The Grumpy Vegan heard from Megan Meinberg, who wrote
From March 2007-September 2007, my husband and I are going to hike the Appalachian Trail with our dog. We are doing it to raise money for Project R&R, which I am sure you are familiar with. I wanted to see if you have any suggestions for us on raising money, and also see if we could get a link on your website to ours if possible. My husband and I attended the Taking Action for Animals conference and that’s where we learned about R&R. It’s such a great cause. I think it’s so important to educate people in a non-pushy way and hope that our hike will do that.
The Grumpy Vegan had been meaning to blog about Megan, Tim and Mia’s (the dog) efforts for some time but then I just received this update, which prompted me to act.
Tim and I are so excited about our upcoming journey. Our plan was to head down to Georgia in a rented car on Sunday and begin our hike on Thursday, March 1. However, due to the fact that both Tim and I have yuck head colds and chest coughs and therefore have been unable to finish all of our gathering/sorting/packing preparation (not to mention physical rest and preparation) we have decided to put it off a few more days. Which is maddening–great timing to get sick huh? Our new start date is March 3. MARCH 3 HERE WE COME! :o) We want to start off fit and well, so that we can be strong and finish the trail for ourselves and for the chimpanzees!!! Please visit our website if you haven’t already. We have gotten awesome support from some great organizations including The Big Bad Woof in Takoma Park, Herbivore clothing company, Primal Spirit Foods, The Conscious Corner, Amy’s Foods, and Candle Cafe in NY. We have had people as far as San Diego and Texas donate to us and support us. It’s so amazing to have what we are doing get such a great response. We have also been featured in online blogs and articles which you can find links to on our site. THANK YOU to all of those who have passed on the word about Project R&R and about what we are doing!!
Methinks that if the Grumpy Vegan had contemplated walking the Appalachian Trial that he would have developed a yuck head cold and chest cough, too.
