The SOLV Oregon Legacy Walk presented by Nike departs from the California Border on Saturday, June 30. Over 30 people are registered to walk for the first day of this 7-week event. SOLV Executive and Associate Directors Jack and Jan McGowan, along with their 13 year old son Travis, will walk the entire 362 mile route. They are collecting pledges for each mile walked. The event is set up as a series of daily walks.
People can register to walk for an hour, a day, a week or more, collecting their own pledges.
Five other individuals have registered to walk the entire route. In addition, U.S. Bank and Portland General Electric plan to have different employees walking each day. U.S. Bank is also Zone 1 and Major Sponsor of the event. The Legacy Walk is a benefit for the Gift to Oregon Fund, an endowment fund administered by the Oregon Community Fund, to perpetuate SOLV's volunteer programs. SOLV involves tens of thousands of volunteers in community building and environmental stewardship programs such as the Great Oregon Beach Cleanups each year.