Jim King is walking the length of the south island of New Zealand in an effort to raise awareness of dyslexia, according to the Timaru (NZ) Herald. He’s collecting signatures on a rugby ball, which he plans to sell by auction with the funds benefiting a foundation for students with dyslexia.
Shades of Paul Sanchez!
The story is marked as an advertisement and there is a reference to the foundation’s Web site, but I found neither the name nor a link to the foundation. Here’s a link to the story.
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Update: Matt Richens wrote Creating awareness about dyslexia for the Ashburton Guardian18 Mar 2007: “A number of people have recently been biking, running and walking for charity, but Jim King from Mosgiel is doing it by himself. He is walking from Stewart Island to Cape Reinga with no support crew, no helpers and no car to jump in when the going gets tough. In fact his only company is his rugby ball which he jokingly calls Wilson in reference to Tom Hanks’ volleyball friend in the film Castaway.”
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I hope he read the signs coreectly!