Our blog followers may have heard the news yesterday that Deb Walters, the extreme kayaking grandma who's paddling 2500 miles from Maine to Guatemala, came to Annapolis today.
What's the mission about? After breathing in the methane gas and walking through the mounds of rotting garbage which the children living around the Guatemala City Dump call home, 63-year-old Deb Walters decided to kayak 2,500 to make a difference.
When she stepped on land at City Dock today, she told reporters that she's already halfway to reaching her goal of raising $120,000 to build schools for these children... Her trip has been quite successful so far, and she has had thousands of people help from the folks at Chesapeake Light Craft, who built her beautiful vessel and guide her along the way, to people who have hosted her at their homes (as she does sleep on shore every night).
This is where SpinSheet readers can help. Walters does not have all of her hosts lined up all the way down the Bay and to the Intracoastal Waterway. Would any of our friends along the West River, Patuxent, St. Mary's, and on down into the Southern Bay to Norfolk care to host an incredibly cheerful, fit, compassionate fundraiser and kayaker for a night--or do you know someone who would?
If you would like to help Walters, reach out via her websiteKayakForSafePassageKids.org on the contact page.
We asked what her grandkids thought of her journey, and Walters said, "They know I kayak a lot and have spent time in Guatemala, so they think it's normal."
The smiling kayaking grandmother welcomes those who would like to paddle with her along the way. Track her progress here and stay tuned to spinsheet.com.
