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Walk Across America Begins
Why Walk?
Walking has always been a way of life for us. After completing our first walk across America we knew we wanted to do it again. Walking allows us to be more present minded, stay healthy physically, and see the world from a whole different perspective. We knew that if we were going to walk across the country we needed a bigger purpose. After helping raise almost $100,000 for the nonprofit Time In A Bottle on our first walk, our love for helping nonprofits on our adventures turned into our calling.
Our Mission
Along with completing the East Coast Greenway from start to finish (3,000 miles), our main goals with this walk are to raise over $100,000 for the nonprofit Elevate Youth, encourage you and your communities to get outside and walk, and share the whole adventure with everyone at home through our social media platforms. We hope to inspire you to travel, explore, and find love in the little things along the way.
Why Elevate Youth?
Surrounding ourselves with great people and getting outside are two of the biggest factors to our overall wellbeing. We know that not everyone is given the opportunity to experience and learn from getting outside which led us to finding a nonprofit that helps inner city kids get out there and learn from the outdoors! It’s something a lot of us take for granted but it’s so important and impactful on a child’s life.
Like many other great Nonprofits, Elevate Youth is making a real change in their community. It takes a village to make a difference and we need all the help we can get to give more kids the opportunity to get outside and learn about themselves and about life.
We need YOU to help us reach our goal of raising over $100,000 for Elevate Youth so we can give more kids the chance to better themselves and empower them through great mentors and the great outdoors.
Where to donate?
Help us reach our goal of raising $100,000 for Elevate Youth! Click the button to see how you can donate and see how close we are to reaching our goal as we make our way down the East Coast! The more we can raise, the more kids lives we will be able to change! It takes a village to make a difference!
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Group Walks
We met so many amazing people on our first walk and we will meet so many new people on this one! People always asked if they could walk with us but walking with people on the roads made us a bit nervous.Thankfully with this walk there will be plenty of sections where we can have ya’ll join us for a few miles and be a special part of our 3,000 mile walk!
Follow From Home
Our mission with every adventure is to bring you along with us virtually! We know that not everyone can get out and go on adventures and we want to share ours with you! Hopefully we do such a good job it feels like you’re right there beside us! No matter what your preference is, we have a way for you to come along for the journey and stay up to date on our progress.
For updates in live time make sure to be follow us on our Facebook and Instagram platforms. Here’s where we really share the whole adventure. If you like Tiktok’s platform we also post our main videos here but you may miss the moment to moment action. YouTube will be another main focus for us and you can find long video format styled content here! If social media isn’t your thing, just make sure to leave us your name and email so you can stay up to date with our biweekly newsletter 🙂
Where Are We Now?
Want to see where we are and where we’ve walked so far? Checkout the map below! The points on the map may be delayed for up to a week but we will do our best to keep the map updated so you can follow along! Once again make sure to follow us on instagram @theggoldenroad for live day to day updates.
FAQ
How do we support Elevate Youth?
Elevate Youth is always in need of monetary donations, gear donations, and volunteers to help take their kids on awesome adventures! Checkout their website to see all the way you can help!
How can we support you and the dogs?
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Why are the group walks so short?
On our last walk we always got nervous walking with people on main roads & highways. The East Coast Greenway isn’t fully completed so we planned our group walks between one and five miles longs on sections that are done.
