Although this news is slightly outdated, I was poking around the internet for some happy news stories and I came across some awesome news from my home state of Michigan! A man from Deerfield, Michigan named Neil Sauter walked 350 miles from Ann Arbor to the Upper Peninsula and down to finish in Jackson, Michigan from April 12th to May 19th of this year. The best part is he did this walk on 9 foot stilts! He did the 350 mile stilt walk to raise money for the United Cerebral Palsy of Michigan charity and was able to raise $6,284. Mr. Sauter has a mild form of cerebral palsy (a birth defect that causes problems with movement.) What I think is awesome about this guy is that he's done other walks on stilts before this. In 2008 for example he walked 830 miles across Michigan's two peninsulas and raised $85,000 to benefit the same charity. According to his website Sauter does about 22 miles a day when he walks (this takes 8 hours) and he walks for this charity on a yearly basis. It's enough to make me want to learn how to walk on stilts myself! Check out his website (linked above) to learn more and support his efforts!
3 cheers to Neil Sauter! Here's to walking tall! Hurrah, Hurrah, Hurrah!
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