For the walkathon as a competitive event, see dance marathon. A walkathon (walk-a-thon), walking marathon or sponsored walk is a type of community or school fundraiser in which participants raise money by collecting donations or pledges for walking a predetermined distance or course.
Like all our hardwoods, our meranti comes from fully traceable sources, and is available at all our branches in square-edged machined sections and mouldings.Planed all round Meranti has a light red to pinkish brown colour. Meranti is used for joinery, furniture and light construction.laned all round Meranti has a light red to pinkish brown colour. Meranti is used for joinery, furniture and light construction.
Colored gray or yellow, blending to reddish depending on where it's harvested, meranti ages to a golden brown with continued exposure to light. Meranti is a hardwood. On the Janka scale -- a scale that ranks wood for hardness -- meranti varieties rank between 800 and 825.For the sake of comparison, red oak ranks 1,290.eranti has little or no resistance to insects or decay. The wood is dimensionally stable and resistant to warping or twisting. Sanding with 100-grit sandpaper is typically all that's required before finishing.