Dad Walking Cross-Country for Charity

56 year old John Conte is walking Cross-Country to raise money for wounded troops and their families. His goal is to raise $50,000 for Fisher House to help it build more "comfort homes." Such homes provide housing for injured soldiers' families near a hospital where their loved one is recovering. There is at least one Fisher House at every major military medical center. I'm going to have at least five pairs of running shoes," Conte said. "I've got two pairs of hiking boots, and I'm going to sleep occasionally in the car. Sometimes I'll camp in a tent, other times I'll stay in a motel or hotel." He began training by walking five miles a day, he said. "But that quickly went up to 10 miles a day, and since October I've been doing 15 to 18 miles a day." Conte will make the trip solo, using his car to help map out his route. "I'll drive 20 miles ahead each day, walk back 10 miles, then turn around and go back to the car, making it 20 miles total." I think this is such a cool thing for a person to do! He is basically giving up his whole life to give more to injured troops and their families. I think it's really special that he is thinking about others first rather than himself. Most of us only think about ourself first and not the others who are fighting to save our lives.