Monroe Grads Dribbling Soccer Ball 250 Miles

TheBrown57 · May 21, 2013

So one of the guys doing this, Derek, is my friends little brother and a friend of mine as well. He just posted the story on Facebook and thought I'd share it

Last summer, as members of the Huntington (Ind.) University men’s soccer team, Essig and Beal attended a soccer camp in Toledo, where they were introduced to LifeLine Toledo, the city’s medical unit. Essig compared it to an emergency room on wheels that serves the underprivileged and under served in the city, which has a poverty rate of 18 percent.

The bus is in major need of repairs and upgrades to keep up with the demand of its services, Essig said. So to help, they will dribble one soccer ball among the four of them for 250 miles along U.S. 127. They will have to dribble between 15 and 20 miles a day to make it to Toledo by early June. They’re camping in small towns along with way and have a couple churches lined up that will let them stay on their property and use their showers.

They will stop and spread the word of LifeLine to anyone who will listen. They figure four guys wearing florescent T-shirts kicking a soccer ball along the road will draw attention. They may stop more than one John Deere.

They came up with a name — Dribble4Toledo — and decided to raise funds for the organization, with a goal of $10,000. So far, they have raised $6,000 with support from businesses and family and friends. They also are selling T-shirts for $10, and every penny is being donated, they said.
They are walking, carrying backpacks with tents and sleeping bags, and one of them will constantly be dribbling a soccer ball.

http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/news/local/monroe-grads-dribbling-soccer-ball-250-miles/nXxdp/

Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/Dribble4Toledo?fref=ts

Address to send dotations to:

Lifeline Toledo
PO Box 20097
Toledo, OH 43610