Christine Baker and her dog Jessie are planning to walk the 2,180 miles of the Appalachian Trail over six months to help inspire those around.
"Jesse is a 4-year-old purebred retriever," Baker said. "Jesse is walking to raise awareness for five Labrador Retriever rescues. Every year, 3-4 million animals are euthanized and 1-2 million are purebreds like Jesse."
Baker is the founder of Walk4Good and president of CB Creative, Inc., an integrated communications consulting firm in Nyack.
"I recently launched Walk4Good, a non-profit dedicated to inspiring and empowering people to practice kindness," said Baker. "Our organization is busy preparing for our inaugural event—I will be hiking the Appalachian Trail with Jessie, my dog, (all 2,180 miles from Maine to Georgia) in order to get people moving for Kindness."
Walk4Good is holding its first Comedy Showcase fundraiser on April 18 at in the Palisades Mall. Several very talented comedians donated their time for this event. Tickets are $25 each and will benefit Walk4Good.
You can purchase tickets at: http://levitylive.com/show.cfm?id=138626&cart
- When: Wednesday 04/18/127 p.m. (Doors open at 6 p.m.)
- Ticket Price: $25; 18 & over; 2-Item Minimum Per Person in Showroom
- Show Type: Stand Up
The show will feature: Kerri Louise, Tom Cotter, and Friends—Kerri Louise is from NBC's Last Comic Standing and has had appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show; Tom Cotter is from Comedy Central. There will also be appearances from Mark Riccadonna, Adam Oliensis, Alyssa Wolf and Christine Boudreau.
"This Comedy Showcase is not only something to laugh at but it's also for a great cause," said Baker.
Walk4Good has visited many local elementary, middle and high schools as well as colleges and universities in the area in an attempt to mobilize people to dedicate a mile in order to spread kindness. So far, they have received 1,000 dedications. Dedications are free and if you want to dedicate a mile in honor of a loved one, just go to the website for more information.
