>Hi Mary > >Really need your help in getting the word out about Luke (see >below)! Can you send this out to all your livestock guardian and >wool groups etc as well as dog friends and dog friend groups and ask >them to pass it on. > > The letter tells the story and I am also putting the links on this > email to you for fast reference. Luke is walking to raise cancer > awareness and funding for dog/human cancer research. He lost his > Great Pyrenees to cancer 2 years ago. > For any of us who have lost a dog, friend or family member to > cancer, this grass roots effort is worth helping. >He is getting close to Texarkana (Texas/AK border).His route is on >the website but will be going near Little Rock AK., Memphis TN, >Lexington Kentucky, Cinncinati & Columbus OH, Across PA toward >Harrisberg and Altoona, NY City, Southern CT to Hartford CT, RI, >then Boston MA. It will be a 10 month walk! > >If any dog lovers can walk with him, give him and the dogs food, >water and a place to stay or help anyway it will be richly rewarding >and gratefully appreciated. Luke is a GREAT person and his dogs are >fun too...they happen to be Pyrs! >Many thanks to all of those who can help >Thanks >Jody > >Website: <http://www.2dogs2000miles.org>www.2dogs2000miles.org >Blog: <http://2dogs2000miles.blogspot.com/>http://2dogs2000miles.blogspot.com/ >Forum: ><http://forums.delphiforums.com/2dogs2000miles>http://forums.delphiforums.com/2dogs2000miles > >Emacs! > > > >A Man and His Two Dogs Walk from Austin to Boston for Canine Cancer > >The kickoff launch date was Sunday, March 16, 2008 from (Walter E. >Long Municipal Park. Austin, TX) > >Inspired by the loss of his Great Pyrenees, Malcolm, to osteosarcoma >in 2006, Luke Robinson is embarking on a 2,400 mile walk with his >two other dogs, Hudson and Murphy. His mission is discovering the >cause of cancer and the money raised along the way will finance the >first ever nationwide epidemiological canine study managed by the >Animal Cancer Foundation. The implications of this research are >even more far reaching. Scientists have discovered that the vast >majority of cancers found in pets are the same types affecting >humans making dogs >an ideal model for study and giving rise to an area of cancer >research known as comparative oncology. > >Education and community involvement are expected to be a significant >part of Robinson's ten month journey so animal and cancer groups >within range of the route are encouraged to join them in joint >fundraisers and publicity events. Their walk will take them from >Austin to Texarkana and through Memphis, Louisville, Cincinnati, >Columbus, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Newark, New York City, Hartford, >Providence, and finally to their destination in Boston, >Massachusetts. Animal lovers and supporters are welcome to walk >with them along the way and for a $25 >donation, they can have the name of a pet they've lost to cancer >memorialized in Robinson's apparel. > >We at the 2 Dogs 2000 Miles Foundation, look forward to meeting you, >your organizations and communities along throughout this incredible journey! > > > > ><http://www.2dogs2000miles.org/>www.2dogs2000miles.org >http://2dogs2000miles.blogspot.com/ ><http://forums.delphiforums.com/2dogs2000miles>http://forums.delphiforums.com/2dogs2000miles
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