham, Sunil Gavaskar, Sourav Ganguly, Steve Waugh, Morne
Du Plessis, Allan Border and Kumar Sangakkara participated. A
Mercedes-Benz sprinter Passenger vehicles was used to transport the the
celebrities and officials of the Laureus Foundation throughout the
160-mile stretch.
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