Name/TitleMedal: Moonwalk Edinburgh
About this objectMedal awarded to participants in Moonwalk Edinburgh 2013, attached to a fluorescent pink and yellow striped lanyard. The medal itself, awarded to Paula McGuire, features an embossed bra amid flowers and is further embossed with details about the event on 8th June 2013, including a Jane Goodall quote on the reverse (see Inscription field).
MakerWalk the Walk
Date Made2013
Period2010s
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, metal
Organic, textile
Inscription and MarksObverse:
Embossed around rim: "the MoonWalk edinburgh scotland 2013 ~ FullMoon"
Embossed in centre around a bra motif: "uniting against breast cancer 8th June 2013 ~ 26.2 miles"
Reverse:
Embossed around rim: "What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. Jane Goodall"
Embossed in centre beside a foot motif: "walk the walk"
MeasurementsDia: 60 x H: 75 mm (medal)
L: 465 mm (medal plus lanyard)
Subject and Association Keywordssports
Subject and Association KeywordsCommonwealth Games
Subject and Association KeywordsHealth & well-being
Subject and Association DescriptionPart of a donation of 2014 Commonwealth Games material from Paula McGuire, "the world’s least likely adventurer, with the world’s most inspiring adventure story". A "sporting incompetent" and champion for mental health, Paula "Must Try Harder" challenged herself to try out each of the 17 sports represented at Glasgow 2014: http://www.paulamusttryharder.co.uk/adventurer
https://walkthewalk.org:
Walk the Walk came into being 1996 when just 13 women Power Walked the New York City Marathon in their bras to raise money and awareness for breast cancer. What started out as a one-off fundraising event, has blossomed into a thriving multi-million pound charity, raising to date in excess of £100 million for vital breast cancer causes.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeMedal
Object numberGWL-2015-26-11
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved