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Dads Walk Hadrian’s Wall for Camp Kesem

July 12, 2016 by Eric Bennion

As you may or may not know, many of our City Dads Group brothers are on an 84 mile hike along Hadrian’s Wall in England to raise money for a new chapter of Camp Kesem at the University of Maryland in honor of our friend, Oren Miller. To make it even more personal Chicago Dads Group’s own Jim Higley (Who is a cancer survivor himself), is participating in this incredible trek. Today City Dads Group is sponsoring the guys in hope of raising at least $1000 for the cause.

Here are some quick facts about Camp Kesem and this extraordinary endeavor:

  • Camp Kesem is a free summer camp for kids who have been touched by a parent’s cancer.
  • Each Camp Kesem chapter is hosted at a College or University and is organized by students.
  • It takes $40,000 to seed a new chapter.
  • 12 Dads are walking across Hadrian’s Wall in England to raise the $40,000 needed to start a new chapter at the University of Maryland.
  • Many of the dads walking are organizers, blog contributors, members, and friends of City Dads Group.
  • The University of Maryland is the alma mater of Oren Miller, a friend and fellow dad that lost his battle with cancer last year, leaving his wife and two children.
  • Follow the dads journey at the #Dads4Kesem hashtag on Twitter and Instagram

If you can please donate here: https://donate.kesem.org/fundraise?fcid=608681

Join the effort on Twitter and Instagram, get out and take a walk with those you love and let us know you are joining this movement by using the hashtags #Dads4Kesem and #TheWalkingDads.

If you’d like to knoe more about the walk, Camp Kesem, and Oren Miller here: https://citydadsgroup.com/blog/dads-to-walk-england-to-help-kids-of-cancer-patients/

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Filed Under: Chicago, events, health

About Eric Bennion

Eric Bennion lives with his wife and two boys in Chicagoland area (the suburbs). He writes his own blog, DiaryDad’s Dadventures and has contributed to The Good Men Project and Life of Dad.

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