Star Walk

Star Walk, Penang. Organice at PISA (Penang Internation Sport Arena)

12,000 people turn up for Starwalk 2006


PENANG: Fine weather greeted the 12,000 people who turned up for Starwalk 2006 at the Penang International Sports Arena (Pisa) here.
The Yang di-Pertua Negri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas, who started off the walk on Sunday morning, also took part in the Celebrity Walk For A Cause, alongside Douglas Lim of the Kopitiam sitcom, actress- singer Chelsia Ng, Male Model of the Year 2005 Daniel Tan, R&B singer Ferhad, TV3 Mentor host Ashraf Sinclair, actor Andrew Westwood, children’s show Chicky Hours host Juliana Ibrahim and Miss Malaysia University 2006 Jolene Lim.
Within an hour, participants started trickling in at the finishing line and proceeded to enjoy the freebies generously provided by sponsors.
A variety show was also held in the main arena featuring a live band performance by The Steel Guitars as well as a violin performance by Rebecca Ch’ng.
The climax of the event was the lucky quiz, where prizes ranging from handphones to airline tickets, electrical equipment and motorcycles awaited the lucky participants.

Sim Eng Chye, 33, won the grand prize of a Suzuki Step 125 scooter in the special draw while Norehan Bakar, 25, Wong Chow Aun, 30, Melissa Arthur, 29, and Khor Chin Leng, 28 won a Suzuki Smash 110cc four-stroke motorcycle each.
The walk was the culmination of the three-day Starwalk Carnival, which included a charity concert on Friday and an inter-team sports tournament comprising futsal, 3 on 3 basketball, Chinese chess and international chess on Saturday.
Over RM250,000 was donated and pledged by sponsors for the charity concert featuring up-and-coming Malaysian stars including International New Talent Chinese Singing Championship 2006 Golden Mike award winner Andrew Tan.
The main sponsors for this year’s Starwalk are Suzuki, Panasonic, Sunquick, 100 Plus, Milo, Pallas, Ivory, Spritzer, DiGi, Yakult and Tiger Balm.
Starwalk 2006 was jointly organ ised by Star Publications (M) Bhd and the Penang Amateur Athletics Association.
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