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From one of our Emporia walkers: Reflecting on a great day out on the trail for public education. A great big thanks to our support team! Jim and Gloria Hannon…..walking, driving the escort vehicle, and those fabulous treats! Eleanor Middleton Browning, thanks for shuttling us around! Thanks for the send off, Sharol Cutrell! Thanks to Devin from Game On for Kansas Schools for walking with us. Thanks to Erica Huggard for putting this together and coordinating everything. See you in the morning, Chris Warneke Parks, Erica Huggard, Jim and Gloria Hannon, and the other walkers from Lyon County...

Thank you to Jennifer Edwards for providing lunch to our Manhattan walkers. Great job walkers on finishing Day 2!   ...

On March 12, Educate Lawrence hosted a rally in support of public education and our walkers. Thank you to our friends at Educate Lawrence for hosting a great rally supporting public education! You had a great turnout, even in the rain! Thank you to Norine Spears for organizing the event. Thank you to speakers Rep. Barbara Ballard, Rep. Barbara Bollier, walkers Jeffrey Sykes and Heather Ousley, Lawrence School Board President Vanessa Sanborn, Garrett Swisher, Rowan Plinsky, and Laurie Folsom. Thank you Educate Lawrence, Jimmy Johns and Yello Subs for feeding our walkers, and Amy Schmidt-Cowardin for the awesome Game On...

The walk from Manhattan had a Day 2 Sendoff from Wamego. Thank you to Adrienne Olejnik and Alan LaPolice for speaking at the event!...