My name is Michael Farley, the founder of the Proper Walks that raise money to help AIDS orphans and other very vulnerable children in Makindu, Kenya where I served in the Peace Corps thirty years ago. The Walk will take place August 11 – 21 in the Rift Valley in Kenya's northern frontier. For a map and description click here.

The following 2008 Proper Walk participants have agreed to raise a minimum of $10,000 and pay their own personal expenses to hike in Kenya’s northern frontier. The goal of the Proper Walk is to raise $100,000 for the Makindu Children’s Program as well as raise awareness of the AIDS pandemic and its impact on the children of Africa.

2008 Intrepid Walkers:
Michael Farley – Louisa, Virginia
Dennis Wininger – San Francisco, California
Ashley Wolff – San Francisco, California
Tommy Allen - Goochland, VA
Dave Brooks – Richmond, Virginia
Emily Walsh – Baltimore, Maryland
Winnie Barron – Brownsville, Oregon
Bill Bonwell – Richmond, Virginia
John Walsh – Baltimore, Maryland
Lena Zentgraf – Charlottesville, VA

We would like to thank EXOFFICIO for generously providing the Proper Walk 2008 walkers with hiking gear. We genuinely appreciate the support and encouragement from this excellent outdoor company.

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