20 Jun 2008 No Comments
72 year old raises funds for charity online
Generosity is contagious. Just ask Don Stevenson who has generously offered his feet to help raise funds for research on multiple diseases. He has walked for causes such as Alzheimer’s, Hutchinson’s Disease, Sclerosis, among others. Stevenson has trekked nearly 13,000 miles and raised over $100,000 participating in various charity walks. What’s even more impressive is that he is 72 years old! For the past 10 years he has committed himself to walk so that a cure will be found to these various diseases. He said, “I believe if we find a cure for one, like dominoes, they will all go down.” So with that mentality he has walked from Alaska to Tijuana; Seattle, Washington to Portland, Maine; to all the lighthouses in the state of Washington; blind-folded across the Cascade Range; and currently he is currently walking from the Space Needle in Seattle, WA to the Empire State Building in New York City, NY and is expected to arrive September 15th 2008. This is his final charity walk and has set a goal to raise $20,000; he has raised $11,184.44 thus far.
It is nice to recognize the extraordinary things people are doing out there but the fact is it’s impossible to expect anyone to devote that kind of time and dedication. But don’t fret because you can help. People from all around the nation are doing small yet noble things to make this world a better place. And every bit helps. Stevenson has been offered free accommodation at motels every night since he left Washington State. Others have donated simple things like a pair of shoes, food or filling up his wife’s gas tank (who is following him along the way). Check out where Stevenson currently is, how you can help, or to make a donation.
