There are actually two homeless marathons, one in Canada and one in the US, but they happen at the same time.
This is the 14th annual US marathon, and the 9th annual Canadian marathon.
http://news.homelessnessmarathon.org/What is the Homelessness Marathon?
The Homelessness Marathon is an annual 14-hour radio broadcast featuring the voices and stories of homeless people from around the United States The Homelessness Marathon features live call-ins all night long via a national toll-free number. The Homelessness Marathon is available for free to all non-commercial radio stations.
The 14th Annual Homelessness Marathon will originate from Kansas City, MO, starting at 6 p.m., central time, on the evening of February 23, 2011, and ending at 8 a.m., central time, on the morning of February 24th. Our hosts on the ground will be Care of Poor People, Inc. and HopeFaith Ministries. We will originate from the HopeFaith site at 705 Virginia Ave. in KC. Our hosts on the air will be Kansas City's 100,000 watt community radio station, KKFI.
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http://ckut.ca/homeless/February 23rd / 23 février 2011
BRANCHEZ-VOUS SUR LE MARATHON DES SANS-ABRI
TUNE-IN ALL NIGHT LONG FOR THE HOMELESSNESS MARATHON
on www.CKUT.ca or CLICK HERE FOR 2011 TOPICS / THEMES & STATIONS APPELEZ-NOUS SANS FRAIS / CALL TOLL-FREE : 1-866-594-7729 APPELEZ-NOUS SANS FRAIS / CALL TOLL-FREE : 1-866-594-7729
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This year’s Homelessness Marathon will broadcast live from the streets of Montreal, and several other locations across Canada, on Wednesday, February 23rd, starting at sunset and running all night long until sunrise on Thursday, February 24th.
Cette annee le marathon sera diffuse des le couche du soleil le mercredi 23 février et se poursuivra tout au long de la nuit pour se terminer au lever du soleil le jeudi 24 février.
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