CFCA President and Co-founder Bob Hentzen will embark on a 16-month walk from Guatemala to Chile beginning Dec. 29, 2009. The trek is being called Walk2gether.

Walk2gether will cover an estimated 8,000 miles through 12 countries in Central and South America where CFCA sponsors children, youth and the aging. Sponsored members and their families, sponsors and CFCA staff will join Bob at various points during the walk.

Bob, 73, plans to walk 20-25 miles per day. Walk2gether will end in April 2011, just weeks after Hentzen’s 75th birthday.

"I walk in gratitude for all the poor have taught me. By walking with those living in poverty, we are saying, 'You are not alone,' " Hentzen said. "We are listening to you and learning from you."

Visit: walk2gether.org to learn more about Walk2gether.

Visit: hopeforafamily.org to learn more about CFCA.

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