Take The Walk

February 10, 2009

Activism / One Campus Challenge

One Campus Challenge

Over this last weekend, we went to Washington DC to be a part of ONE Campus Challenge.  It was an event put on by The ONE Organization to bring together 100 of their most active college activists. We were invited to speak about the Take The Walk campaign.

January 25, 2009

Activism / Rock Boat Walk

"We Rocked The Walk"....On A Boat

Last week we had an amazing time playing music with friends and seeing familiar faces of music fans on the Rock boat. Amid the flury of rock shows,we also got to ROCK a Walk with hundreds. The water was so choppy we did not make it to shore, so we took our first official walk...on a boat.

December 15, 2008

Activism / A Note To Walkers

My New Family Addition - A Further Inspiration

We have been blown away as we have seen the walks that continue to be posted on TTW.net and hosted across the US and the world. 

In the cold in small and large towns, many of you have taken the banner of the walks to new heights, THANK YOU. 

I am especially inspired by the walks in our own town Tulsa - during a time when I have been laying low to welcome a new person into our family and the world. It encourages me to see such leadership right here at home. 

Keep walking, and a warm Happy Holidays to all.

-TAYLOR 

November 21, 2008

Activism / The Walks YOU Take

Getting the miles registered from hosted walks

WOW The Walk Around The World Tour dates are complete and there are so many pics and thoughts still to share from our amazing walks!! Thank you to everyone who was a part of our walks across the US and especially to those that are taking up the banner of ACTION and hosting their own walks

We have so much more to say -- but we wanted to mention a quick message to remind everyone that has hosted walks to send in there registered mile spread sheets right away. 

We have been SO impressed and inspired by the initiative and creativity of your walks and want to be able to be as far along as possible by DEC 1st - World AIDS Day- 

We are about to announce the details of the special walk happening in NY on Dec 1st so let's get as many of those miles sent in as possible. 

Thank you EVERYONE for your amazing walks and for taking action. 

WALK ON - HANSON 

October 30, 2008

Activism / One Hundred Miles!

Today We Walked Our Hundredth Mile

Today we walked in Glenside PA. Like each walk no mile is the same, each one is a combination of different people and terrain, and different challenges presented by weather and other conditions. The purpose of these walks is that we can make a huge impact with our actions, simple actions, real actions. That difference has been made - one mile at a time. 

Today we crossed a significant marker. It was our hundredth mile walk...WOW I cannot believe we have trekked so make times. We want to thank you , ALL OF YOU who have joined us since our first mile more than a year ago. The simple actions that have been taken from each walk, are not just isolated to a place or a time where a mile of ground was covered, the walks are a decision we have taken together - THOUSANDS OF WALKERS - and those miles are making real change possible - Shoes given, education provided, access to medical care provided. There is SOO much more to say, but tonight I am just going to say Thank you. 

We will see you on the next mile in Asbury Park, another day another mile.

 Walk On -TAYLOR (Isaac and Zac)

October 27, 2008

Activism / Lancaster Walk -

A Walk To The Park - More Than 250 Miles

We had another amazing walk today in Lancaster. Thank you to everyone who came out and joined us. Unlike our crazy walk in Poughkeepsie we had amazing weather and still a phenominal group of walkers. 

October 26, 2008

Activism / Poughkeepsie! Cold&Wet But Still Walking

260 Miles Walked

Our walk in Poughkeepsie today was phenomenal. So far on this tour we have had several walks that have challenged the resolve of our committed walkers. Today 260 people made it clear that it would take more than cold & wet conditions to stop the walk

October 24, 2008

Activism / The BoardWalk

A Clean Drop Of Water

Our walk today brought to light one of the key goals that we are helping to accomplish with the Take The Walk campaign... Clean water for those without. 

October 23, 2008

Activism / A Walk - In The City

NYC and beyond !

After more than a year of walks we finally made our debut in NYC right in the middle of Times Square! Walk in NYC and beyond !

October 14, 2008

Activism / Our First Goal Is Reached !!

250 HIV positive mothers with life saving medical access

Thanks to the amazing walkers that have joined us so far as a part of the Take The Walk campaign - our first goal of providing access to doctors for 250 HIV positive mothers in Soweto South Africa has been reached!! amazing. That means that 250 children will have a much better chance of their mothers giving them a life free of HIV-because their mothers could maintain access to a doctor...through their cell phones. 

As well - the walk in Pittsburgh was great!!

October 12, 2008

Activism / A walk in State College

State College walks 235 miles -

Today was a beautiful day for a walk - as I mentioned in our my blog earlier today. Falling leaves were the backdrop for the 235 barefoot walkers who made a healthy dent in The Walk Around The World - 

October 12, 2008

Activism / The Walks - Second time is a charm

Atlanta, Birmingham, Orlando and Charlotte Rock the Walk

On The Walk Around The World Tour we have been able to visit several cities for the second time with our one mile walks. We have been blown away by the turn out and passion of walkers from atlanta to charlotte who not only took their shoes off to walk, but helped us grow far beyond our last walk visit. 

October 05, 2008

Activism / The Walk Comes Full Circle - In Nashville

A New Way To Give - Let's Walk

September 28, 2008

Activism / More Than Five Thousand Miles Walked!

One mile at at time

 Over the last week we have had great participation from individuals from St Louis to Minneapolis, and yesterday in Milwaukee thanks to all those that have walked we officially crossed the five thousand mile mark. WOHOO. 

September 28, 2008

Activism / A late Account Of Great Canadian Walks

Walk On!! In The North

A lot of ground has already been covered on the Walk Around The World Tour so far - in part the reason why we have not been as on top of our blogs about these great walks. So, here's a few (lengthy)words on the walks with our Northern neighbors.

September 26, 2008

Activism / Walk Stories

SMU Campus

We are now almost 5,000 miles into the walk around the world, and that is no small feet in my book.

September 09, 2008

Activism / Seattle Brings Ready Walkers - 159 miles

A Hill Or Two Can't Stop The Walk

Yesterday was another great walk. It's been five years since we treaded on Seattle's ground but that did not stop us from having a great walk!!

September 08, 2008

Activism / A New Walk Has Begun

Portland - brings 249 miles

August 19, 2008

Activism / The Walk Around The World

TakeTheWalk.net

In the most recent incarnation of The Walk we are adding some complication to what we are asking you (the Public) to do, with the purpose of making a bigger impact by asking others to become walk hosts.

June 23, 2008

Activism / Change In My Life

A song in Kliptown- almost forgotten

 Thank you for checking out the Take The Walk section of Hnet. We have been blown away seeing many of you starting your own walks around the counrty and around the world to help make a difference for those living with the horrors of poverty and AIDS- you inspire us. 

For a moment though I wanted to bring to light a short vid clip that might have gone unseen if I had not stumled back accross it recently. It is a vid from our last trip to Africa in November of last year. This vid captures a special moment, and one that brings to light the power of simple things.

December 12, 2007

Activism / The End of the first leg of The Walk Tour

See you next year!

We started The Walk Tour off wanting to do more than just play concerts. We met up with Blake Mycoskie (founder of TOM’S Shoes) and came up with the crazy plan to walk one mile at every stop on the tour - barefoot.