Thursday, September 16, 2010

12 year old boy walked 2478 miles for homeless youth

Zach Bonner has walked across America from Tampa Florida to Santa Monica California. He has walked approximately 2478 miles & has crossed over 8 states... all to bring awareness to the plight homeless youth. Big dreams for a 12 year old boy who wanted to make a difference, take action, and to bring awareness to youth that were out on the streets.Zach walked an average of 20 miles per day, sometimes longer. His last mile was walked from Virgina Ave. Park to the Santa Monica Pier. Zach was joined by Cody Simpson, an Australian pop/R&B singer, as well as many others for his final mile.

To read the full story, please go to:
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-492630?hpt=Sbin

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