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Danny Garcia of the GlobalWalk Foundation
Completes 25,000 Miles for Peace
With a Trek from D.C. to NYC on Oct. 17-26
Where Peace Lives Supports the Final Leg of Garcia’s Round the World Odyssey
| Over Twelve Years of Walking Danny Garcia has been walking for over 12 years and traveled over 25,000 miles to raise awareness for children's rights and world peace. |
Leesburg, VA – When Danny Garcia, founder of the Global Walk Foundation, took his first steps toward a global commitment to peace 12 years ago, he had no idea how far the road would take him. On Oct. 17-26, the final leg of his journey will lead Garcia home to New York City, where he will culminate a trek the length of the circumference of the globe that has shined a beacon on the cause of peacebuilding and the issues of providing for children.
For this final leg, Garcia will walk with support from and on behalf of the nonprofit group Where Peace Lives. He will begin his walk for peace in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Oct. 17, by joining his close friend Tim Miner, along with hundreds of people from around the world at the U.S. Freedom Walk Festival. Miner created this walk to foster fun, fitness, and international friendships. What’s great about it is that embassies from around the world are opening their doors to the walkers who will then be stepping on “foreign soil” each time they cross the threshold of a different embassy. The walkers will be completing a symbolic trek around the world along with Garcia! As he concludes that walk around the world, Garcia will then begin his walk to New York City to complete his own trek.
“This walk is a celebration of all the people and organizations who have helped me during this 25,000 mile walk,” says Garcia who is an ex-marine and an ordained minister. “I could not have done it alone. I’m grateful to God and to each and every person who has been with me along the way. My message has always been ‘love one another.’”
Garcia’s walk concludes at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in Manhattan on Sunday, Oct. 26 from 2pm to 4pm. A celebration of peace will welcome Garcia, 63, and those who accompany him to St. Paul the Apostle, at the corner of 59th Street and Columbus Avenue.
“We want to invite children and adults in Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Trenton, Newark and all the other towns along Danny’s route to join in this walk for peace,” says Donna Clapp, executive director of Where Peace Lives, which trains children and teens in conflict resolution and peace-building through art and media.
“We would also love everyone to come to the event at St. Paul the Apostle, which is celebrating its 150th jubilee year this year. We envision an event at St. Paul the Apostle that captures the love, spirituality, and joy that comes from creating a culture of peace,” says Clapp. “It will be a day filled with song and celebration for adults and children alike. Singer/songwriter, Bruce Foster is coming to sing songs of peace with the choir at St. Paul the Apostle. Last but not least, this is a celebration of Danny’s completing walking the circumference of the earth—25,000 miles for peace!”
Garcia, who began his trek in San Francisco in 1996, has been sharing stories of faith, redemption, and peaceful coexistence as he has walked his path of peace. The journey has taken him to Australia, where he walked from Perth to Sidney in celebration of the 2000 Summer Olympics; to Europe, where he has made walks through Ireland, Scotland, Belgium and Holland. His journey includes a 26-day journey through the Philippines to raise funds for the Red Cross, and a trek from Jordan to Jerusalem to aid the plight of an 11-year-old boy who needed heart surgery. After Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast in 2005, Garcia walked to New Orleans, to raise money for relief and rebuilding efforts.
Along the way, Garcia has received extensive coverage from the print and electronic media, and presented gifts of peace to presidents and dignitaries such as Pope John Paul II, but he says he is mainly inspired by the many ordinary people who join him and support him during his walks.
“For me, this whole journey has all been a miracle,” says Garcia, a native of New York’s Spanish Harlem community. “At 63, after walking all these miles, to be able to celebrate at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle, it’s the perfect way to end this chapter in my life. I will thank God and thank everyone for all of the help I have received, because there’s no way I could have done this by myself.”
The Global Walk Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Leesburg, VA. Global Walk Foundation is a non-sectarian, non-political organization. The work of the Global Walk Foundation encompasses the globe in ways that support peace. Founder, Danny Garcia, has been walking for over 10 years and traveled over 25,000 miles to raise awareness for children's rights and world peace. To learn more visit www.globalwalk.cc
To learn more or to schedule an interview contact either Danny Garcia, Global Walk Foundation, prayerwalker007@yahoo.com, or Donna Clapp, Where Peace Lives, dclapp@wherepeacelives.org.
Check out the photos below.
*All donations received through this event are going to fund Where
Peace Lives
programs both here in the U.S. and abroad.
 Monday, October 20, Washington, D.C. Danny stands in front of the Iwo Jima memorial to kick off his final leg of the walk to New York City. |
Danny kicks off the walk in Washington, D.C by starting from two points. The first is the monument of Iwo Jima and the second is here on Constitution Avenue. The future site of the first United States Institute of Peace to be opened in 2010. |
 Saturday, October 18 - Arlington, VA. Danny Garcia and Donna Clapp, Executive Director of Where Peace Lives enjoy dinner at the Holiday Inn in Arlington, VA where the U.S. Freedom walk held its annual dinner to honor the walkers from around the world. |
 Saturday, October 18, Arlington, VA. U.S. Freedom Walk dinner held at the Holiday Inn. Pictured are (right to left) George E. Moose, Adjunct Professor of International Affairs and Board member of the United States Institute of Peace; Jeff Clapp, Program Director, Where Peace Lives; Donna Clapp, Executive Director, Where Peace Lives; Tim Minor, Founder of the U.S. Freedom Walk, Melissa Johnson,MS, Executive Director, Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports; Danny Garcia, GlobalWalk Foundation; Nancy Minor, and Mrs. George Moose. |
 Monday, October 20, Washington, D.C. Donna Clapp, Executive Director of Where Peace Lives and Danny Garcia at the Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington, D.C. where Danny will begin his final leg to New York City completing 25,000 miles of walking for peace around the world. |
 Monday, October 20, Washington, D.C. Parked above the Iwo Jima Memorial the "Peace Mobile", driven by Jeff and Donna Clapp of Where Peace Lives. The Clapps supported Danny by arranging all the logisitics and drivers for Danny's route. |
 Monday, October 20, Washington, D.C. Danny walking through Washington, D.C. on his way to Baltimore. |
 Sunday, October 19, Washington, D.C. Donna Clapp, Executive Director of Where Peace Lives, Monica Willard of the World Peace Prayer Society and Danny Garcia of GlobalWalk Foundation stand with the Peace Pole in Washington, D.C. |
 Saturday, October 18, Washington, D.C. Embassy of El Salvador. On day one of the U.S. Freedom Walk in D.C. walkers walking the 24km and 44km stop off at several international embassy's as check points along the route. Danny and the Where Peace Lives team stop at the El Salvadorian Embassy and meet Rodrigo Mayen and others from the Embassy. They all hold up the Peace Flag created by the Where Peace Lives team. These flags will be given as gifts to Mayors and other select people along Danny's walk to New York City. |
 Saturday, October 18, Washington, D.C.. Danny stops at the check point on the mall in Washington, D.C. and is greeted by troops from the National Public Health Service division. They hold up the Peace Flag created by Where Peace Lives. |
 Monday, October 20 - Holiday Inn, Baltimore, MD. Danny greets John Gilbert, Manager of the Baltimore Holiday Inn Express and several hotel guests as he arrives after walking from Washington, D.C. earlier that day. |
 Monday, October 20 - Holiday Inn, Baltimore, MD. Danny is greeted at the Holiday Inn in Baltimore, MD by ten year old Ally who is with her family. Ally holds a Where Peace Lives magnet. Where Peace LIves (www.WherePeaceLives.org) has been supporting Danny in completing the last leg of his 25,000 walk around the world. |
 Tuesday, October 21, Holiday Inn Express, Baltimore, MD. Danny and Donna Clapp stand in frot of the "Peace Mobile" before starting out on their day long walk toward North East Maryland. |
 Monday, October 20 - Holiday Inn, Baltimore, MD. Ally, who is just 10 years old, represents children all over the world as she hold in her hands a Peace Pole created by the World Peace Prayer Society. Danny has carried these poles all over the world helping to spread the words, "May Peace Prevail on Earth". |
 Tuesday, October 21, Holiday Inn Express, Baltimore, MD. Danny stands with Hotel manager, John Gilbert and Where Peace Lives Executive Director, Donna Clapp at the Holiday Inn Express in Baltimore, MD. |
 Monday, October 20, Holiday Inn Express, Baltimore, MD. Danny and Ally hold up the shirt she just had Danny sign for her. Allyseems excited by the shirt signed by the "Walking Man". |
 Monday, October 20. Danny walking on his way to Baltimore. |
 Monday, October 20, outside Baltimore, MD. Donna Clapp, Executive Director of Where Peace Lives grabs a drink for Danny out of their "Peace Mobile". |
 Monday, October 20. Danny walking on his way to Baltimore. |
 The man rarely rests. |
 Tuesday, October 21, Maryland. Jeff Clapp, Program Director for Where Peace LIves and Danny Garcia stop for a quick picture as they walk through Baltimore in Maryland. |
 Tuesday, October 21 - University of Maryland. Danny receives an important phone call regarding a future walk and sits to reflect under the University sign. |
 Monday, October 20, Maryland. Jeff Clapp takes a picture of Donna and Danny along the walking route. |
 Monday, October 20 - Holiday Inn, Baltimore, MD. Young Ally and her grandmother hold up the Peace Flag created by Where Peace Lives. Ally's father was in Baltimore for a major operation so Danny prayed with the family for his safe and successful recovery. |
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Cost: $20.00 US + S/H (no tax) |
Cost: $20.00 US + S/H (no tax) |