'Walking Man'

Walk on, walking man.
Well now, would he have wings to fly,
Would he be free,
Golden wings against the sky,
Walking man, walk on by.

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Ever call a friend on his cell phone and hear him say, “Let me step off the road here”?

I talked with Jeff Noland, poet and definitely an activist, on Sunday. Jeff’s walking from his home in Chicago to New Orleans to raise money for the New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity.

So far, Jeff, who calls his venture “Walk the Walk,” is going it alone. He had walked 67 miles when we spoke. A friend emailed last night that Jeff is in Sandwich, Illinois, and is “rained in.”

Jeff’s spirits are high, but he joked (joked?) about his sore feet. He had read my initial post here just before setting out on his 800-mile odyssey and was delighted that some of his old “forum friends” had commented, specifically mentioning “Frodo.”

He wants your prayers, and he wants your donations to Habitat for Humanity.

Jeff saw a “greater need” – providing for those left homeless by Katrina – and put his best foot forward.

And, in walking the walk, he has humbled quite a few of us whose activism is limited to a computer keyboard.

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TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, NEW ORLEANS AREA: LINK

TO DONATE BY MAIL:

Mail checks to this address and indicate “Walk the Walk/Jeff Noland” on the memo line:

New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity (NOAHH)
Attn: Development
POB 15052
New Orleans, LA 70175

TO DONATE ONLINE: LINK