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I’m looking to help give kids a hand up and not a hand out

It’s amazing how many things need fixing in this world. At times those of us living in this brilliant country of ours take for granted everything available. We don’t see the hardships of those in far off lands. Often we forget that it is the duty of the strong to protect the weak. I have witnessed first hand real desperation. I have seen people who commit a crime so that they can go to jail. Because in jail, they can earn a better wage than in their world. Does anyone find it strange that a person would be willing to sacrifice their freedom in order to survive.

Poverty and crime are both directly linked to illiteracy. For the most part, people are inherently good. They commit crimes out of necessity. They see no other option. When we educate people we give them the options they lack...

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We need your help getting across America

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Hey everyone, please have a look at my itinerary.

If you have a friend, a friend of a friend, or a friend of a friend of a friend that live near any of my destination cities and wouldn’t mind putting up three weary travellers for the night please contact us at nicksasano@papadidos.org or dennis@papadidos.org. It will be your help that gets me across this country.

Day Date Departing City Arriving City Miles
1 Thu 2/10 Long Beach CA Villa Park CA 26
2 Fri 2/11 Villa Park CA Corona CA 20
3 Sat 2/12 Corona CA Moreno Valley CA 22
4 Sun 2/13 Moreno Valley CA Banning CA 26
5 Mon 2/14 Banning CA Morongo Valley CA 26
6 Tue 2/15 Morongo Valley CA 29 Palms CA 26
7 Wed 2/16 29 Palms CA Roadside CA 24
8 Thu 2/17 Roadside CA
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