FW: sun4Arthritis - Weekly Summary 4 Apr

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All,

is the young man running across America to raise awareness and funds

for JA. For a new college graduate to decide to do this for our kids is

awesome! If you can possibly donate to help him reach his goal, please do

so. No amount is too small! If you are unable to donate but would like to

support I'm sure an encouraging email would be appreciated. You can

find his email address and other info below.

Liz

From: Desi and Susie McGlade [mailto:s.mcglade@...]

Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 5:33 PM

s.mcglade@...

Subject: sun4Arthritis - Weekly Summary 4 Apr

19 DAYS LEFT!!!!

WEEKLY SUMMARY

Begin Date

Mon 29 Mar

References

End Date

Sun 4 Apr

Tot. No. of Days

86

sRun4Arthritis <http://mysite.verizon.net/res0y1ar/index.html>

website

Total Miles Completed

2134.9

<http://patricksrunblog.blogspot.com/> 's Blog Site

Total Miles Left

416.3

View Entire Route

<http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8 & hl=en & msa=0 & msid=1060785553456021347

80.00047e76daad1ff759937 & ll=37.614231,-116.103516 & spn=5.93346,12.370605 & z=6>

(Google Maps)

Avg miles/day

(not including days off)

30.1

Contact <mailto:sRun4Arthritis@...> via email

Avg miles/day (including days off)

22.95

Current State

Alabama

Next State

Georgia

Running Shoes

5

Running Goal

83.7%

Funding Goal

34.7%

1.

Forgot to mention, on Sunday went over the 2,000 mile mark!

Congrats.

Monday - crosses from Macon, MS into the state of Alabama. He runs

28 miles to Aliceville, where he is hosted by Lawrence and Tricia Lavender.

Along the road, a pickup truck passes , then pulls over about 100'

down the road. 2 guys get out of the truck. One says, " Hey, we saw you on

TV. Can we get a picture? " said sure. It was Hunter and his

son Jay, who were just coming back from wild-turkey hunting. So they

grabbed that turkey, slapped it on the ground so they could take some

pictures with . (Check out our website

<http://mysite.verizon.net/res0y1ar/id9.html> " People " page for picture.)

When went home he checked out 's website. He dropped us a

line through our web site and noticed that was staying with the

Eatmans Tuesday night and said he knows him well; he also is a big

wild-turkey hunter.

Much thanks to the Lavenders.

2.

Tuesday - runs 28 miles to Eutaw, AL and is treated to a wild turkey

dinner by the host family, Virginia and Irvin Eatman. Thank you very much

to the Eatman family.

3.

Wednesday - runs 22 miles in Greensboro, AL. Vicki Connerly from

Texas donated a hotel room for the night. was particularly taken

with the Pie Lab

<http://madeinmississippi.blogspot.com/2009/06/pie-greensboro-al-genius.html

> in town. Thanks much to Vicki Connerly.

4.

Thursday - n, AL has a bit of a story. About a week ago when I was

researching lodging for , I sent out my standard letters to the

Mayor, City Council, Chamber of Commerce, Running Clubs, etc. When looking

at Google Maps for n, I noticed there was a n Military Institute

(MMI) located in town. I thought that might be a viable option. They could

host then he could speak to the student body. I sent them my

standard email. I still had their website up and I started poking around.

I saw a link to the President of MMI. When I selected the link up popped a

picture of Col Dave Mollahan

<http://www.marionmilitary.edu/about-mmi/presidents-message.da> , retired,

USMC.

In 1982 I joined my first tactical squadron, HMM-161 at Marine Corps Air

Station (MCAS) Tustin, CA. I was a single, brand new 2ndLt and Capt Dave

Mollahan was a highly respected pilot in the squadron. We spent many hours

together, him teaching me to fly the CH-46 helicopter. And low and behold,

28 years later I'm knocking on his cyber-door in a small town in Alabama, to

host my oldest, , for a night.

had a great night in n with Dave, his wife Ingrid, friends

Molly and Dan Thornton, and other friends at a potluck dinner. Small world!

(Check out our website <http://mysite.verizon.net/res0y1ar/id9.html>

" People " page for other pictures.)

Then I'm talking on Saturday to my neighbor, Becky McNulty also residing

in VA. Her husband Dennis is a retired Marine. So I'm telling her the tale

of connecting with an old Marine buddy, and she looks at me at says, " You

mean Ingrid Mollahan? " They were neighbors in MCAS Cherry Point and hadn't

seen each other since 1992. I think another connection has been made.

Much thanks to the Mollahans, Thorntons and all the new friends made

in n.

5.

Friday morning I got an email from (hosted on March 24th

in MS). He said he saw the picture of the turkey on our website and he

knows Hunter real well; they're both in the timber business. That

old turkey has connected more people.

left n, AL and ran 28 miles to Selma. About 10 miles from

n, his Aunt Marie from Huntsville, AL connected with . He was

able to ditch his jogger in her car; what a relief. Later, heading down the

road, he saw a small group of people congregating. It was and

his family there to cheer him on. The s had hosted on March

24th in Kosciusko, MS. They were on their way to visit family for Easter

and decided to swing by and say hello. (By the way , this is the third

time you're mentioned in this Weekly Summary; you get the prize for this

week.)

Aunt Marie made the 8-hour round trip (Huntsville-Selma-Huntsville) to

pick up . He'll be spending Easter weekend with Uncle Rich, Aunt

Marie and his cousins and Mia in Huntsville.

6.

Saturday - a very relaxing day with the fam in Huntsville.

7.

Sunday - Easter Service and an early Easter dinner with the family in

Huntsville. Aunt Marie drives back to Selma. Because he has an

extremely busy schedule for Monday and Tuesday in Prattville/Montgomery, he

punches out 15 miles to get ahead of the power curve. They are hosted by

Dr. Lee , his wife Becky and their 3 children in Selma, AL. We

really appreciate the generosity provided by the family.

Much thanks also goes to the Muschek family of Huntsville, AL (Uncle Rich,

Aunt Marie, and Mia) for a tremendous amount of support the past 3

days and sharing with him your Easter holiday.

8.

If you know anyone living close to 's route and would like to host

him, please have them contact

<mailto:sRun4Arthritis@...> . Getting a hot meal and a good

night sleep is critical to the success of 's journey for JRA. We

don't need hotel sign-ups any more; we have more people signed up and not

that many slots left to fill; but thanks anyway.

9.

Please feel free to pass the website to your friends and families:

sRun4Arthritis <http://mysite.verizon.net/res0y1ar/index.html> .

has raised over $17K with a goal of $50K (34.7% there)! Feel free

to push the fundraising efforts for the Arthritis Foundation, money will be

specifically for children's research. Fundraising efforts will continue

through May

10.

All Weekly Summaries are posted on the " Guest Book/Blog/News/Bio " page of

's website.

continues to be blessed with an outpouring of generosity and support

from the wonderful people he is meeting on the road. Thank you so much for

your continued support and prayers in this historic journey to raise

awareness and money for research for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA).

You have all become part of the solution.

is still scheduled to complete his journey in Tybee Island, GA on

Friday 23 Apr. We invite all to come join him for the final festivities!

Desi McGlade

('s dad - Logistics coordinator)