Most of us know Paul Walker, the actor. Not so many know Paul Walker, the philanthropist. But his amazing younger brother is making sure we remember just how kind and giving he was.
Cody Walker, the youngest of the five Walker siblings, is in Australia, raising awareness about his late brother’s charity, Reach Out Worldwide (ROWW).
It’s an organisation which was started and fully funded by Paul in response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. They send skilled workers to help with first aid and relief efforts in areas hit by natural disasters. From earthquakes in Nepal and Chile to typhoons in the Philippines, tsunamis in Indonesia and floods in Colorado, ROWW is there with project managers, heavy machine operators, doctors, nurses, paramedics and others.
This long weekend, there are #drive4paul events and charity movie screenings of the newly released Fast and Furious 8:The Fate of the Furious, being held in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, with proceeds going to ROWW.
It follows a string of similar events in Hong Kong earlier this month.
Before his death, Paul was going on many of ROWW’s missions himself, distributing food and other supplies as well as helping medical teams.
When he passed away suddenly in 2013, Cody, who’s a trained paramedic, not only stepped in for his brother in parts of the Fast and Furious 7 movie, but also became the driving force behind the charity.
You can learn more about Reach Out Worldwide and the #drive4paul events HERE.
