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My name is JohnnyO, and I am planning to inline skate (roller-blade), from Key West to Canada, some 2600 miles, to raise money for cancer and diabetes research, on behalf of two special people in my life, my Mother, who passed away a few years ago of liver cancer and her sister, who passed of Diabetes.
The goal is not only to raise money, but also to visit schools and to talk to the children about health and fitness, and also to discuss the importance of our parents and guardians, and the need to respect our elders. This idea is not to preach but to light a spark in their minds and hopefully they will do the rest.
 
Whilst at the schools I would like to encourage some of the children to join me for a ½ mile or so for their own sponsored skate and/or to spend the day at the school offering coaching and training sessions on skating or a motivational talk.
The schools are invited to hold their own sponsored events, hopefully in conjunction with my visit, and all who participate in any part of their sponsored event will receive a T-Shirt, and be part of a photo shoot to add to the website.
The venture will start in Florida’s most southern point in Key West, and travel North up to Maine and over to Canada using a combination of the East Coast Greenway Trail and the North Atlantic route.
As a final word, please remember, be gracious that you are alive, and remember and thank your friends and family often. Life is very, very short, and who knows what tomorrow will bring.
I hope you will enjoy the website, and maybe I'll see you as I pass on the trip.
"Don't be shy... Wave and just say hi..."
Take care of each other,
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