Jim Armbruster Reaches 600 Mile Mark of His 2,200 Mile Walk For The Developmentally Disabled
Posted by Abigail Beal on Jul 25, 2007 under Athletic Events, Causes, Down Syndrome, Walk-A-Thons |Jim Armbruster left home (Aurora, Illinois) on May 6th and is walking across the country to reach the final destination of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, CA. Armbruster is expected to reach California by late October. To date he has walked 600 miles, reaching Scandia, Kansas. He is walking to raise funds for Marklund, a not-for-profit organization that provides care for children and adults with developmental disabilities in Geneva, Illinois.
Armbruster has raised $24,000 for Marklund. His 23-year-old son Nathan is a resident of Marklund. Armbruster has been a long-time supporter, a board member and an active fund-raiser for the organization for a long time.
He walks 20 miles a day on a five day schedule. He has not missed a day of walking since he begun his walk across the country.
by Ingrid Bairstow, on August 10 2007 @ 3:47 pm
Hi! I am a writer for GateHouse Magazine published in Leavenworth Kansas. We are writing a story on people who walk for charity. Would it be possible to ask Jim Armbruster a questions/interview him? My only question is: what is the reason that he is walking–besides fundraising?
Any help contacting him is appreciated.
Regards, Ingrid Bairstow
by Sandra Sims, on August 11 2007 @ 3:09 pm
Hi Ingrid,
You would need to contact Jim or his family directly. I don’t have any contact info for him. You might try the local paper they did an article about him earlier this year: http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/372635,CST-NWS-walk06.article
by Robbin kING, on August 17 2007 @ 8:26 am
Ingrid,
I was researching articles for Jim Armbruster and I noticed your message on this site. If you haven’t already gotten in touch with him, he has a website that you can send a him a message to at http://www.marklund.org. There is a link to Jim’s Walk Website there called “California or Bust”.
by Abigail Beal, on August 17 2007 @ 10:44 am
Hello Ingrid,
It might be best to contact Jim Arbruster through Marklund.org, or perhaps through his website. I have just visited his “Calfornia or Bust” website and there is an e-mail address at that website to contact him. The website address is: http://www.californiaorbustformarklundskids.org/. Good luck!
Best wishes,
Abigail