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PB&J American WalkAbout!
Journal
November 12, Saturday
Washington Girl Scouts host preliminary sendoff from Washington KS beginning at 10 a.m. People of all ages are invited to join us for our beginning steps (as well as anywhere in the WalkAbout).
[115 miles to Osborne]
Driver: Michelle
Walked 5.133 miles.November 13-17, Sunday - Thursday
[76 miles to Hays] Speak in Hays KS.
Confirmed - Monday November 14, 2:15pm television interview;
Confirmed - Thursday November 17, Felten Middle School - four 8th grade classes 8:38-11:35; 1:28-2:10November 18, Friday
Confirmed - Friday November 18, LaCrosse Junior High School, afternoonNovember 20, Sunday
[30 miles to Russell]
Sendoff celebration at the parking lot of Hays Medical Center, beginning at 1 pm. A few select speakers - including Congressman Jerry Moran and Hays May or Kent Steward - offer brief words, bugle announces the beginning of the WalkAbout and anyone who wishes to accompany us for a while is invited to do so. Walk toward Victoria.
Driver: Gloria F
Walked 4.5 miles.November 21, Monday
[Est in-town driving <3 mi] Russell KS
Confirmed - Speak to Victoria KS 6, 7, and 8 grade students 9:45 to 10:15
Confirmed - Speak this evening to St John Lutheran Church & Russell community
Driver: Gloria FNovember 22-27, Tuesday - Sunday
[102 miles to Washington KS from Victoria/Russell] Thanksgiving BreakNovember 28-30, Monday - Wednesday
[>200 miles to Wichita area]
Nov 28 - Sierra Scott will video us upon arrival (and sometime during our Wichita stay Sierra will interview me for a DVD she's producing). Also upon arrival visit ILRC facility, meet mgmt & staff
Driver (on Monday): Shyrell with Waneta
Walked 3 miles.
Nov 29, Tuesday
Confirmed - Speak with ILRC audience at 10 a.m.
Nov 30, Wednesday
Interview and photography - Sierra Scott and Jason Opat with assistant Justin -
Walked an estimated ½ mile.
Driver: Lynn
December 1, Thursday
[157 miles to Pittsburg (from Wichita)] Pittsburg KS
Confirmed - Speak on radio station in Pittsburg this afternoon
Michael K from Wichita walked along with us.
Driver: Gia
Walked 2.15 miles.December 2, Friday
[40 miles to Parsons] Parsons KS
Confirmed - Radio interview in Parsons 8:30 a.m.; speak this evening to SKIL staff & consumers 5:30 p.m.
[40 miles to Parsons] Parsons KS
Confirmed - Radio interview in Parsons 8:30 a.m.; speak this evening to SKIL staff & consumers 5:30 p.m.December 3 - 4 , Saturday - Sunday
[130 miles to Emporia]
Confirmed - Speak during Sunday School at Messiah Lutheran Church, 1101 Neosho, Emporia KS, 620-342-8181.December 5 - 6 , Monday - Tuesday
December 7 - 8, Wednesday - Thursday
[71 miles to Lawrence]
Confirmed - Independence, Inc. will host a speaking engagement at the center on Thursday December 8 from 12 pm to 1 pm Cancelled; facility closed due to weather.December 9-11, Friday-Sunday
Media interview in Lawrence on Friday, Dec 9 at 1:00 p.m. - with Mike Belt of Lawrence Journal and also TV interview at same time, to take place at Independence Inc.
[50 miles to KC] 12/10 @ 1:00 in downtown KC for KSDS puppy raiser meeting. The address is 420 W 7th St.
Overland Park - Cycled about 3.5 miles with Dr DyckDecember 11-13, Sunday - Tuesday
[96 miles to Cameron] Cameron MO
Walked about 2.5 milesDecember 14 - 16, Wednesday - Friday
[41 miles to Chillicothe MO]
Walked about 1.5 miles
Confirmed - School assembly hosted by FCA: Fri Dec 16, 9:00 a.m. Chillicothe Middle School
Confirmed - Noon Rotary on 16 th 5 minutesDecember 17 through January 2
[430 miles to home] Christmas & New Year Break
January 3 - 6, Tuesday - Friday
[325 miles from home to Cherokee/Enid OK. then I-70 to Tulsa]
"Good Day Tulsa" 9 a.m. morning TV show wants us. Will film us walking on the 3rd , and interview me in the studio at 8:30 a.m. on the 4 th
Contact Lindsey
Driver: Judy P until the 8th
1/3/06 Walked 1.6 miles. 1/4/06 -- 1.9 miles. 1/5/06 -- 1.65 miles. 1/6/06 -- 1.86 miles.pictures on the 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th
January 7 - 8, Saturday - Sunday
[232 miles to Mt Home] Mountain Home AR
Saturday 1/7: Speak at church service 6 p.m.
Sunday 1/8: Speak at combined Bible classes 9:30 - 10:30
Overnight Saturday in Mountain Home with Jim & Joyce H; return to Tulsa for Sunday night with Carolyn PJanuary 9 - 11, Monday - Wednesday
Left Tulsa for Stillwater; overnight with Kent & Carol O.
Tues, Jan 10, 7 a.m. TV interview w/ channel 31 in Stillwater; 12 noon--mayor's task force on disability; p.m. - Megan, with the O'Colly paper; 6:00 p.m. OSU Vet med students
Wed, Jan 11--leave Stillwater for Searcy AR, then into Kennett MO on Thursday 1/12January 12, Thursday
to Kennet MO (Tim Shaw, Executive Director, Bootheel Area Independent Living Services, tshaw@bails.org )
Speak at Bootheel Area Independent Living Services
Walked 5 miles.January 13, Friday
[110 miles to Memphis TN] Live interview with local TV. Photo'd at Mississippi Bridge the afternoon before, footage run at some point in interview.
Walked 3.5 miles.January 14, Saturday
[110 miles to Memphis TN] Stayed in Memphis with McBrides (Friday & Saturday)January 15 - 17, Monday - Tuesday
[245 miles to Birmingham AL] Birmingham News interview Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m.
Jan 17: Mayor’s proclamation issued in the a.m. at city council meeting
Jan 17: Speak to CIL at 11 a.m.
Contact: Dan Kessler, Independent Living Center, dgkessle@bellsouth.net
January 18-19, Wednesday - Thursday
[202 miles to Gainesville GA] Speaking contact Mike Constien, Disability Resource Center, acildirector@bellsouth.net 770-534-6656
Jan 18: 2 p.m. speak to West Hall High School “Family & Consumer Science Integrated Class”
Jan 19: 12:30 speak to West Hall High School; then from 2-3 speak at East Hall High Schoolpictures
January 20-25, Friday - Wednesday
January 26-30, Thursday - Monday
Thurs, Jan 26 in Lawrenceville GA - correspondence, planning, and writing
Fri, Jan 27 - plan to leave Lawrenceville & Gainesville GA area bound for Jacksonville FLpictures
January 31, Tuesday
[240 miles from Charleston SC to Jacksonville FL]
Speak 30 minutes around 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 31st at Dave and Buster's (restaurant/arcade/bar with really nice auditorium) located at 7025 Salisbury Rd, Jacksonville, 32256.
Hosted by North Florida MS Chapter; audience will be MS Walkers, Team Captains, and Volunteers.
Contact: (Nicole or) Corrina Steiger, Program Director, National MS Society, North Florida Chapter: 4237 Salisbury Road North, Suite 406, Jacksonville, FL 32216, 1-800-FIGHT-MS (904) 332-6810; Fax: 904-332-0898
February 3-5, Friday - Sunday
[351 miles from Jacksonville FL to Miami FL] Confirmed - Speaking to church and school, Feb 5 & 6, Grace Lutheran Church & Learning Center
Speaking contact: Dave (and Jennifer) T
February 6-7, Monday - Tuesday
[294 from Miami to Holiday FL] Heading north from MiamiFebruary 8-9, traveling toward Memphis
February 10, Friday
Speak to combined classes at Samford University in Birmingham AL. Advanced PR (Professor David Shipley) and Families and Health (Professor Jonathan Davis). 9:15 a.m.
Approx 50 students.
Contact Jonathan Davis (205-726-4236).
Also Friday February 10, at 12 noon: MS chapter mtg at Lakeshore Foundation, Birmingham AL, 4000 Ridgeway Drive 35209. Contact Sara B, work 969-6176; cell 542-4454; home 991-1854Around February 11 -12, Friday - Sunday
In Birmingham area (near Pelham) Left after church Sunday morning and began the drive to Dallas to pick up Judy Pape, chase car driver until the 19th. Learned en route that the Lonestar MS Chapter cancelled.February 13-15, Monday - Wednesday
[260 miles to Dallas] Garland TX & Dallas TX area
Confirmed - Speak to Nat’l MS Society, Lone Star Chapter’s Volunteer Empowerment Day, mid-morning to early afternoon on February 14. Speaking contact: Denise Alexander, Carrollton TX Cancelled by Lone Star MS Chapter
February 16, Thursday
Speak in Tulsa OK to MS Support Group - confirmed Speak to the Tulsa Chapter of the MS Society in the conference room on the ground floor of the Warren Clinic on Feb 16th at 7:00 pm Contact Susie BFebruary 17-18, Friday - Saturday
Oklahoma City area
Lone Wolf, OKFebruary 19-20, Sunday-Monday
OKC (still icy roads)
2:30 p.m. Speak to Oklahoma City MS Support Group (18 members)
Contact person Joe Whittaker of the MS support group - Cancelled due to weatherFebruary 21, Tuesday
10 a.m. Veterans Administration low vision support group at the conference room at the OK Dept of Veterans Affairs in OKC. Contact: John Laakman, VIST CoordinatorFebruary 20- 25, Monday –Saturday
Cherokee OK
Rickshaw Pictures in Harper, KS
February 26-27, Sunday - Monday
[194 miles from Cherokee OK to Coldwater/Protection KS]
Confirmed - Sunday Feb 26 Coldwater community at Christian Church 7:00 pm
Confirmed - Monday Feb 27 Presentation in Protection KS - 9:00 a.m. for grades 1-5 for a 30 minute presentation and 9:45 a.m. for grades 6-8 for a 45 minute presentation.
High School in Coldwater KS at 1:00 p.m.
Stay Monday night Feb 27 in Elkhart KS, reservation by Vada FFebruary 27- 28
[150 miles to Elkhart KS]
February 2 - Confirmed speaking engagement open to community, hosted by the women of the Church of God at 7:00 p.m.
Hosted by Women of the Church of God and the Elkhart community.
Lodging provided by the Elkhart Motel.March 1, Wednesday
Confirmed - Speaking engagement at the Hillcrest Baptist Church in Elkhart KSMarch 2 - 3
Guymon OKMarch 4
Hooker OKMarch 5, Sunday
4 p.m. - St John’s Lutheran Church Lamplighters host community, Hooker OK
Contact: Sheila Bpictures
March 6, Monday
9:00 a.m. - Speak to grades 7 - 12 Hooker OK public schools
Contact: Principal Chuck KarpeMarch 7-10, Tuesday - Thursday
Open dates. We are flexible to accept speaking invitations during this period.
March 9 : Bazine (Christ Pilot Me)March 11-12, Saturday-Sunday
Hays KSMarch 13, Monday
Talk to Wilson Grade School
pictures
LINK's welcome back BBQ in Hays KS at the LINK Inc facility on east 13 th Street, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. I speak at 1:00 p.m.
Contact Carol B
pictures | newsApril 10-12, Monday-Wednesday
Stillwater OK Disability Awareness eventpictures | video with duck distraction
April 30, Sunday
Elkhart INJune
Sturgis on the River - Iowa
Timeline Route: projection
email: phyllosopher@walkaboutpbj.org
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