Yesterday I reported on a community health care approach that rewarded doctor’s for keeping patients well, comparing it to Chinese approach related to me during our walk across the country. That drew the following concern in response: Interesting, but what … Continue reading
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Community Health Care – A Wellness Approach
As we hiked through St. Louis we stayed at the home of Anna Sandidge, a Social Justice Instructor at St. Louis University. Anna shared some knowledge about a Chinese health care system where doctors were paid to keep patients well. … Continue reading
Kindness Abroad – Soteni International
My home town of Norfolk, Connecticut is fertile ground for people championing humanitarian causes. Here’s a podcast of Lynn Deasy, formerly Lynn Satherlie as I knew her through school, founding member of Soteni International. Listen to the sustainable approach to … Continue reading
Day 337 – 4/25/12 – Greenbelt
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Bladensburg Road to Old Bowie; Distance = 18 Miles; People Met = 8 Ky already planned to stay at the Community Church in Greenbelt in the evening and she came in to get us at the end of the previous … Continue reading
Day 316 – 4/4/12 – Dolly Sods
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Canaan Valley SP to Red Creek CS; Distance = 11.2 Miles; People Met = 6 “The young men and women serving you today are part of a program called Applewood Transitions. It is a program for emerging young adults to … Continue reading
Days 311-313 – 3/30/12-4/1/12 – Packing Kindness (added content)
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Grafton to Parsons; Distance = 45 Miles; People Met = 37 On this stretch the kindness started when John Jagy and Gary Skidmore stopped to chat with us. They were returning from playing golf at the Tygart Lake public course. … Continue reading
Days 298 – 3/17/12 – Ohio Odds and Ends
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People Met = 2+ We are taking a couple rest days in Parkersburg to catch up with Internet stuff, including preparing the next newsletter. We are staying at the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, a fitting bookend to our journey through … Continue reading
Days 290-291 – 3/9-10/12 – Georgian Manners
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Old Man’s Cave to Logan; Distance = 24 Miles; People Met = 5 One thing I’d like to add from the previous post. While drying off at the Grouse Nest Restaurant we chatted with folks as usual. Christine Dragoo the … Continue reading
Day 287 – 3/6/12 – Scholarship Fund
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Waverly to Londonderry; Distance = 17 Miles; People Met = 3 At the end of the day we stayed at a United Methodist Church outside of Londonderry, thanks to our contact Sharon. In addition to working hard to get approval … Continue reading
Day 286 – 3/5/12 – Pike County Nonprofits
People Met = 7 Let’s start with two people I did not meet, Connie and Mike. They are noted trail angels for the American Discovery Trail. Byron Guy recommended I get in touch with them and the original plan was … Continue reading






