There are about 2,000 steps in 1 mile.
400 miles
=
about 800 thousand steps.
There are 0 days left to complete your
walk(s).
Example: Teams of five people who collect a nickel a mile from five sponsors each will raise the minimum $100, and their sponsors will pay only $4 each.
Starting now, you form into walking teams and collect sponsorship per person per mile. During-2010, each team will accumulate 400 miles before Monday, November 15th. Funds raised will go to a non-profit organization of the team's choosing. We would like teams to raise a minimum of $100 ($0.25 per mile). And, you don't have to be a member of St. John's to participate!
Some ideas we've heard for teams are: dog-walkers, mall walkers, neighborhood walkers, hiking trail teams (local nature trails, Appalachian Trial in Virginia, etc.). This is just a small sample of the ideas people are generating. How you do this is wide open, so be creative.
Teams will receive pedometers to help them track their progress. Each team will have a poster displayed in the Parish Hall showing information about their team and the non-profit organization they are supporting. The teams will also choose a scriptural verse or spiritual saying that embodies the spirit of their team. At the completion of the project, we will come together for a special dinner in January 2011 to recognize the teams at an awards ceremony and to present the checks to your chosen non-profit organization.
The gifts we will be presenting from this project are an important part of our celebration of our 400 years in this country. There is building excitement for potential impact we can have on our community, on the programs who serve those in need, and on our own spiritual and physical health as we respond in a very literal way to our call to "walk together in love."
For more information contact 
Sukey Stephens or leave a message with the parish office at 757-722-2567.
