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Barefoot Philanthropist to Release Telling Video Series
RunTellmanRun to publish videos detailing homeless youth issues in America.
Knudson is running from New York to Los Angeles, barefoot, to raise $100,000,000 for homeless outreach programs like Covenant House, Virgin Unite, Three Rivers Youth and Safe Place.
"It's extremely important to raise money for these excellent programs," said Knudson. "But the money won't come if people don't understand the severity of the problem, and what good people all over the country are doing to help."
Knudson said several current and former homeless teens, as well as directors and staffers at youth shelters and outreach programs in New York and Pennsylvania, were interviewed at length for the video series.
"The most pressing point to realize is that every kid we interviewed - every single one - stressed they were not homeless by choice. It is because of non-supportive circumstances at home," said Knudson.
The first video, an expose of a formerly homeless Pittsburgh resident who overcame great odds to end up at the top of his class at pharmacy school, goes live on Monday, November 16.
Knudson's barefoot run across America is presently halted in Ohio, where is he is under doctor's orders to rest and let his heel recover from tissue damage. He is 540 miles into the 3,200-mile trek.
During Homeless Youth Awareness Month, tax-deductible donations can be made at http://www.runtellmanrun.com/. All proceeds go directly to the non-profit Tellman.org.
About RunTellmanRun:
Tellman Knudson seeks to be the first person to run across America barefoot. He began his 3,200-mile journey in Battery Park, New York on September 9 and heads west, running the equivalent of one marathon a day. He will finish on the pier in Santa Monica, California. RunTellmanRun has set a goal of raising $100,000,000.00 to aid homeless youth in America. http://www.runtellmanrun.com/.
About Tellman Knudson:
Tellman Knudson, 32, is a serial entrepreneur who has had great success in internet marketing. He overcame femoral antiversion, a debilitating leg condition, to compete on his high school cross country running team, setting several school records and competing for the New Hampshire state championship. Tellman learned to leverage his ADHD, a condition that hinders many, to his creative and financial benefit. Tellman resides in Vermont with his wife and long-time partner, Jodi Meehan, and toddler son, Torger.
About Covenant House:
Covenant House is a major beneficiary of RunTellmanRun. Founded in 1972, Covenant House is the largest privately funded agency in the Americas helping homeless kids, providing crisis care and ongoing support at 21 facilities internationally. For more information, visit http://www.covenanthouse.org/, or visit http://www.nineline.org/ or call the Covenant House NINELINE (1-800-999-9999).
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CONTACT:
Luke Q. Stafford, PR Guy
802-275-2749
luke@runtellmanrun.com
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