Update: I made it!!!
Arrived at Myrtle Beach, SC, and waded into Atlantic Ocean just after 2 p.m. on
December 3rd, 2011.
A few breaks and a few setbacks, but I walked every single inch coast to coast.
I resumed walking from Marshall, TX to the East Coast on Sept. 30th. I hope to reach Myrtle Beach, SC in the first week of December. Then, Who knows? I might just do the whole thing all over again. ;-)
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On the morning of April 23rd I suffered a heart attack, and I will be off-trail and recovering in Albuquerque while I regain my strength in order to finish my mission.
I walked 2671 miles from San Diego, CA to Myrtle Beach, SC and BJWalksAmerica has raised over $25,000 for The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research.
Hello, my name is Benjamin J. Timoner,
Welcome to the homepage of BJ Walks America in the Fight Against Pancreatic Cancer.
Please support my effort to walk coast to coast raising money and awareness for the Lustgarten Foundation. I left San Diego on December 25th, 2010.
BJWalksAmerica has been privately funded ensuring that 100% of your donation goes directly to The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research. I ask not one cent for myself or to support the expenses of BJWalksAmerica. In turn, The Lustgarten Foundation's administrative expenses are underwritten by Cablevision.
Every dollar goes to fight pancreatic cancer! Few charities can make the claim that 100% of donations go to the cause. Thanks to Cablevision, The Lustgarten Foundation proudly can!
Where will the money go? The Lustgarten Foundation has sponsored nine international research conferences, launched a national public awareness campaign, and awarded $32 million in support of promising pancreatic cancer research. Your support today could mean a cure for tomorrow.
Together we can cure Pancreatic Cancer!
