Creating Positive Buzz: Two Women. 190 miles.
Carla and Caroline take on 190 miles coast to coast.
Philadelphia, PA – This past July Philadelphia area business women, Carla Wilson and Caroline Wright, trekked 190 miles coast to coast in England. Their journey began as a physical challenge putting themselves to the test and ended up as a unique way to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
Carla Wilson and Caroline Wright, a native of England, set out on a 190 mile hike from St. Bees along the Irish Sea to Robin Hood’s Bay along the North Sea. Each day the hike was in the range of 15-20 miles and at times they hiked through non-stop hail and rain. Both are Philadelphia area business women and were able to take two weeks away from their businesses without skipping a beat. The goal of this trip was two-fold. First it started out as a life-long dream of Caroline’s to complete a long-distance hike and Carla was her chosen sidekick for the adventure.
The second goal only seemed natural to the two area women; raise funds for cancer research with each mile walked. For the 190 miles walked Carla and Caroline set out to raise $1,900 or $10 per mile. To date they are at 78% of their goal and are back on American soil. Carla mentions, “…my cousin passed away from cancer – specifically melanoma. And since I never followed through in making the donation in her name that I had wanted to do, I thought I’d set up a fundraising effort to raise important funds for research for the cure of this disease – and dedicate my walk to her and others. Unfortunately, so many of us know folks who are living with or have battled cancer. We need to help kick cancer’s butt.”
With cancer touching so many lives in various ways these days, it’s hard not to take notice of those putting their bodies to the test to raise awareness and funding. Carla and Caroline completed their journey and would love to help in the fight against cancer. For more information on their story and cause, please visit http://wrightsolution.wordpress.com/.
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