What does one have to do to raise money (and awareness) in support of a gluten-free cause?
We've seen a walk on the Appalachian Trail.
We've seen a swim through the waters off Alcatraz.
And now Michele Wallick (who has written for Gluten-Free Living) and her husband Greg, of GF Adventures, are sailing 7,000 nautical miles across the Atlantic from Cape Town, South Africa to the Brazilian islands of Fernando de Noronha.
They hope to raise $14,000 for the Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG) and the University of Maryland's Center for Celiac Research (UMCCR) while raising awareness that an estimated 2,700,000 Americans with celiac disease remain undiagnosed.
Well, they certainly caught my attention. I wish them well!
Do you think sailing is a breeze? Consider this video, and remember that you can make donations here!
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Showing posts with label Breadless Horseman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Breadless Horseman. Show all posts
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Friday, August 31, 2007
ALL HAIL THE BREADLESS HORSEMAN!
Well, he did it!
Gordon McLeod Jenkins, The Breadlesss Horseman, went for a little walk in Georgia on March 17, and by the time he finished on August 22, he had hiked all the way to Maine via the Appalachian Trail, with a side trip to the Big Apple!
What a great accomplishment—and what a great gesture to make the 2175-mile walk a fundraiser for the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University!
Don't you think the effort deserves at least a $21.75 donation? I do!
Here's another hiker's virtual trip on the Appalachian Trail...in less than 90 seconds!
Source (1:29)
Well, he did it!
Gordon McLeod Jenkins, The Breadlesss Horseman, went for a little walk in Georgia on March 17, and by the time he finished on August 22, he had hiked all the way to Maine via the Appalachian Trail, with a side trip to the Big Apple!
What a great accomplishment—and what a great gesture to make the 2175-mile walk a fundraiser for the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University!
Don't you think the effort deserves at least a $21.75 donation? I do!
Here's another hiker's virtual trip on the Appalachian Trail...in less than 90 seconds!
Source (1:29)
Monday, July 02, 2007
BREADLESS HORSEMAN, BIG CITY
Gordon McLeod Jenkins, a.k.a. The Breadless Horseman, is living one of my dreams: He's walking the length of the Appalachian Trail—the 2175 mile footpath that stretches from Georgia to Maine! Plus, he's doing it to raise money for the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University.
And I think he's making the trek with impressive speed! Keeping track of his progress on his blog, The Gluten-Free AT, I thought there was plenty of time before his arrival in the greater metropolitan area. But now I see that he's already arrived in New York City!
So congrats to Gordon (pictured) on making it this far! (Actually, I think NYC is a detour.) I wonder if he's still in the city, or at least relatively close....
And thanks to the CeliacChicks for bringing Gordon's long walk to my attention!
Gordon McLeod Jenkins, a.k.a. The Breadless Horseman, is living one of my dreams: He's walking the length of the Appalachian Trail—the 2175 mile footpath that stretches from Georgia to Maine! Plus, he's doing it to raise money for the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University.And I think he's making the trek with impressive speed! Keeping track of his progress on his blog, The Gluten-Free AT, I thought there was plenty of time before his arrival in the greater metropolitan area. But now I see that he's already arrived in New York City!
So congrats to Gordon (pictured) on making it this far! (Actually, I think NYC is a detour.) I wonder if he's still in the city, or at least relatively close....
And thanks to the CeliacChicks for bringing Gordon's long walk to my attention!
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