Walk About America

My Name is Anthony “Tony” Roddy and I am 55 years old.  At this age I am very proud to be apart an exclusive generation called, the “Baby Boomers”.  I made a recent promise to myself which was twofold; the first was when I retire from the work force and still have great health, I would walk across America.  Secondly to stay in alignment with empathy and be as unselfish /selfless as I can when it comes to serving others.  The retirement happed for me on my birthday last April.  In conjunction with my birthday this year April 2, 2015 I began my historical “Walk about America”.  I have found what helped me with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from Iraq, is walking.  So why not walk, help myself, and help someone else at the same time.  My word of today is Legacy; anything handed down from the past, as from ancestor or predecessor.  The baby boomers generation is making a mass exodus into the retirement rim (me included) that wants to show to the rest of the world that we still got it.  As a future predecessor I must leave something that is positively worthwhile (not any debt) for my family to remember me by.  I am leaving a remembrance of compassion to help people, and kids are people too.  I can’t think of a better way to help with the kid’s dreams and wishes by simply walking. This is something that really fills natural to me.  All money donated will go directly to Make-A-Wish® New Mexico.  I’ll start the “Walk about America” in Portland, Maine April 2, 2015, and finish in Monterey, California.  I have an attitude of great admiration and thankfulness for any and all donations with every single dollar going directly to Make-A-Wish® New Mexico.     Thank you.

"Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’"                       Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

 

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